The Confession
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The Confession

by John Grisham

2010•Legal•445 pages

Taste attributes: legalthrillercrimedramaunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA stirring legal drama that is weighty, small-scale and unsavoury. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

LegalThrillerCrimeDramaInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Death penaltyJudicial errorDeath row inmatesExecutions and executionersSuspense fictionLegal storiesLarge print booksErreur judiciaire

Details

Author
John Grisham
Published
2010
Pages
445
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