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The Confession

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Scott Sowers
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 For 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?

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Couldn't stop listening. I like a lot of John Grisham's novels, although I've never actually read one, it's always been on audio. This one hit me very hard. The detail of writing, the process of the appeals leading right up until the 11th hour, and the aftermath. I could not fault any part of this book.

Must Read / Listen i.e. Devour any way you can

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This is quite possibly the best Grisham book I’ve read - and I’ve read most of them!
I thought I knew what was going to happen, but …. !!
I loved every minute of it - every detail. I love books that finish by giving you all that you want to know!! Oh and this book definitely makes that emotional connection, I cried numerous times!!

Thought it would be predictable!!

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Another fantastic book by John Grisham! Absolutely believable story, great detail, and characters you feel you know well. Gripping right till the end.

Loved this!

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Very interesting from beginning to end. As usual John Grisham never ceases to deliver.
Highly recommend

Great ! Absolutely compelling

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Brilliantly narrated. At times I wanted to stop listening because it was so real, but Grisham kept me hooked. A brilliant and thought-provoking story.

Gripping

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