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Sparring Partners

Jake Brigance, Book 4

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Sparring Partners

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Ethan Hawke, January LaVoy, Jeff Daniels, John Grisham
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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
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I enjoyed the first two stories. The last was a bit complicated for me (or I wasn’t paying enough attention).

Liked first two.

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The whole was a waste of my time.
Absolute rubbish.
You can do better.
I hope.

Don’t bother. 2

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Once again John Grisham proves he is a great teller of story. But more importantly he sensitively touches on the issues of humanity, fairness and justice. Whenever I read John Grisham’s stories, I am led to contemplate the various sides of an issue, consider and question my position and most of all to think deeply about the many possible facets of life. I really loved all 3 stories.

Fantastic stories

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Well told stories by excellent narrators

Stories are very good though one is a little flawed

Grisham at his almost best

Thoroughly enjoyed still

Grisham at his almost best / Thoroughly enjoyed

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I hate books that don’t end. Also didn’t expect this to be 3 different stories. Obviously didn’t read the fine print

Again don’t bother.

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This was a terrible book

I wish I hadn’t used an Audible Credit for this

Terrible book

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