Sparring Partners, John Grisham
Sparring Partners, John Grisham
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Sparring Partners
Novellas

Bestseller

Author: John Grisham

Narrator: Jeff Daniels, Ethan Hawke, January LaVoy, John Grisham

Unabridged: 9 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/31/2022

Synopsis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The law works in mysterious ways in the first collection of novellas from John Grisham, the acknowledged master of the legal thriller.

“Grisham is exceptionally good at what he does.”—The Washington Post

“Homecoming” takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham’s unforgettable stories, where Jake Brigance tries to help an old friend. Three years earlier, Mack Stafford stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night. 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 winds down, Cody has one final request.

And in “Sparring Partners,” feuding brothers Kirk and Rusty Malloy struggle to keep their father’s once prosperous firm afloat. As it disintegrates, Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust, must make a choice: save the Malloys, or take a stand for the first time in her career and save herself.

By turns suspenseful, hilarious, powerful, and moving, these are three of the greatest stories John Grisham has ever told.

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 John on January 25, 2022

My latest book, the one I’m still trying to finish, is something new for me. Sparring Partners is a small collection of short novels, known as novellas, they’re too short to be novels and too long to be short stories — thus, novellas. I wrote them for several reasons one of which is I’m still stuck......more

Goodreads review by NILTON on June 04, 2022

This book with 3 new short stories was, in my opinion, underwhelming, and I can’t even say that it was entertaining. The first story, with Jake Brigance, one of my favourite characters created by Grisham, started so well and it was so promising, but then it felt like the author lost direction or ran......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on February 13, 2023

John Grisham is masterful and Sparring Partners doesn't disappoint. What is unique about this book is that it is three short stories. All three stories are fast-paced, page-turning thrillers that can't be put down. The first story, Homecoming, is about Jake Brigance, an attorney that is in other Gris......more

Goodreads review by Holly on August 19, 2023

A collection of three short stories/or novellas. I had the book and the audio, but was super disappointed. So much so, that I didn't even bother to read the last story. I made it to 60% and didn't feel like wasting any more reading time. The first story featured Jake Brigance, who is a character in......more

Goodreads review by Jayne on September 05, 2022

This book is a compilation of three Grisham novellas. Unfortunately, John Grisham went "0 for 3" with this reader. I listened to the full-cast audiobook and all of the narrators did an outstanding job. It was Grisham's storylines that did not resonate with me. Full disclosure: I am a fan of Grisham's e......more

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Praise for John Grisham and Sparring Partners

“John Grisham is about as good a storyteller as we’ve got in the United States these days.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Grisham’s work—always superior entertainment—is evolving into something more serious, more powerful, more worthy of his exceptional talent.”—The Washington Post

“The law, by its nature, creates drama, and a new Grisham promises us an inside look at the dirty machineries of process and power, with plenty of entertainment.”—Los Angeles Times

“A legal literary legend.”—USA Today

“There’s courtroom intrigue, bribes and family drama galore. . . . If you thought Grisham novels were page-turners, the three novellas in Sparring Partners read even faster than that.”—Associated Press

“Excellent . . . Grisham’s novellas are just as powerful as his longer works.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Sparring Partners is another in a long list of John Grisham classics. . . . Enjoy it, and admire the skill of a truly great writer while pondering where his next book will take us.”—Bookreporter

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