Witness to a Trial, John Grisham
Witness to a Trial, John Grisham
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Witness to a Trial
A Short Story Prequel to The Whistler

Author: John Grisham

Narrator: Mark Deakins

Unabridged: 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/27/2016

Synopsis

AN ORIGINAL E-SHORT • This prequel to John Grisham’s #1 New York Times bestseller The Whistler delivers a startling and original courtroom drama.

In one small-town courthouse, the stakes are unbearably high for nearly everyone present: A judge presiding over his first murder trial. A defense attorney in over his head. A prosecutor out for blood and glory. The accused, who is possibly innocent. And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime. Witness to a Trial packs all the tension, suspense, and twists of John Grisham’s acclaimed legal thrillers into one edge-of-your-seat story.

About John Grisham

John Ray Grisham, Jr. was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on February 8, 1955. Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University and later from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He was a practicing criminal attorney for over ten years and then served in the House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990. He published his first novel in 1989 after working on it for five years. ‘A Time to Kill’, his first novel, launched his new career and was later made into a major motion picture. His first bestseller, ‘The Firm’, released in 1991, sold over seven million copies and was made into a box office hit starring Tom Cruise two years later. Almost twenty years later in 2012, a TV series was launched and picks up the life of Mitch McDeere and his family ten years after the events of the novel.

John Grisham has had his novels translated into more than forty languages and has sold nearly 300 million copies worldwide. He is a winner of the prestigious Galaxy British Book Award and is one of only three authors (the other two being Tom Clancy and J.K. Rowling) to ever sell two million copies of a first published novel. Nine of his novels (including ‘The Firm and ‘A Time to Kill’ have been made into major motion pictures.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mariah Roze on February 06, 2017

This is officially the first book that I read by John Grisham. It was very good! This book is a prequel to another story, but is a short story itself. This was a great introduction story that makes you want to read the next book. I enjoyed John's writing and now want to read more books by him :)......more

Goodreads review by NILTON on October 16, 2021

This is just what I call a teaser. The writing is good but there is nothing remarkable. It’s very short. I really don’t think that this will add anything to the book, but I will find out soon. This was a borrowed copy from the public library.......more

Goodreads review by Jim on February 01, 2023

This book is a short story that is a prequel to The Whistler. In that one we learned how one character was framed for a crime and was sent to jail. This is that trial. This story is pretty straightforward. We jump right into the trial and during the trial we learn what happend. I liked the look how......more

Goodreads review by Karla on October 13, 2022

Story 3.5 stars** Audio 4 stars** Narrator Mark Deakins......more

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Praise for John Grisham’s #1 New York Times bestseller Witness to a Trial

“Riveting . . . finely drawn . . . The Whistler centers on an elaborate conspiracy involving an Indian reservation, an organized crime syndicate and a crooked judge skimming a small fortune from the tribal casino’s monthly haul.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A main character who’s a seriously appealing woman . . . a whistle-blower who secretly calls attention to corruption . . . a strong and frightening sense of place . . . Grisham’s on his game.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“A fascinating look at judicial corruption . . . an entirely convincing story and one of Grisham’s best. I can’t think of another major American novelist since Sinclair Lewis who has so effectively targeted social and political ills in our society. In Grisham’s case, it is time at least to recognize that at his best he is not simply the author of entertaining legal thrillers but an important novelistic critic of our society. In more than 30 novels, he has often used his exceptional storytelling skills to take a hard look at injustice and corruption in the legal world and in our society as a whole.”—Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post

“Grisham’s latest involves the rich and powerful and an abuse of the justice system. Grisham novels are crowd-pleasers because he knows how to satisfy readers who want to see injustice crushed, and justice truly prevails for those who cannot buy influence.”—Associated Press

“Grisham has become an institution. For more than 25 years now he’s been our guide to the byways and backwaters of our legal system, superb in particular at ferreting out its vulnerabilities and dramatizing their abuse in gripping style. He excels at describing injustice and corruption. Grisham’s legal knowledge is impressive, and his ability to convey it unparalleled in popular fiction.”—USA Today

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