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Sparring Partners: Novellas

John Grisham

#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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Vintage
  • Publish Date: Feb 28th, 2023
  • Pages: 320
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.96in - 5.27in - 0.71in - 0.49lb
  • EAN: 9780593469491
  • Categories: Short Stories (single author)LegalThrillers - Legal

About the Author

John Grisham is the author of numerous #1 bestsellers, including The Firm, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Innocent Man, The Whistler, The Boys from Biloxi, and many more. His books have been translated into nearly fifty languages. Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system. He lives on a farm in central Virginia.

Praise for this book

"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