In The Runaway Jury by John Grisham, there is both honesty and deceit present throughout the novel. One example of this is when the character Nicholas Easter talks and interacts with the other jurors. He is honest with them when he talks about the defense’s and plaintiff’s tactics, but lies to them concerning his personal life. Another example is the character Marlee/Gabrielle’s actions. She deceives Fitch in the way that she makes him believe that if he pays her, she will control the verdict in his favor, but she is really in favor of a plaintiff victory because of what happened to her parents. She is honest in the way that the jury descriptions she tells Fitch actually happen. A third example of this is when Marlee/Gabrielle takes the ten million dollars Fitch gives her to buy the verdict, making him believe that not only will he not get the money back, but also that he has the verdict in the bag, which is deceptive. Although, she is honest when she brings back the ten million dollars to Fitch and tells him the truth regarding the scheme surrounding the verdict. Another example is how the jury analysts try to perceive the honest truth from the jurors because they try to deceive everyone by looking completely neutral to either side of the battling lawyers. A final example is when the jurors with strong opinions hide them in order to be on the jury, deceiving the judge and lawyers. They are honest, though, when they tell Easter their true opinions during the trial. These are examples of honesty and deceit coinciding within The Runaway Jury.