The Confession

By: John Grisham

Random House Publishing Group

ISBN: 9780385534130

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Available Only in:  US

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Summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from John Grisham's The Litigators and Calico
Joe.


An innocent man is about to be executed.
Only a guilty man can save him.
 
In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette 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?

Customer Reviews

  1. Goodreads Review, Review by Joe

    <strong>***Please note: this review contains spoilers***</strong>
    <br/>
    <br/>The subject matter of this disturbing book is the death penalty – more specifically, wrongful prosecution and the miscarriage of justice.
    <br/>
    <br/>It is a story about a serial sex offender whose life is allegedly coming to an end because ...<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/142299061">more...</a> (Posted on 1/26/11)

  2. Goodreads Review, Review by Neil

    Absolutely meshmerizing, I have felt that some of Grisham.s recent books did not seem to be up to snuff of his earlier popular works.<br/>The confession held me spellbound, I started reading this around 2 pm yesterday and simply could not put it down until I had completed it at 1:30 am.<br/>The sto...<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/143758941">more...</a> (Posted on 1/26/11)

  3. Goodreads Review, Review by lunaticprophet

    *** As usual, Grisham's tale is effortless reading... paced just right; great details that make the characters feel real. I really enjoy the way he writes. But I gotta say, after reading Steig Larsson's trilogy for the past month... Grisham's latest felt weak -- not that I'm comparing them, but &quot;...<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/143157936">more...</a> (Posted on 1/24/11)

  4. Goodreads Review, Review by Joe

    <strong>***Please note: this review contains spoilers***</strong><br/><br/>The subject matter of this disturbing book is the death penalty – more specifically, wrongful prosecution and the miscarriage of justice.<br/><br/>It is a story about a serial sex offender whose life is allegedly coming to an end because of a...<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/142299061">more...</a> (Posted on 1/21/11)

  5. Goodreads Review, Review by John

    It seems reasonably clear that John Grisham doesn't approve of the death penalty. But exactly how much he doesn't approve is unclear. In an article available on the internet (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.baptiststandard.com/2000/3_8/pages/grisham.html" title="http://www.baptiststandard.com/2000/3_8/pages/grisham.html">http://www.baptiststandard.com/2000/3_8/...</a>), Grisham stated, &quot;No,I don't think that's what Jesus taught.&quot; when he ...<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/140755524">more...</a> (Posted on 1/14/11)

  6. Goodreads Review, Review by Paula

    A number of years ago, I read State of Fear by Michael Crichton, and I was irritated by the obvious slant. The story idea itself was fine, though I found his information on climate change incomplete. Perhaps it was complete at the time of his research. It can take a long time for a book to go fro...<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/137099515">more...</a> (Posted on 12/29/10)

  7. Goodreads Review, Review by Antoaneta

    За убеден противник на смъртното наказание като мен, книгата потвърди правотата на позицията ми. Интересно обаче как ли би реагирал човек, който смята, че смъртта е справедливо наказание за определени престъпления...
    <br/>Давам максимален брой точки на книгата не само защото е в съгласие с убеждения...<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/136867992">more...</a> (Posted on 12/29/10)

  8. Goodreads Review, Review by Virginia

    I haven't read a Grisham book since his first few, but the Washington Post gave this a good review. Plus I had occasion to be exposed to the particulars of the &quot;Norfolk Four&quot; case and how a coerced confession completely corrupts justice. I was interested in how Grisham would treat the is...<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/136767631">more...</a> (Posted on 12/27/10)

  9. Goodreads Review, Review by Zack

    Summary:<br/><br/>The story centers around the wrongful conviction of a man on death row and the attempt of the real killer to come clean and save the life of this wrongly convicted young man. Donte Drumm, a young African American living in Slone, Texas, is accused of raping and killing Nicole Yarbe...<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/135274214">more...</a> (Posted on 12/16/10)

  10. Goodreads Review, Review by Boekenbuzz.nl

    De bekentenis is een thriller over juridische dwalingen en over schuld en onschuld. De thriller gaat over een ontvoering uit 1998 waar een onschuldige man voor opdraait. De dader Travis Boyette besluit vier dagen voordat de onschuldige geëxecuteerd wordt het recht te draaien. Maar hoe kan iemand die...<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/134839746">more...</a> (Posted on 12/13/10)


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