The Confession: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.17 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0739376195 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 398 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I like Grisham for a number of reasons" according to B. Burnham. Anticipating a very long plane trip, I looked for an audiobook that would keep me engaged and interested and would last long enough to get me through the return flight. My thoughts immediately went to a John Grisham novel. I like Grisham for a number of reasons, one being that his books never fail to entertain. I ch. "Extremely talented author but this book was beneath him." according to Moab27. Somehow I missed the publication of this book and just recently had the chance to find and read it. Have always enjoyed Mr. Grisham's booksuntil now. Wow! In my opinion, it appears he tried using his writing talents to sway his readers in a political and sometimes personal attack rather than writing an interesting p. "A decent read, occasionally tedious" according to roark. An enlightening expose' about the Texas death penalty machine. Though fiction, I know that some of the more egregious flaws of Texas justice portrayed in this book have actually occurred. Names were changed protect the guilty (Presiding Judge Sharon Keller, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals). It is not an anecdote, bu
With Drumm's legal options dwindling fast and with the threat of civil unrest in his Texas hometown if the execution proceeds, Schroeder battles to convince Boyette to go public with the truth--and to persuade the condemned man's attorney that Boyette's story needs to be taken seriously. . From Publishers Weekly Grisham's recent slump continues with another subpar effort whose plot and characters, none of whom are painted in shades of gray, aren't able to support an earnest protest against the death penalty. As with The Appeal, the author's passionate views on serious flaws in the justice system don't translate well into fiction. While the action progresses with a certain grim realism, Schroeder's superficial responses to the iss
. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi. JOHN GRISHAM has written twenty-one novels, a collection of short stories, and one work of nonfiction
Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He doesn’t understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn’t care. Travis Boyette is such a man. He just can’t believe his good luck. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what’s right and confess. 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 laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. 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. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. An innocent man is about to be executed.Only a guilty man can save him. For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donté is four days away from his execution. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politician