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A Time to Kill
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 134
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 118
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Story5 out of 5 stars 118
Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a 10-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her father acquires an assault rifle - and takes justice into his own outraged hands. For 10 days, with burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spreading through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own....
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1 out of 5 stars
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did not enjoy 😔
- By S Fairborn on 2021-03-11
Written by: John Grisham
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The Firm
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 93
For a young lawyer on the make, it was an offer Mitch McDeere couldn’t refuse: a position at a law firm where the bucks, billable hours, and benefits are over the top. It’s a dream job for an up-and-comer—if he can overlook the uneasy feeling he gets at the office. Then an FBI investigation into the firm’s connections to the Mafia plunges the straight and narrow attorney into a nightmare of terror and intrigue. With no choice but to pit his wits, ethics, and legal skills against the firm’s deadly secrets—if he hopes to stay alive…
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic!
- By Judith on 2023-11-20
Written by: John Grisham
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The Rainmaker
- A Novel
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
John Grisham's sixth spellbinding novel of legal intrigue and corporate greed displays all of the intricate plotting, fast-paced action, humor, and suspense that have made him the most popular author of our time. Grisham tells the story of a young man barely out of law school who finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America - and exposing a complex, multibillion-dollar insurance scam.
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5 out of 5 stars
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love Grisham's writing of cases in law.
- By andrea on 2019-03-17
Written by: John Grisham
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The Last Juror
- A Novel
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college dropout, named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome details, and his newspaper began to prosper.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Kinda Insulting. Still.. Not Bad
- By Langer MD on 2023-12-03
Written by: John Grisham
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The Confession
- A Novel
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. Travis Boyette is such a man. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high-school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Grisham is a master storyteller
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Written by: John Grisham
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The Boys from Biloxi
- A Legal Thriller
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 315
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 279
For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends, as well as Little League all-stars.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Struggled to finish
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A Time to Kill
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 134
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 118
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Story5 out of 5 stars 118
Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a 10-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her father acquires an assault rifle - and takes justice into his own outraged hands. For 10 days, with burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spreading through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own....
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1 out of 5 stars
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did not enjoy 😔
- By S Fairborn on 2021-03-11
Written by: John Grisham
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The Firm
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 93
For a young lawyer on the make, it was an offer Mitch McDeere couldn’t refuse: a position at a law firm where the bucks, billable hours, and benefits are over the top. It’s a dream job for an up-and-comer—if he can overlook the uneasy feeling he gets at the office. Then an FBI investigation into the firm’s connections to the Mafia plunges the straight and narrow attorney into a nightmare of terror and intrigue. With no choice but to pit his wits, ethics, and legal skills against the firm’s deadly secrets—if he hopes to stay alive…
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic!
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The Rainmaker
- A Novel
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
John Grisham's sixth spellbinding novel of legal intrigue and corporate greed displays all of the intricate plotting, fast-paced action, humor, and suspense that have made him the most popular author of our time. Grisham tells the story of a young man barely out of law school who finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America - and exposing a complex, multibillion-dollar insurance scam.
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5 out of 5 stars
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love Grisham's writing of cases in law.
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- A Novel
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college dropout, named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome details, and his newspaper began to prosper.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Kinda Insulting. Still.. Not Bad
- By Langer MD on 2023-12-03
Written by: John Grisham
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The Confession
- A Novel
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. Travis Boyette is such a man. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high-school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Grisham is a master storyteller
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Written by: John Grisham
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The Boys from Biloxi
- A Legal Thriller
- Written by: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 315
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 279
For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends, as well as Little League all-stars.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Struggled to finish
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The Guardians
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In the small Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues. There were no witnesses, no one with a motive. But the police soon came to suspect Quincy Miller, a young Black man who was once a client of Russo’s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Grisham doesn't disappoint
- By KAT M K on 2019-11-26
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The Appeal
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In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed.
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The Racketeer
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Given the importance of what they do, and the controversies that often surround them, and the violent people they sometimes confront, it is remarkable that in the history of this country only four active federal judges have been murdered. Judge Raymond Fawcett has just become number five.... Nothing is as it seems and everything’s fair game in this wickedly clever new novel from John Grisham, the undisputed master of the legal thriller.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kept me guessing!
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The Chamber
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In the corridors of Chicago's top law firm, 26-year-old Adam Hall stands on the brink of a brilliant legal career. Now he is risking it all for a death-row killer and an impossible case. Maximum Security Unit, Mississippi State Prison: Sam Cayhall is a former Klansman and unrepentant racist now facing the death penalty for a fatal bombing in 1967. He has run out of chances - except for one: the young, liberal Chicago lawyer who just happens to be his grandson. One secret could save Sam Cayhall's life...or cost Adam his.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Boring
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Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, a father, a neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning in 1946, he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring
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Gray Mountain
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The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer's career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track - until the recession hits and she gets downsized, furloughed, escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is one of the "lucky" associates. She's offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, after which there would be a slim chance that she'd get her old job back. In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia, a part of the world she has only read about.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fair
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The Testament
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Troy Phelan is a self-made billionaire, one of the richest men in the United States. He is also eccentric, reclusive, confined to a wheelchair, and looking for a way to die. His heirs, to no one's surprise - especially Troy's - are circling like vultures. Nate O'Riley is a high-octane Washington litigator who's lived too hard, too fast, for too long. His second marriage in a shambles, and he is emerging from his fourth stay in rehab. Returning to the real world is always difficult, but this time, it's going to be murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A well-crafted Grisham novel
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Witness to a Trial
- A Short Story Prequel to The Whistler
- Written by: John Grisham
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- Length: 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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A startling and original courtroom drama from New York Times best seller John Grisham that is the prequel to his legal thriller The Whistler. A judge's first murder trial. A defense attorney in over his head. A prosecutor out for blood and glory. The accused, who is possibly innocent. And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Caught my attention
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The Litigators
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- Unabridged
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The incomparable master of the legal thriller takes us deeper into the labyrinth that is the American justice system, always drawing us in with an irresistible hook, pulling the thread of tension tighter and tighter, and then knocking us out with a conclusion that's never "by the book". Maybe that's why, after more than 20 years of consecutive number-one New York Times best sellers, a new novel by America's favorite storyteller is still a major publishing event.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GREAT!!!!
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The Street Lawyer
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake & Sweeney, a giant DC law firm. One step away from partnership, Michael has it all. Then, in an instant, it all comes undone. A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm's plush offices. When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on Michael's face - and suddenly Michael is willing to do the unthinkable. Rediscovering a conscience he lost long ago, Michael is leaving the big time for the streets where his attacker once lived.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Story
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In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. It seems Backman, in his power broker heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world’s most sophisticated satellite surveillance system.
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3 out of 5 stars
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average at best
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The Associate
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- Narrated by: Erik Singer
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Kyle McAvoy grew up in his father’s small-town law office in York, Pennsylvania. He excelled in college, was elected editor-in-chief of The Yale Law Journal, and his future has limitless potential.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Fin décevante
- By cpak13 on 2023-11-08
Written by: John Grisham
Publisher's Summary
A Time to Kill:
The life of a 10-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime, until her father acquires an assault rifle and takes justice into his own outraged hands.
For 10 days, with burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spreading through the streets of Clanton, Mississippi, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jack Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own.
The King of Torts:
When Clay Carter of the public defender's office reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week. But as he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of enormous settlement that would totally change his life - that would make him, almost overnight, the legal profession's newest king of torts.
The King of Torts 2003 Belfry Holdings, Inc. (P)2003 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-01-01
Great books
Loved the books. The sequence of the chapters are out if sync though. Started on chapter 23 of the first book and found the the rest of it in the middle of the next book
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- Dan Williams
- 2018-12-14
Books 10/10 but the 2 books are not in order.
I really enjoyed both of the books. However, the chapters are all out of order and the two books are mixed up. I tried redownoading to fix but go thr same result :(
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- TBO
- 2017-12-08
Must Buy!
2 amazing books for the price of 1. I never heard King of Torts before but it was phenomenal.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Langer MD
- 2020-12-11
Top Notch. Chapter problem fixed.
I was worried after reading listener reviews. Several said that the order of chapters was off. It must have been fixed. Other than a few seconds of static in one chapter of the second offering, the recording is fine.
These are superior legal thrillers - clever maneuvering, clashing personalities, and engrossing courtroom drama. If someone hears "John Grisham", they rightly think of this genre. He is the master.
The writing isn't perfect..the Ellen Roark character in the first book is unapologetically tacked-on, for example.
Characters in that novel also rail against how the South is unfairly characterized and then Grisham proceeds to advance every stereotype that exists. But 'A Time To Kill' is still a fantastic novel.
'The King Of Torts', the second novel in this recording, is an engrossing tale of a principled public defender that soars into wealth (and profligacy). He shifts into a Mass Tort lawyer getting rich settling Class Action lawsuits with large corporations. SPOILER:
He eventually falls victim to his greed in what amounts to a very good cautionary tale. Again, not flawless, but eminently enjoyable.
Michael Beck does an 'adequate' job narrating. His pacing, emphasis, and timbre are appropriate, but some of the accents are cartoonishly clichéed. The performance is nothing special.
All in all, I give this recording 8 stars out of 10. It's well worth a credit.
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- Pebbles
- 2018-01-09
loved it!!
you never know what way the story will go. on the edge of your seat
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- Benjamin Audette
- 2023-03-16
Narrator is perfect and stories are exceptional
New to John Grisham but these are heart wrenching stories that are perfect to listen to on commutes or lazy evenings.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Miss mac
- 2022-07-23
Time to kill great
loved time to kill, really had empathy for the characters. story spellbinding. King of torts. was slow. did not like characters
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- Hugh Deagle
- 2022-05-14
greed
great story but in the end we all know that it will get you in the end....
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Paul Cragin
- 2012-11-05
Lively voices tell gripping plot
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Recommended for the reading by Michael Beck, who applies a seemingly endless variety of voices to characters in these intentionally-shocking tales of cold-blooded acts and even more frigidly sanguine lawyers. Grisham has a keen eye for what people do; and chooses not to often describe how they feel or what they themselves believe motivates them. "Irrelevant!" his storytelling seems to shout. If you can't parse it out from actions, you're not ready for Grisham. Most of us are ready.
What did you like best about this story?
Shocking events told in a style that's matter-of-fact, making them somehow more shocking.
What does Michael Beck bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I don't have as many "voices" in my head as Beck has in this throat. Great fun.
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- Jimmie Hughes
- 2013-08-09
John Grisham's greatest work plus another great!
If you could sum up A Time to Kill & The King of Torts in three words, what would they be?
Essential legal thrillers.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Yes. The plots of the stories unfolded in such a way that you just had to keep going, impatiently waiting for what would come next. The way Grisham writes his characters makes you genuinely care what happens to them.
What does Michael Beck bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Michael Beck is an amazing narrator. Beck sounds less like he is reading, and more like he is telling you a story. He seems to have an unlimited number of character voices, which really adds to the experience.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
There were moments in both books that moved me, but it wouldn't make sense to share them here, in a review, as that would lessen their impact for anyone that reads this and then listens to the books afterwards.
Any additional comments?
A Time to Kill is John Grisham's finest work, and one of the best novels of our time. I would very highly recommend it to anyone in audio format or in text form. It is an essential read.The King of Torts is another great compelling legal thriller from Grisham which I also highly recommend.You can get either of these titles individually in print or audio, but you can't beat this deal of getting them both in one place at the same time for one price.
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- Woody
- 2013-02-04
The Best ... And the Not So Much
A Time to Kill is REAL Grisham. It's a good story that makes one think about his position on important issues ... and then re-think it. I don't always arrive at the same conclusions the author leads his readers to, but I do appreciate the exercise. Michael Beck did a masterful job of bringing this tale to life.
The King of Torts is such a letdown that it's hard to believe Grisham actually wrote it. Please tell me he didn't! The dialogue is blah, blah, blah. The characters are just blah. The only redeeming quality is Beck's narration.
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- Meghan N
- 2010-08-12
Two great books!
The narrator does an excellent job, I wish all of Grisham's books were narrated by him, his characters are very clear and unique which makes it easy to follow. A Time to Kill is of course one of Grisham's best. The King of Torts was also well narrated, however the story isn't quit as good as A Time to Kill but still not a bad book. It was well worth the money and I found them both enjoyable and entertaining.
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- Marva
- 2013-10-02
The Undisputed King of Legal Stories
Would you consider the audio edition of A Time to Kill & The King of Torts to be better than the print version?
Yes and No. Yes, because it allows me to hear it anywhere - anytime and I love the talented voice of Michael Beck. No, because books allow my vivid imagination to roam. :)
Who was your favorite character and why?
A Time to King: Jake, Carl-Lee, Ozzie and the Judge (hahah!) - they all held my interest from start to finish; King of Torts: J. Clay Carter was the King of Torts. I like his character because he was young, inexperienced but learned fast among the big boys.
Which character – as performed by Michael Beck – was your favorite?
Time to Kill: Same as above, I loved the Judge. Beck really work all of the characters. Must have been a mammouth task. Torts: Max Pace... lol!
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Time to Kill: Of course! The raping and brutalizing of a 10 year old. Ugh!
The King of Torts: A powerful ending...though he lost much, he gained more.
Any additional comments?
Way before Audio Books: I've racked up about 15 books. Love me some John Grisham. Can somebody add me to his guest or visitor's list. I desire to meet him - shake his hand for helping so many of us to understand more about the legal world. What a writer!!!
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- Mark
- 2014-01-22
One of the all time great legal thrillers!!!
I bought this to hear A Time To Kill, and opted for this version (paired with The King of Torts) because of the reader. I may or may not read The King of Torts. Regarding the reader, I made the right decision. The reading of this by Michael Beck is as good as any reading I can recall. Beck does voices so well that I cannot believe there was not a cast of actors narrating in for various characters. As to the story, this is Grisham's very best, by far. I had read A Time to Kill many years ago, and loved it. It's a great legal thriller that I could not put down! Issues of racism and justice are part of a compelling plot along with Grisham's best characters. The audio book is as great as the written version.
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- kristi
- 2018-11-13
this double book is terrible.
it started at chapter 3 of a time to kill and the king of torts ended 3 or 4 chapters before the end
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- Dennis
- 2013-03-11
Excellent storey line and voice over
Would you consider the audio edition of A Time to Kill & The King of Torts to be better than the print version?
YES
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
YES, however, it had a few slow parts that did not have to exist.
What does Michael Beck bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Excitement, one of the best Voice over
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Verdict
Any additional comments?
no
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- Woody
- 2012-11-04
Great books
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I'm a Grisham fan and have read all his books. Listening to them makes for a pleasant commute. Anyway, anyone that enjoys legal novels will enjoy these.
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Time to Kill & The King of Torts?
No one single moment jumps to mind. I enjoy the novels in their entirety.
What about Michael Beck’s performance did you like?
Very good narrator. Enjoyed his tempo and the way he creates the voices of the characters. Makes keeping track of whos saying what.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Dont have enough time in a day to do so.
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- John
- 2018-11-25
Chapters are out of order
The first few chapters of a time to kill are after the middle of King of torts, consequently making it difficult to listen to both books.
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