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The Chamber
by John GrishamIn the corridors of Chicago's top law firm: Twenty-six-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. While the executioners prepare the gas chamber, while the protesters gather and the TV cameras wait, Adam has only days, hours, minutes to save his client. For between the two men is a chasm of shame, family lies, and secrets -- including the one secret that could save Sam Cayhall's life...or cost Adam his.(P)1999 Random House, LLC
The Chamber: A Novel (Pearson English Graded Readers Ser. #Bk. 6)
by John Grisham#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • "A dark and thoughtful tale... Grisham is at his best." —PeopleIn the corridors of Chicago's top law firm: Twenty -six-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.While the executioners prepare the gas chamber, while the protesters gather and the TV cameras wait, Adam has only days, hours, minutes to save his client. For between the two men is a chasm of shame, family lies, and secrets -- including the one secret that could save Sam Cayhall's life... or cost Adam his.Don&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
The Client: A Novel (Penguin Joint Venture Readers Ser.penguin Readers Series)
by John Grisham#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In a weedy lot on the outskirts of Memphis, two boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the curb.... Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most sought-after dead body in America. Now Mark is caught between a legal system gone mad and a mob killer desperate to cover up his crime. And his only ally is a woman named Reggie Love, who has been a lawyer for all of four years. Prosecutors are willing to break all the rules to make Mark talk. The mob will stop at nothing to keep him quiet. And Reggie will do anything to protect her client—even take a last, desperate gamble that could win Mark his freedom... or cost them both their lives.Don&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
El cómplice (Theodore Boone #Volumen 7)
by John GrishamUna detención en el instituto... un sistema corrupto... Theo investigará hasta dar con la verdad de un caso que parece imposible. Séptima entrega de «Theodore Boone», la serie juvenil de misterio y suspense escrita por John Grisham. Woody Lambert, amigo de Theo ha sido arrestado. Lo han detenido en el instituto por ser el supuesto cómplice de un robo a mano armada. Pero Theo sabe que su amigo es inocente y hará todo lo posible para salvarlo del sistema corrupto que quiere encarcelarle de por vida.
The Confession
by John GrishamFor every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesn't understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn't care. He just can't believe his good luck. Time passes and he realizes that the mistake will not be corrected: the authorities believe in their case and are determined to get a conviction. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. He laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed.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.Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donté is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess.But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man?(P)2010 Random House, LLC
The Confession: A Novel (Playaway Adult Fiction Ser.)
by John Grisham#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette 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. Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donté is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what&’s right and confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they&’re about to execute an innocent man?Don&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
El estafador
by John Grisham¿Quién es el estafador? Y ¿qué tiene que ver con el asesinato de un juez? Su nombre, de momento, es Malcolm Bannister.¿Profesión? Fue abogado.¿Lugar de residencia actual? Centro Penitenciario Federal de Frostburg, Maryland.Sobre el papel, la situación de Malcolm no pinta nada bien; pero guarda un as en la manga: sabe quién asesinó al juez Fawcett y también sabe por qué.El cadáver del juez fue hallado en su cabaña a la orilla de un lago. La entrada no había sido forzada. Lo único que encontraron fueron dos cuerpos sin vida: el del juez y el de su joven secretaria. Y otra cosa: una caja fuerte grande, el modelo más moderno y más seguro, abierta y vacía.Y ¿qué había en la caja fuerte? Al FBI le encantaría saberlo, y a Malcolm Bannister, contarlo. Pero todo tiene su precio, sobre todo una información tan valiosa como esta, y el estafador no tiene un pelo de tonto.
The Exchange: After The Firm - The biggest Grisham in over a decade
by John Grisham***THE GRISHAM YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR***The riveting sequel to THE FIRM, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of the world's bestselling author.What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert and Locke and fled the country?The answer is in THE EXCHANGE, the riveting sequel to THE FIRM, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of the world's bestselling author.It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favour that will take him far from home, Mitch finds himself at the centre of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications - and once again endangers his colleagues, friends and family.(P)2023 Penguin Random House Audio
The Exchange: After The Firm - The biggest Grisham in over a decade
by John Grisham'It leaves the reader gasping for breath' DAILY MAIL'The most eagerly-awaited sequel of the decade' DAILY EXPRESS***THE BIGGEST GRISHAM IN OVER A DECADE***The Exchange is John Grisham's epic follow-up to his phenomenal global bestseller The Firm, the novel that launched his career as the world's favourite storyteller - it will take you on a rollercoaster journey across the globe, from New York to London, and Rome to Marrakech.TEN DAYS TO SAVE A LIFE. ONE SECOND TO END IT. Mitch McDeere has cheated death and come out the other side. Fifteen years ago, he stole $10 million from the mob and disappeared. Now, with his enemies jailed or dead, he has fought his way to the top of the biggest law firm in the world. When a new case takes Mitch to Libya, danger awaits: he's soon in the biggest hostage negotiation in recent history with terrorists who have murdered and will murder again. Their demand is staggering: a ransom of $100 million must be paid within 10 days.But this isn't a random kidnapping - it's personal. And no one, not even Mitch's wife in New York, is safe. With the clock ticking, can Mitch stay one step ahead of his enemies? This time, there's nowhere to hide.
The Exchange: After The Firm (The Firm Series #2)
by John Grisham#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm.What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of America&’s favorite storyteller. It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favor that will take him far from home, Mitch finds himself at the center of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications—and once again endangers his colleagues, friends, and family. Mitch has become a master at staying one step ahead of his adversaries, but this time there&’s nowhere to hide.
Fetching Raymond: A Story from the Ford County Collection
by John GrishamA riveting story of suspense from John Grisham&’s #1 New York Times bestseller, Ford County—now available as a standalone eBook short Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit the youngest Graney brother, Raymond, who&’s been locked away on death row for eleven years . . . and it could well be their last visit. Going back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill, Grisham brings the Graneys and their world to vivid and colorful life, making it abundantly clear why he is our most popular storyteller. Includes an excerpt from John Grisham&’s classic thriller, A Time to KillDon&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
The Firm
by John GrishamAt the top of his class at Harvard Law, he had his choice of the best in America. He made a deadly mistake. When Mitch McDeere signed on with Bendini, Lambert & Locke of Memphis, he thought he and his beautiful wife, Abby, were on their way. The firm leased him a BMW, paid off his school loans, arranged a mortgage and hired him a decorator. Mitch McDeere should have remembered what his brother Ray -- doing fifteen years in a Tennessee jail -- already knew. You never get nothing for nothing. Now the FBI has the lowdown on Mitch's firm and needs his help. Mitch is caught between a rock and a hard place, with no choice -- if he wants to live.(P)2009 Random House, LLC
The Firm: A Novel (The Firm Series #1)
by John Grisham#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the master of legal thrillers, a page-turning classic of &“suit-and-dagger suspense&” (The New York Times): At the top of his class at Harvard Law, Mitch McDeere had his choice of the best firms in America. He made a deadly mistake. Don&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!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…
Ford County: Stories
by John Grisham#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In his first collection of short stories John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill.This riveting collection of short stories features an unforgettable cast of characters: Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons embark on a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit Inez&’s youngest son, Raymond—on death row. A hard-drinking, low-grossing divorce lawyer fed up with his wife, his life, and the law plans a drastic escape after an unexpected phone call. A quiet, unassuming data collector sets out to bring down a flashy casino owner with his skill at blackjack—as payback for the theft of his wife. A stalker hunts victims in a retirement home, a lawyer confronts a vengeful adversary from the past, and a young man from a prominent family is driven off by scandal and fear—but finds unexpected redemption on the wrong side of the tracks. Often hilarious, frequently moving, and always entertaining, this collection makes it abundantly clear why John Grisham is our most popular storyteller.Don&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
La gran estafa
by John GrishamLa justicia no siempre se imparte en el tribunal. Mark, Todd y Zola decidieron estudiar Derecho en Washington para cambiar el mundo, para hacer de él un lugar mejor. Pero ahora que están en el tercer año, se dan cuenta de que han sido víctimas de un fraude: pidieron un cuantioso préstamo para estudiar en lo que ha terminado siendo una escuela de segunda categoría, centrada en ganar dinero, y tan mediocre que los alumnos rara vez aprueban el examen final. Investigando, descubren que la escuela es parte de una cadena operada por un fondo de dudosa reputación que, además, también dirige un banco especializado en préstamos estudiantiles. Sin embargo, no todo está perdido. Puede que haya una forma de librarse de la deuda, desenmascarar al banco, destapar el fraude y sacar provecho al mismo tiempo. Pero para que su plan tenga éxito, tendrán que abandonar la escuela sin graduarse, lo que sería una locura... O quizá no. Reseñas:«El mejor autor vivo de thriller.»Ken Follett «Narrado con mucha inteligencia. Bravo por Grisham por poner el foco en un problema real y darle forma en un libro gratificante y entretenido.»The Washington Post «La trama se sostiene a lo largo del libro con imaginación y, como siempre ocurre con los libros de Grisham, la brillante historia pone de manifiesto un problema de la vida real: estudiantes que se endeudan de por vida para pagar sus estudios universitarios y el escándalo de ciertas escuelas y sus promesas incumplidas.»The Sunday Times «Un thriller fuerte con un toque malvado. Como siempre, Grisham es un auténtico placer, nunca una obligación.»The New York Times «Grisham es muy bueno cuando se deja llevar por su sardónico sentido del humor al tratar de cuestiones éticas legales y económicas.»USA Today «Grisham es el gigante del thriller.»Time Out «Nadie lo hace mejor que Grisham.»Telegraph «Grisham es el león del thriller literario.»Chicago Sun-Times
Gray Mountain: A Bestselling Thrilling, Fast-Paced Suspense Story
by John Grisham'No one does it better than Grisham' - TelegraphDonovan Gray is ruthless and fearless. Just the kind of lawyer you need, deep in small-town Appalachia.Samantha Kofer is a world away from her former life at New York's biggest law firm. If she is going to survive in coal country, she needs to start learning fast.Because as Donovan knows only too well, the mountains have their own laws. And standing up for the truth means putting your life on the line . . .What readers are saying about GRAY MOUNTAIN'The worst kind of corporate exploitation of the poor in rural areas is exposed . . . Absolute suspense and drama filled the pages' - 5 STARS'Such a good read' - 5 STARS'Thoroughly enjoyed every word, sentence and page!' - 5 STARS 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films:NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM
Gray Mountain: A Bestselling Thrilling, Fast-Paced Suspense Story
by John GrishamAmerica's greatest storyteller brings us a new masterpiece of legal courage and gripping suspense - and his finest heroine since The Pelican Brief.Donovan Gray is ruthless and fearless. Just the kind of lawyer you need, deep in small-town Appalachia.Samantha Kofer is a world away from her former life at New York's biggest law firm. If she is going to survive in coal country, she needs to start learning fast.Because as Donovan knows only too well, the mountains have their own laws. And standing up for the truth means putting your life on the line . . .(P)2014 Random House Audio Inc
Gray Mountain: A Novel
by John Grisham#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham has a new hero ... and she&’s full of surprises. 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 is downsized, furloughed, and escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, all for a slim chance of getting rehired. 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. Samantha&’s new job takes her into the murky and dangerous world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, communities are divided, and the land itself is under attack. But some of the locals aren&’t so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town, and within weeks Samantha is engulfed in litigation that turns deadly. Because like most small towns, Brady harbors big secrets that some will kill to conceal.Don&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
Los guardianes
by John GrishamUn hombre inocente fue condenado por asesinato hace veintidós años. Su abogado no parará hasta verle libre. Pero quienes le encerraron ya mataron una vez. Y están preparados para volver a hacerlo. NADIE LO CUENTA MEJOR QUE GRISHAM. En la pequeña ciudad de Seabrook, Florida, un prometedor abogado llamado Keith Russo fue asesinado a tiros una noche mientras trabajaba hasta tarde en su despacho. El culpable no dejó pistas. No hubo testigos, nadie tenía un motivo. Pero la policía pronto sospechó de Quincy Miller, un joven negro que había sido cliente de Russo.Miller fue juzgado y condenado a cadena perpetua. Durante veintidós años languideció en prisión, manteniendo su inocencia sin que nadie lo escuchara. Desesperado, escribe una carta al Ministerio de los Guardianes, una pequeña organización sin ánimo de lucro liderada por el abogado y sacerdote episcopaliano Cullen Post. Post viaja por el país luchando contra sentencias injustas y defendiendo a clientes olvidados por el sistema. Sin embargo, en el caso de Quincy Miller encuentra obstáculos inesperados. Los asesinos de Keith Russo son personas poderosas y despiadadas, y no quieren que Miller sea exonerado. Mataron a un abogado hace veintidós años, y matarían a otro sin pensarlo dos veces. La crítica ha dicho:«Grisham en su mejor, y más apasionada, forma.»Daily Mail «El mejor autor vivo de thriller.»Ken Follett «Estupendo. Conmovedor. Grisham lo ha vuelto a lograr. La longevidad creativa no es inusual en el género de suspense, pero lo que resulta único es la hazaña de mantener el ritmo de una novela al año sin que disminuya el ingenio o la calidad literaria.»The Washington Post «Escrito con su característico estilo sencillo y fluido. Grisham es el gran maestro del arte de crear personajes con destreza y de aumentar con habilidad la tensión en un crescendo sobrecogedor.»Irish Independent «Grisham ha escrito de nuevo un thriller lleno de suspense que se mezcla con temas de peso como las detenciones injustas, la pena de muerte y los prejuicios del sistema legal. Los personajes de esta novela son de primera clase.»Associated Press «Rápido y atrapante.»Daily Mirror Los lectores opinan...«Tiene un estilo narrativo que me ha gustado, muy ágil, unos magníficos personajes y un trama perfectamente documentada.»dragonesylibros en Instagram «Libro entretenido, de fácil lectura y profundizando de lleno en leyes obsoletas y ambiguas. Un diez para Grisham...»sergibooks en Instagram «La trama da vueltas y vueltas y los personajes son MUY interesantes.»subookish en Instagram
The Guardians: The Sunday Times Bestseller
by John GrishamThe Sunday Times bestseller from international bestseller John Grisham.'Grisham at his passionate best' - Daily MailHe was framed for murder.Now he needs a miracle. 22 years ago Quincy Miller was sentenced to life without parole. He was accused of killing Keith Russo, a lawyer in a small Florida town. But there were no reliable witnesses and little motive. Just the fact that Russo had botched Quincy's divorce case, that Quincy was black in a largely all-white town and that a blood-splattered torch was found in the boot of Quincy's car. A torch he swore was planted. A torch that was conveniently destroyed in a fire just before his trial.The lack of evidence made no difference to judge or jury. In the eyes of the law Quincy was guilty and, no matter how often he protested his innocence, his punishment was life in prison.Finally, after 22 years, comes Quincy's one and only chance of freedom. An innocence lawyer and minister, Cullen Post, takes on his case. Post has exonerated eight men in the last ten years. He intends to make Quincy the next.But there were powerful and ruthless people behind Russo's murder. They prefer that an innocent man dies in jail rather than one of them. There's one way to guarantee that. They killed one lawyer 22 years ago, and they'll kill another without a second thought.Praise for John Grisham's THE GUARDIANS:'A canny and engrossing blend of two types of Grisham novel: enough of the familiar formula of a single lawsuit in a single town, mixed with a more picaresque and multistranded approach that has the significant advantage of taking in a wider swathe of America' - The Sunday Times'Delivered with all his signature easy, flowing style. A past master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos, Grisham makes this a deceptively easy read' - Irish Independent'This is typical Grisham: speedy, gripping, very good at conveying the complexities of the law in a digestible way' - Sunday Express'Speedy and gripping' - Daily Mirror 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films:NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM
The Guardians: The Sunday Times Bestseller
by John GrishamHe was framed for murder.Now he needs someone on the outside to save him.For 22 years Quincy Miller has sat on Death Row without friends, family or legal representation. He was accused of killing a Keith Russo, a lawyer in a small Florida town. But there were no witnesses and no motive. Just the fact that Quincy was black in an all-white town and that a blood-splattered torch was found in the boot of his car. A torch he swore was planted. A torch that conveniently disappeared from evidence just before his trial.It made no difference. The police photographs of the torch were enough. In the eyes of the law Quincy is guilty and, no matter how often he protests his innocence, his punishment will be death.Finally, after 22 years, an innocence lawyer and minister, Cullen Post, takes on his case. Post has exonerated eight men in the last ten years. He intends Quincy will become number nine.But there were powerful and ruthless people behind Russo's murder. They prefer that an innocent man goes to his death than one of them. They killed one lawyer 22 years ago, and they'll kill another one without a second thought.Praise for John Grisham's latest novel, THE RECKONING:'I couldn't help thinking of Harper Lee's great American novel To Kill a Mockingbird while reading The Reckoning . . . [Grisham] knows how to spin a yarn' - Chicago Sun-Times'May be his greatest work yet' - David Grann, New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon'Beautifully constructed . . . weaves a truly magical spell' - Daily Mail'In this saga of love and war, John Grisham has given us a sprawling and engrossing story about a southern family, a global conflict, and the kinds of secrets that can shape all of us. From the courtrooms and jails of rural Mississippi to the war-torn Pacific, Grisham spins a tale that is at once entertaining and illuminating' - Jon Meacham, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction, and his latest starts with a literal bang - and then travels backward through the horrors of war to explore what makes a hero, what makes a villain, and how thin the line between the two might be' - Jodi Picoult, internationally bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things'When a master of storytelling and suspense takes on one of the most wrenching stories in history, the result is a book that will break your heart, set your blood pumping and your mind racing, and leave you gasping for breath by the final page. I'm still trying to recover from The Reckoning' - Candice Millard, New York Times bestselling author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic************THE INNOCENT MAN by John Grisham is now a major six-part documentary series on Netflix************(P) 2019 Penguin Random House LLC
The Guardians: A Novel
by John Grisham#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A classic legal thriller—with a twist. • "A suspenseful thriller mixed with powerful themes such as false incarceration, the death penalty and how the legal system shows prejudice.&” —Associated PressIn 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. Quincy was tried, convicted, and sent to prison for life. For twenty-two years he languished in prison, maintaining his innocence. But no one was listening. He had no lawyer, no advocate on the outside. In desperation, he writes a letter to Guardian Ministries, a small nonprofit run by Cullen Post, a lawyer who is also an Episcopal minister. Guardian accepts only a few innocence cases at a time. Cullen Post travels the country fighting wrongful convictions and taking on clients forgotten by the system. With Quincy Miller, though, he gets far more than he bargained for. Powerful, ruthless people murdered Keith Russo, and they do not want Quincy Miller exonerated. They killed one lawyer twenty-two years ago, and they will kill another without a second thought.Don&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
La herencia
by John GrishamUn thriller judicial apasionante. La herencia recupera las raíces más puras de John Grisham. Seth Hubbard está muriéndose de cáncer y ha decidido acabar con su vida. Es un hombre rico que no se fía de nadie, ni siquiera de su propia familia. Antes de ahorcarse, escribe a mano un nuevo testamento, aunque sabe muy bien que este texto provocará una lucha encarnizada entre sus hijos y su criada negra, la heredera principal. Jake Brigance es el abogado encargado de defender la última voluntad de Hubbard. ¿Por qué decidió Seth dejar su gran fortuna a la criada? ¿Estaba en su sano juicio después de los largos tratamientos de quimioterapia y de la ingestión continua de fuertes analgésicos? John Grisham nos transporta otra vez al mundo de Clanton, aquel pueblo sureño de su primera novela, Tiempo de matar. Han pasado tres años desde que Jake Brigance, el joven abogado blanco, defendió al padre de una niña negra violada que se había tomado la justicia por su mano. La crítica ha dicho:«John Grisham es el mejor narrador que existe en Estados Unidos hoy en día.»The New York Times «La herencia es un prodigio de narración detectivesca y el suspense tensiona el relato de forma magistral con la perfección del relato clásico.»Lluís Fernández, La Razón «John Grisham tiene un talento excepcional. En este país no hay nadie que escriba como él.»The Washington Post «Grisham es un narrador maravilloso que convence a sus lectores de la misma forma que un buen abogado convence al jurado.»The Philadelphia Inquirer «John Grisham es el maestro de los thrillers judiciales.»The Denver Post «John Grisham es mucho más que popular, es uno de los novelistas más populares de nuestros tiempos. Escribe bien, las tramas son excelentes y los personajes convincentes.»The Seattle Times
La hermandad
by John GrishamTres jueces corruptos han ideado un plan para seguir enriqueciéndose desde la cárcel. Pero escogen a la víctima equivocada... ¿O tal vez no? Se hacen llamar «La Hermandad». Son tres ex jueces corruptos que cumplen condena en la prisión federal de Florida. Uno fue encarcelado por fraude fiscal, otro por desviar ganancias del bingo y el tercero por haber conducido borracho con un coche robado. Podrían matar el tiempo recordando antiguos casos, dispensando justicia carcelaria y reflexionando sobre qué ha ido mal en sus vidas. Sin embargo, están más interesados en cómo seguir ganando dinero fácil. Pasan horas sentados en la biblioteca escribiendo cartas frenéticamente mientras toma forma un retorcido plan de extorsión que consiste en chantajear a homosexuales ricos que no hayan salido del armario. Parece que han encontrado la víctima perfecta: Aaron Lake, el candidato a las próximas elecciones presidenciales. Lo que no saben los miembros de «La Hermandad» es que están a punto de entrometerse en una confabulación diseñada por Teddy Maynard, el implacable director de la CIA. La crítica ha dicho... «Una historia increíble de la mano de uno de los maestros del "juego".»USA Today «Fascinante... Te enganchará desde la primera página y ya no lo podrás dejar.»New York Post «Una historia excelente.»Entertainment Weekly
The Innocent Man
by John GrishamJohn Grisham's first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet.In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory.Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits-drinking, drugs, and women. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept twenty hours a day on her sofaIn 1982, a 21-year-old cocktail waitress in Ada named Debra Sue Carter was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder.With no physical evidence, the prosecution's case was built on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to death row.If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you.(P)2006 Random House, LLC