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Ford County

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: John Grisham
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Ford County. The heart of the American deep South. A place of harsh beauty, of broken dreams and final wishes.

From legendary legal thriller author John Grisham comes a unique collection of stories connected by the life and crimes of Ford County, the setting of his iconic first novel A Time to Kill.

From a hard-drinking, downtrodden divorce lawyer looking for pay-dirt, to a manipulative death row inmate with one last plea, Ford County features a vivid cast of attorneys, crooks, hustlers, and convicts. From their stories emerges a rich picture of lives lived and lost in Mississippi.

Completely gripping, frequently moving and always entertaining, Ford County brims with the same page-turning quality and heart-stopping drama of his previous bestsellers.

‘A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' – Irish Independent

'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' – Jodi Picoult

'The best thriller writer alive' – Ken Follett

©2009 Belfy Holdings, Inc (P)2009 Random House Audiobooks Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Short Story Witty Marriage Funny Mississippi Mystery

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One star because its John Grisham - a brilliant writer usually but like 2 of the previous reviews - this one is dull and monotone without any suspence or thrill - this is not his usual brilliant penmanship. Maybe its because they are short stories and Grisham needs more time to develop the stories we love so much. I was vey disappointed.

Grisham sounds more like an Elvis impersonator than someone telling a gripping story, he pauses in the wrong places and is a dull monotone failing to bring the listener to feel that there is something to keep you listening.

Very disappointing

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John Grisham us one of my all-time favorite authors but maybe he should stick to writing as audible narration is not in his skillset

disappointed

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John Grisham is a Master story writer and whilst it was interesting to hear him tell the stories, he really should have these stories told by narrators like Dennis Boutsikavis or Michael Beck, Grishams delivery is like listening to the American version of Alistair Cook, great for factual descriptions but not good for delivering the characters.
Overall the stories are as usual just excellent.

Excellent range of short stories

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There are seven short stories, each of which has a charm and character of its own. This isn't a legal thriller: it's a collection of incidents that happen to ordinary, plausible people.

John Grisham writes well, with compassion and depth, and the narrator brings the stories to life with excellent reading and voices. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It reminded me a lot of "The Last Juror" in terms of pace.

Not a thriller, but great stories

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Great mix of small town tales. I loved it. Grisham reads well for a non actor

Grisham is not a bad narrator either

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