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Sparring Partners

Jake Brigance, Book 4

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Sparring Partners

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: January LaVoy, John Grisham, Jeff Daniels, Ethan Hawke
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Finalist for the 2023 AUDIE AWARDS® for Multi-Voiced Performance

Three thrilling stories of the law from the master of the legal thriller.

Homecoming takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole some money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again. Until now. Now Mack is back and he's leaning on his old pals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned.

In Strawberry Moon, we meet Cody Wallace, a young death row inmate only three hours away from execution. His lawyers can't save him, the courts slam the door, and the Governor says no to a last minute request for clemency. As the clock ticks down, Cody has only one final request.

The Sparring Partners are the Malloy brothers, Kirk and Rusty, two successful young lawyers who inherited a once prosperous firm when its founder, their father, was sent to prison. Kirk and Rusty loathe one another, and speak to each other only when necessary. As the firm disintegrates, the fiasco falls into the lap of Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust. Can she save the Malloys, or does she take a stand for the first time and try to save herself?

350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films.

No one writes drama like John Grisham.

©2022 John Grisham (P)2022 Penguin Random House Audio
Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Thrillers Fiction Short Stories Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Law Exciting Suspense

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Grisham explained that this collection are neither foul books or short stories . But worth a listen.

Not his best, but still good

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I really enjoyed these novellas. Each was different but brilliant. The characters were all great and the narration was absolutely first class.

Three great stories

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This is readable and enjoyable but not anywhere near the best Grisham. His best writing is in court for which he deserves a Nobel prize.

Not vintage Grisham

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As mentioned in the introduction, these are stories that were not developed into novels. The three stories are very good listens - my personal favourite was #2. Highly recommend.

Great listen

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Short stories, or novellas as John Grisham called these three. But these were superb and nothing less than you would expect from the writing desk of Mr. Grisham. I absolutely loved each novella.

I don’t usually like

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