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The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town of Clanton in Ford County, Mississippi, reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes justice into his own outraged hands.

For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client’s life–and then his own.Amazon.com Review
This addictive tale of a young lawyer defending a blackVietnam war hero who kills the white druggies who raped his child intiny Clanton, Mississippi, is John Grisham's first novel, and hisfavorite of his first six. He polished it for three years and everydetail shines like pebbles at the bottom of a swift, sunlitstream. Grisham is a born legal storyteller and his dialogue is pitchperfect.

The plot turns with jeweled precision. Carl Lee Hailey gets an M-16from the Chicago hoodlum he'd saved at Da Nang, wastes the rapists onthe courthouse steps, then turns to attorney Jake Brigance, who needsa conspicuous win to boost his career. Folks want to give Carl Lee asecond medal, but how can they ignore premeditated execution? The townis split, revealing its social structure. Blacks note that a white manshooting a black rapist would be acquitted; the KKK starts a newClanton chapter; the NAACP, the ambitious local reverend, a snobby,Harvard-infested big local firm, and others try to outmaneuver Jakeand his brilliant, disbarred drunk of an ex-law partner. Jake hits thebooks and the bottle himself. Crosses burn, people die, crowds chant"Free Carl Lee!" and "Fry Carl Lee!" in the antiphony of America'sclassical tragedy. Because he's lived in Oxford, Mississippi, Grishamgets compared to Faulkner,but he's really got the lean style and fierce folk moralism of JohnSteinbeck. --Tim Appelo ... Read more

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Intriguing
A Time to Kill was the first novel I read by John Grisham.It was so great that I began to read his other novels, and to date I have read at least a dozen of his them.A Time to Kill is an easy read and also educational about the criminal justice system.A Time to Kill makes the criminal justice system interesting to me, despite the fact that I had no prior interest in it before reading the novel.I would recommend it to existing Grisham fans, and to those who have yet to become immersed in his writings.Start with this one!

Grisham Again At His Best
I had seen this book as a movie quite a long time ago; however, the book truly outshines the movie, as is generally the case. Grisham brings his characters to life and you feel involved and invested in their lives and the story. It is, once again, a truly well-written novel; and, I now have read 13 of Grisham's novels; with, the intention of ordering more. I am "comfortable" with legal thrillers; as, I've had the opportunity to testify as an Expert Witness; and, I find Grisham's work to be non-sensationalistic and quite realistic. For example, A Time To Kill had an ending to it that I could not predict; and, that's what keeps me going back for more of Grisham's works!

Kindle Version - Excellent
One of my all time favourite books. John Grisham at his best and far better than the later books. A good old story which will keep you turning the pages. Kindle edition appears to have been properly edited, no major typos.

A tense legal thriller by John Grisham
John Grisham's first novel is a dandy, although controversial and troubling to many citizens of the south. A black father takes the law into his own hands when his young daughter is tortured and raped by two white men. Carl Lee Hailey becomes a vigilante and evens the score but this is only the beginning of this powerful story. The racial lines are drawn in the town where the trial is to be held but all over the state of Mississippi, and predictably violence erupts and the NAACP and the KKK are front and center during the trial, each side awaiting the verdict that may change the community of Clanton forever. The audiobook was read by Michael Beck whose expert narration brings listeners to a front row seat for this riveting novel.

Thank you Mr.Grisham. I learned English byreading all of your books.
I am a Russian Woman. 5 years ago I came to USA with no English. I started to read your books and now I can read in English the same way as in Russian. I read all your books and I can tell - You are the best! Thank you so much for your talent. Here is more - I wrote the book in English "Hi Mom, I am here in your belly". My book isavailableon Amazon.com
Sincerely, Lyudmyla Hensley ... Read more

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Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm. One step away from partnership, Michael has it all. Then, in an instant, it all comes undone: A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm’s plush offices. When it’s all over, the man’s blood is splattered on Michael’s face—and suddenly Michael is willing to do the unthinkable. Rediscovering a conscience he lost long ago, Michael is leaving the big time for the streets where his attacker once lived—and where society’s powerless need an advocate for justice.

But there’s one break Michael can’t make—from a secret that has floated up from the depths of Drake & Sweeney, from a confidential file that is now in Michael’s hands, and from a conspiracy that has already taken lives. Now Michael’s former partners are about to become his bitter enemies. Because to them, Michael Brock is the most dangerous man on the streets.Amazon.com Review
John Grisham is back with his latest courtroom conundrum,The Street Lawyer. This time the lord of legal thrillers divesdeep into the world of the homeless, particularly their barely audiblelegal voice in a world dominated by large, all-powerful law firms. Ourhero, Michael Brock, is on the fast track to partnership at D.C.'spremier law firm, Sweeny & Drake. His dream of someday raking in amillion-plus a year is finally within reach. Nothing can stop him, noteven 90-hour workweeks and a failing marriage--until he meets DeVonHardy, a.k.a."Mister," a Vietnam vet with a grudge againsthis landlord--and a few lawyers to fry. Hardy, with no clear motive,takes Brock and eight of his colleagues hostage in a boardroom,demanding their tax returns and interrogating them with a convictionthat would have put perpetrators of the Spanish Inquisition toshame. Hardy, a man of few words and a lot of ammunition, mumblescryptically, "Who are the evictors?" as he points a .44automatic within inches of Brock's face. The violent outcome of thehostage situation triggers an abrupt soul-searching for the younglawyer, and Hardy's mysterious question continues to haunthim. Brock learns that Hardy had been in and out of homeless sheltersmost of his life, but he had recently begun paying rent in a rundownbuilding; that means he has legal recourse when a big money-makingoutfit such as Sweeny & Drake boots him with no warning. When Brockrealizes that his profession caters to the morally challenged, he setsout on an aimless search through the dicier side of D.C., ending up atthe 14th Street Legal Clinic. The clinic's director, a gargantuanman named Mordecai Green, woos Brock to the clinic with a $90,000 cutin pay and the chance to redeem his soul. Brock takes it--and some ofthe story's credibility along with it; it's hard to believe thata Yale graduate who sacrificed everything--including his marriage--tosucceed in the legal profession would quickly jump at the opportunityfor low-paying, charitable work. However, Brock's search forcorruption in the swanky upper echelons of Sweeny & Drake (via thetoughest streets of D.C.) is filled with colorful characters andrealistic, gritty descriptions. In the The Street Lawyer,Grisham once again defends the voiceless and powerless. In the wordsof Mordecai Green, "That's justice, Michael. That's whatstreet law is all about. Dignity." ... Read more

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Great read. An excellent book. Highly recommended.
I thought this was a terrific read.Well paced, a great story, and Grisham uses a very breezy reading style.The plot moves along nicely and it was a hard book to put down.The ending wraps things up very well.It deals with homelessness, but is very plot driven without being just a political statement.As a very fussy reader, I am surprised by the number of reviews that are 3 stars and below, but to each his own.There's not quite as much courtroom drama as some of his other works, so maybe that's why.Highly recommmended.

A good read
Starts out with a bang, and coasts to a nice finish.Not a 'can't put it down' book, but a good, basic read which I enjoyed.

Grisham
I don't think there is a John Grisham book that I didn't like!He is one of my favorite writers.

Grisham is a master craftsman, VERY BAD STORY THOUGH
Grisham might be the best genre writer of our time. I say this because when you read his words, its pretty obvious that he has a genius for putting together simple sentences to form a sense of urgency. This urgency is what makes suspense tick, and page by page, the suspense is there... even if obscured by just a horrible story.

The street lawyer is one of the most condescending bits of tripe that I have ever read. Here is a billionaire (or close to it) writer (Grisham), writing about homelessness and the hypocrisy of the wealthy.

This is a story about 'redemption'... A Dickens style fable where the protagonist 'Michael' finds truth & purpose while helping squatters fight the system. Mostly, whats worse, is the superior liberal stance (and I, myself am a liberal) Grisham takes here. You get a dose of preaching from characters you want to slap around and have no sympathy, followed by a bit of soul searching by the protagonist and then its all repeated again and again.

This is a bad story. Id recommend staying away from it. Their are some good Grisham moments here. As I said, he is a master of his craft and you can find yourself floating down a few dozen pages of suspense that rock like a good book should. But that preaching... I live next to SF. The uber-liberal stance on homelessness just does not work.

boo
this is one of his worst. along with his non fiction book innocent man this was nothing more than a political statement.a time to kill is by far his best ... Read more

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Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. But in the long, hot summer of his seventh year, two groups of migrant workers — and two very dangerous men — came through the Arkansas Delta to work the Chandler cotton farm. And suddenly mysteries are flooding Luke’s world.

A brutal murder leaves the town seething in gossip and suspicion. A beautiful young woman ignites forbidden passions. A fatherless baby is born ... and someone has begun furtively painting the bare clapboards of the Chandler farmhouse, slowly, painstakingly, bathing the run-down structure in gleaming white. And as young Luke watches the world around him, he unravels secrets that could shatter lives — and change his family and his town forever....


From the Paperback edition.Amazon.com Review
Ever since he published The Firm in 1991,John Grisham has remained the undisputed champ of the legalthriller. With A Painted House, however, he strikes out in anew direction. As the author is quick to note, this novel includes"not a single lawyer, dead or alive," and readers will search in vainfor the kind of lowlife machinations that have been hisstock-in-trade. Instead, Grisham has delivered a quieter, morecontemplative story, set in rural Arkansas in 1952. It's harvest timeon the Chandler farm, and the family has hired a crew of migrantMexicans and "hill people" to pick 80 acres of cotton. A certaincamaraderie pervades this bucolic dream team. But it's backbreakingwork, particularly for the 7-year-old narrator, Luke: "I would pickcotton, tearing the fluffy bolls from the stalks at a steady pace,stuffing them into the heavy sack, afraid to look down the row and bereminded of how endless it was, afraid to slow down because someonewould notice."

What's more, tensions begin to simmer between the Mexicans and the hillpeople, one of whom has a penchant for bare-knuckles brawling. This leadsto a brutal murder, which young Luke has the bad luck to witness. At thispoint--with secrets, lies, and at least one knife fight in the offing--theplot begins to take on that familiar, Grisham-style momentum. Still, suchmatters ultimately take a back seat in A Painted House to theauthor's evocation of time and place. This is, after all, the scene of hisboyhood, and Grisham waxes nostalgic without ever succumbing to deep-friedsentimentality. Meanwhile, his account of Luke's Baptist upbringingoccasions some sly (and telling) humor:

I'd been taught in Sunday school from the day I could walk that lying wouldsend you straight to hell. No detours. No second chances. Straight into thefiery pit, where Satan was waiting with the likes of Hitler and JudasIscariot and General Grant. Thou shalt not bear false witness, which, ofcourse, didn't sound exactly like a strict prohibition against lying, butthat was the way the Baptists interpreted it.

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Entertaining,but predictable and superficial
A Painted House is about as good as a made-for-TV movie. Grisham does a fine job of conveying the hard and monotonous work required to farm cotton by hand, and the economics of family farming. Telling the story through the eyes of a 7-year old boy is a nice device, but I didn't get much feeling for the special view of a child that age. (If you want to see great writing from a child narrator's point of view, read James Agee's "A Death in the Family".) Meanwhile, the other characters who would emerge as centers of drama were highlighted in advance so many times that I just wondered when they would do their part already. No suprise, then, when they did.

The Baptists were portrayed as compassionate (the Methodists too), the Mexicans as innocent and oppressed, and the "Hill People" as equally two-dimensional. I got some sense of the landscape, but none of the real depth of their cultures.

I did keep reading 'til the end, and it was sort of fun, but that's about it.

While this book is read, it won't all have gone with the wind
John Grisham is best known for his thrillers. In a sense, this is a thriller, too, but without lawyers and courtroom dramas. All of the 'action' takes place in the late Summer and early Fall of 1952 on and around what can only be described as a hardscrabble farm in rural Arkansas. Some people will be turned off by the lack of lawyers and courtroom drama and some will be turned off by the idea of 'action' on a hardscrabble farm. Some, indeed, will also be turned off by rural Arkansas. I, on the other hand, am not particularly attracted to thrillers and I readily empathised with the family and other folks so movingly described by the narrator, a seven-year-old farm kid whose mind was as much on baseball in distant St. Louis as it was on the complete antithesis of ball games going on around him.

Luke Chandler (who, I surmise from the language used, was telling his story later on in life) had a complicated time in those few weeks. He worked hard in the cotton fields - harder than most seven-year-olds would have to work today. He held to his heroes, the much-loved uncle fighting in Korea and the then greats of baseball. He was good at keeping the most extraordinary secrets. He had the inbuilt prejudices of his Arkansas upbringing but he grew - very rapidly - to see good where others thought none existed. And he survived by rural guile where urban kids would not. All this while surrounded by the sort of poverty that is hard to credit nearly sixty years after the events described.

But the principal reason for my empathy was my recollection of my own early life on a farm in Cambridgeshire. Times were tough when I was seven and, when I wasn't a lot older, I had to work hard, too, though not like they did in rural Arkansas. I recall the tin-pot tractors of those days. I recall the crop failures and the effects of unexpected weather on farmers' hopes and I recall the envy that some of us felt for the lives of those who had - as we thought - lesser worries. Of course, I survived, but I still recall a lot.

There are two other reasons for recommending 'A Painted House' and for giving it five stars. One is that it is most beautifully written. The other is that, deep in its heart and in the lives of those portrayed, there lies a love for the land, a love for rural life and a love for old times and simple values in the cotton-picking South. While this book is read, it won't all have gone with the wind.

A Painted House
This book has been reviewed and summarized so many times that it's pointless for me to try and add anything in that regard. So I'll just throw in my 2-cents and say that I applaud Mr. Grisham for having the courage to step away from his signature genre and write a story that clearly came from his heart. I enjoyed "A Painted House" very much and hope he writes another in this fashion.

Rare Miss for Grisham
Ok, I can appreciate that Grisham was trying to go a different way from his other books with this one, and I'm not the biggest Grisham fan out there.I liked Bleachers and have enjoyed all of the movie adaptations of his other books, but this book...just falls flat.I think it would've been a great short story.There seem to be about 10 pages of really great background and plot here, yet Grisham decided to stretch that into a full novel.

I'm the kind of reader that can usually tell within about 50 pages whether a book is going to be a winner, and this book had me baffled.Grisham has an excellent writing style, and his ability to build suspense is superb.I kept turning the page waiting for that next big twist...and it never happened.This book does one thing really well: build suspense.The problem is that there is no grand moment that the suspense takes you to!

In the end, I finished the book feeling let down.There was no grand conclusion, no thought-provoking finale.The book simply ended right where it started.So to sum up, the characters were great, the setting was great, and the writing was excellent.The plot, however, was non-existent.If this is Grisham's idea of the next great American novel, please go back to writing courtroom thrillers!

A Painted House
Not your typical John Grisham book, but I enjoyed reading it very much.
Seven year old Luke narrates this story. He tells about rural life and growing up on a cotton farm, life values, wants and needs, cotton pickers, telling the truth and witnessing a murder, and gives an understanding about the meaning of a painted house.
The characters are colorful and the story involving. I loved the way the story is written from the boys perspective - a nice twist. It takes you right into the heart of things, makes you smile, worry, and wonder about the characters.
Life on a cotton farm is simple and the work is hard. Things are right or wrong, not very many gray areas-or are there.
It is all about treating people well, respect, truth, making the right decisions, and the value of friendship and family.
Although the story is much slower paced than any of the other John Grisham novels, it held my interest as I learned about life on a cotton farm. ... Read more

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In suburban Georgetown, a killer’s Reeboks whisper on the floor of a posh home. In a seedy D.C. porno house, a patron is swiftly garroted to death. The next day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law student prepares a legal brief.

To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it’s political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder–a murder intended for her. Going underground, she finds that there is only one person–an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate–she can trust to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House’s inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For someone has read Darby’s brief–someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime.Amazon.com Review
John Grisham's head was full of movies when he wrote ThePelican Brief, which is such a brisk page-turner you could use itto dry your hair. He had Julia Roberts in mind for the heroine, DarbyShaw, a brilliant Tulane law student who comes up with an ingenioustheory to explain the baffling assassinations of two Supreme Courtjustices in one day. They were shot and strangled by ace internationalterrorist Khamel, who loves the film Three Days of the Condor,but government gumshoes don't get what connects the deaths. Sillygovernment guys! They died so the conservative president, who justwants to be left alone to play golf, will appoint new, conservativejustices who will help out a case involving an industrialist who isthe enemy of pelicans and other living things. It's all spelled outfor them in Darby's brief. She likes to do legal feats to impress herboyfriend, her boyish law prof Thomas (who, like Grisham, prefers toshave at most once a week, and is cool, smart, andantiauthoritarian). The prof likes to paint her toes red, in homage toSusan Sarandon in Bull Durham. (Sarandon also starred in thefilm version of Grisham's The Client.)

But when Thomas gets splattered by a car bomb meant for Darby, sheescapes the hospital and hooks up with a Washington Postreporter, Gray Grantham, who sleuths like the guys in All the President'sMen.

Grisham wishes he hadn't written The Pelican Brief quite soquickly (his first novel, A Time to Kill,went through dozens of drafts), but Pelican's verybreathlessness contributes to its dreamy, cinematic chase-o-ramaatmosphere. ... Read more

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Grisham's mystery novel is a solid page-turner
John Grisham's gift for characterization and plotting with mystery and murder thrown in adds up to another fine story that attracted the notice of Hollywood movie producers. The plot is about the murders of two Supreme Court justices and the wheels that turn afterward, especially the speculation by a Tulane law student about the killings that puts her in harm's way. A newspaper reporter/crime sleuth is enlisted by Darby Shaw to discover the identity of an attorney who may have the pertinent information needed to make sense of this complicated, detailed case that races to the finish line. Great movie and a great book, a can't miss entertainment.

Remarkable
Another fantastic novel by Mr. Grisham. Plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing and the action keeps you turning pages well into the night.

It's worth a read
Definitely a page turner, keeps you hooked for most of the book. There are some boring parts where Grisham gets to "legal", but its these parts that makes the story real. I'd recommend this book to anyone, its worth the 9 dollars you spend.

did not buy this item, do not know why it is in my review list
did not buy this item, do not know why it is in my review list ... Read more

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The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators.Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm.When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week.

As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe.He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of enormous settlement that would totally change his life—that would make him, almost overnight, the legal profession’s newest king of torts...


From the Hardcover edition. ... Read more

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A VERY, VERY FUN READ
I THOUGHT THAT THIS BOOK WAS A LOT OF FUN TO READ.
IT WAS ALSO A VERY, VERY FAST READ---DIDN'T DRAG ON.
WHAT I THOUGHT WAS KINDA INTERESTING WAS THAT IT REMINDED ME A LOT
OF ""FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON""((THE BOOK))OR""CHARLY""((THE MOVIE))---
IN THAT THEY BOTH TELL THE SAME STORIES.
SOMEONE WHO IS DOWN----THEN THEY GO WAY UP----THEN THE BOTTOM DROPS OUT---
AND THEY ARE WAY DOWN AGAIN.
LOTS OF LAWYERS---TRIALS----MONEY---AND MORE $$'s---AND MORE LAWYERS---GOTTA LOVE 'EM.

Great book!
I have read several of his books and this one is one of my favorites.I actually listened to it on a long drive and it was perfect for passing the miles.

Deal with the Devil is Never What it's Cracked Up to Be
Clay Carter is thirty-one, has a girl friend he cares about and works for the Office of the Public Defender in Washington DC. Nobody gets rich working for the OPD, but Clay tells himself it's work that must be done and he gives his clients his best effort. He's just finished a long murder case and is sort of suckered into another as he is the only OPD attorney in court at the wrong time and the judge assigns him the Tequila Watson case. Tequila, it seems, walked out of a rehab center on a short pass, got a gun and shot a small time dealer named Pumpkin to death for no apparent reason.

On top of having to do another thankless murder case, his girl's sleazy, developer father has lined up a job with a congressman for Clay that pays more that twice what he's getting at OPD. Clay, who wants to be his own man, rejects the offer and his girl rejects him.

Enter Max Pace, a mysterious stranger who claims to be a lawyer for an unnamed pharmaceutical company, but who looks like he spends all his time in the gym. Pace tells Clay that his client has been testing a new drug that is supposed to help cure addiction, but that a new side affect has been discovered. It turns a very small amount of users into killers. Tequila had been on the drug. Max wants Clay to pay off the victim's relatives without giving up the company's name. He offers Clay a gang of money and promises bigger things to come.

Clay quits the OPD and does what Max asks and Max keeps his promise by clueing Clay into a rival company's bad drug, one that causes bladder tumors in some of the users. Max steers Clay into the world of Mass Tort litigation. Clay's cut of the settlements makes him wealthy beyond his wildest dreams. Of course what he's doing is highly unethical, maybe illegal, but he's got a new townhouse, a new car, a corporate jet, a flashy new girlfriend who is spending his money like crazy and eventually the FBI breathing down his neck.

This is a wonderful "Man who sold his soul to the Devil" story and as usual John Grisham has breathed real life into characters we care about. We know from the beginning that Clay's rapid rise to the top is going to eventually wind up with a fall just as rapid, we wait for it, but what we don't know is how Clay will handle the failure and that is what makes the story work, what makes it special. But heck, it's gotta be special, John Grisham wrote it.

From a Pauper to a King and Back Again
Clay Carter is a bottom feeder in the legal world. He's wasting away in the Washington, D.C., public defender's office, representing drug dealers, drug addicts and even sometimes drug-addled killers. His girlfriend's father lines up a terrific job on a congressional staff for him, but he's too proud to take it and all of a sudden his girl is too proud to take him. He's been assigned a hopeless murder case that leaves him nothing to look forward to but hard work and failure.

Then along comes Max Pace, a mysterious stranger who appears ready to solve all Clay's problems. He tells Clay that his new client, Tequila Watson, is one of several junkies who was treated with a new drug that was supposed to help them kick their habits. Instead, it turned a small amount of them into mindless killers. Pace offers Clay sort of a legal deal with the devil, quit his job and represent the families of the victims and Pace and his employer - the company that manufactured the drug in question - will see to it that Clay's cut of the tort settlements will make him rich, while still saving the pharmaceutical company millions. Plus, Max says, there will be more to come.

True to his word, after Clay does what Max wants, he has another terrific offer for Clay. Another drug company - a competitor of the one Max represents - has put a drug on the market that unexpectedly causes bladder tumors, a small percentage of which are malignant. This time Clay puts together tort action on behalf of thousands of victims and walks away wealthy and heralded as the new "King of Torts."

Max comes around with still another case and Clay - who one would think would be happy with his new car, jet, townhouse, trophy girlfriend and millions in the bank - would pass and enjoy his life. However Clay has been bitten by the Tort bug, by the grandeur and the glory, but alas, this time he has bitten off more than he can chew. We knew the fall had to come, because Grisham always puts things right in the end, but it's how Clay handles the rise and fall that makes this such a compelling story and my opinion THE KING OF TORTS is Grisham at his best.

Thrilling book
This is the first book I have read from John Grisham.Based on his movies, I figured his books should be must reads.Despite its brevity, Grisham puts together another thought provoking yarn about the legal system and attorneys in general.I have enjoyed movies such as The Firm, The Chamber and especially A Time to Kill and The Client.King of Torts is just as well written and conceived as the rest and I look forward to actually reading the above mentioned as well as the others in his collection. ... Read more

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Three thrilling titles from one of America's most popular bestselling authors, together in a special value collection.

A Time to Kill - For ten days, with burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spreading through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own...

The Firm - When Mitch McDeere, an ambitious law student from Harvard chooses the Memphis tax firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke, he finds himself caught between the FBI, who wants an informant inside the firm, and the firm itself, which will make him a very rich man-or a very dead one.

The Client - This is the story of eleven-year-old Mark Sway, who witnessed the bizarre suicide of a New Orleans attorney. Just before he dies, the lawyer tells Mark a deadly secret concerning the recent murder of a Louisiana senator whose accused killer, Mafia thug Barry Muldanno, is about to go to trial. ... Read more

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Trusted seller
This CD book , "A Time to Kill", is a wonderful addition to my collection of recorded Grisham books. It arrived in good time and in good condition.I would use this seller again without hesitation.

Great product
This is a great package of John Grisham audio books for one low price.Fast shipment.Highly recommended.

All mixed up
The stories themselves are great, however, the discs are all marked wrong. For example, I put in the first disc marked "A Time to Kill" and it was "The Client" instead. I had to use a marker and rename all 11 discs!

Good listening, shoddy packaging
I always enjoy Grisham's way with words & a story, even if they're dated, & the three readers plus the fade out music are enthralling, however, RandomHouse Audio made a booboo with the packaging I received.The Firm discs (4-6) are correctly labeled & slotted, while A Time to Kill (discs 1-3) & The Client (discs 7-11) are mislabeled & mis-slotted.Bummer, especially if you're driving while listening.

GREAT VALUE COLLECTION FROM GRISHAM
I HAD SEEN ALL OF THESE IN MOVIE FORM AND WANTED TO SEE HOW CLOSE THE MOVIE SCRIPT WAS TO EACH GRISHAM NOVEL IN THIS COLLECTION. THEY WERE REALLY CLOSE TO THE REAL GRISHAM! BUT AGAIN HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE ON GRISHAM'S WORK? I ENJOYED ALL THREE
AND ESPECIALLY THE READERS WITH THEIR INFLECTIONS! THEY SOUNDED
ALMOST LIKE THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE MOVIES. ANYTHING GRISHAM
HAS IN AUDIO I WILL CERTAINLY OBTAIN. THANKS TO AMAZON FOR YOUR WONDERFUL WEB SITE TO PURCHASE SUCH GREAT PRODUCTS. ... Read more

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La política siempre ha sido un juego sucio. Ahora la justicia también lo es.
 
Corrupción política, desastre ecológico, demandas judiciales millonarias y una poderosa empresa química condenada por contaminar el agua de la ciudad y provocar un aumento de casos de cáncer, y que no está dispuesta a cerrar sus instalaciones bajo ningún concepto. John Grisham, el gran mago del suspense, urde una intriga poderosa e hipnótica, en la que se reflejan algunas de las principales lacras que azotan a la sociedad actual: la manipulación de un sistema judicial que puede llegar ser más sucio que los crímenes que pretende castigar. ... Read more

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La Apelacion
Buenisima, de las mejores de este autor de thrilers y he leido varias. Te va llevando poco a poco a un desenlase inesperado. Parece ser una historia veridica, aunque el autor no afirma que lo sea. Un tema de mucha actualidad como la contaminacion ambiental y los grandes intereses creados de los ricos y poderosos en los USA la recomiendo muy bien... ... Read more

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John Grisham is one of the most prolific and beloved mystery writers today, still reaching the top of the bestseller lists with books like The Testament (1999) and King of Torts (2003). In recent times, he has also experimented with different genres, such as A Painted House (2001), a semi-autobiographical work, and Skipping Christmas (2001), a holiday narrative. This volume follows up the critical analysis of Grisham's work in John Grisham: A Critical Companion, examining his writing from 1997 to the present.

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A stylish companion to the works of Grisham
Reviewed by Narayan Radhakrishnan for RebeccasReads (3/08)

John Grisham-- the name spells magic-- and no one can deny the fact that it was Grisham who took the law outside the courtroom in his novel, and gave the legal thriller genre a place, a niche, of it own, in the mystery genre map.

Unlike many who fell to the charm of Grisham after reading "The Firm," I fell for the magic only after reading "A Time to Kill" about a Black-American on trial, before an all-white jury, for the murder of two white kids who had raped his 12-year-old daughter. Never since "To Kill a Mockingbird" had I read such a haunting and bleak portrayal of the law and justice in a novel. I was hooked and from there on each February I religiously bought and read each and every legal thriller- right up to "The Appeal." Today I am the proud owner of all Grisham works including sixteen legal thrillers, one non-fiction legal thriller, "The Innocent Man," four non-legal novels and copies of the manuscript of two Grisham original screenplays--"Mickey" and "The Gingerbread Man."

Though Grisham, the author, has become a household name--(I am reminded of an episode from the TV serial "3rd Rock from the Sun" where aliens John Lithgow and Company are trying hard to adjust to the American culture. They read in a newspaper that an average American reads John Grisham, eats pizza, etc., and the particular episode ends with Lithgow and Company all reading a Grisham bestseller and eating pizza)-- the man, Grisham still remains an enigma. It is difficult to get an insight into the man who keeps to himself, away from the glare of publicity as much as he can. It is here that "Revisiting John Grisham: A Critical Companion" comes to the rescue. Nope, it is not a biography, but a hard, critical look at all the fiction works written by Grisham and a follow-up to the author's earlier work "John Grisham: A Critical Companion" (1997). The author has really studied the man Grisham before embarking upon this project and the same is reflected in the book.The painstaking job the author has done in editing, researching and collecting material is to be appreciated and this book is a must resource guide to the fans of John Grisham. This is both a critical companion and a biography (in a limited sense)

Mary Beth Pringle has done a grand job; and my only peeve is that the author doesn't delve on the original screenplays written by Grisham. But again that is understandable, for the same are not available as books. However, the story of Grisham as an original screenplay writer in Hollywood is interesting, which I believe would have amused the Grisham fan; hence the `peeve.'

"Revisiting John Grisham: A Critical Companion" has inspired me to do a bit of revisiting myself and I plan to reread my favorite Grisham works.

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With his seven legal thrillers, all published since 1989, John Grisham has won a huge following of readers and set a standard few contributors to the genre can match. Because of the success of his novels, the legal thriller is the most popular genre in American fiction today. In this study, Pringle explains how Grisham's legal thriller evolved from the thriller tradition and borrowed from the heroic romance novel, gothic novel, crime novel, and detective fiction. She shows how his novels examine contemporary social and legal problems that do not have simple solutions--ecology, ethnic relations, capital punishment, corporate greed, and health insurance--and how he depicts both the legal system and lawyers in their best and worst lights. ... Read more

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Bandit Price Author
This book isn't even written by Grisham! I thought the purpose is to review the book, not the price,and you didn't even purchase it.

An Absurdity
How can you be selling this book on Kindle, when you don't even have any of Grisham's available ???Am looking for his newest book, esp., but absolutely none of his books are there for download.
Seems to me you are putting the expensive cart before the horse.... Why would you have a critique on the novels that are not in your download system??

Am really disappointed,
Claire G.

Bandit price
No way I will pay $36 for a book that I cannot even lend to friends.

Gresham better get his feet on the ground fast, and price reasonably.He is not that good that he can price to the sky and expect much.

In the meantime there are armies of good authors who are cranking out excellent works, many offered in Kindle.And many books in Amazon's used department at very attractive prices.

Feminist Criticism Goes Too Far
Mary Beth Pringle does an good job at capturing the style and format behind John Grisham's fiction.However, her feminist training and backgroud tend to impact her objectivity.Although she attempts to give an"alternative critical perspective" on each of his novels, sheseems to give her analysis, from a feminist perspective, throughout thebook.Her feminist views take away from the overall quality of her work. Otherwise, it is a fair analysis of Grisham.

Good Companion, Have a Copy to Read While you Read Grisham
Dr. Pringle is an interesting and informative author.Whenever I read Grisham, I have a copy of her book right next to me.If you like Grisham, Pringle's view on his books is second to none.Get this book! ... Read more

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Adam Hall lleva apenas un año en uno de los bufetes más prestigiosos de Chicago cuando se presta voluntario para la defensa del caso más difícil que se haya visto en el ramo. Su futuro cliente no quiere ni a Adam ni a su bufete. Es un racista declarado e impenitente, con un historial repleto de violencia. Se encuentra en el corredor de la muerte por el asesinato de dos niños judíos, en un atentado horrible que tuvo lugar en 1967. ¿Por qué iba a querer a un abogado novato como Adam para que le defienda? ¿Y por qué querrá Adam tan desesperadamente llevar este caso? La respuesta está en el pasado, en un secreto que lleva veinte años enterrado en la sinrazón de otra época. «Irresistible... Poderosa... Cámara de gas hará que los lectores reconsideren a conciencia la pena de muerte.» USA Today ... Read more

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boring and sentimental and pretentious
A vicious KKK serial murderer, a man with a record of lifelong violence, is finally put on the death row. Then for years he spends his time at a private legal library that the taxpayers must put at his disposition on the death row. From there, he ties up the system with endless motions, petitions, and appeals. The public pays a fortune on the case. His attorneys organize deliberately perjured testimonies for him. They also PAY law-school students to impersonate residents of the state and saturate the governor's office with calls that demand a pardon for the murderer. (The saturation has the objective of preventing anyone else from getting through to the governor's office.)

Grisham's thesis is that, however vicious the criminal, the death penalty is unjustified and inhuman. In fact, Grisham implies, death-row inmates should be just released to the street, especially if they are elderly and/or have grandchildren. And there is the usual complaint that the death-row cells are not air-conditioned.

It's a pity that a writer of Grisham's stature wastes his time, and the readers', on such pretentious, sentimental, soapbox bore of a novel.

A fine translation of a good read
John Grisham's tale of a Klan member on death row and his zealous, conflicted grandson is a hard yet tender story of complex characters in tough situations.Enric Tremps does a seamless job of translating it intoSpanish, preserving the flow and emotion of the novel, a difficult taskwith such a uniquely American storyline.This is not great literature, butit's a well-written page-turner.

Camara de Gas
Fantástico! te lo leerás "casi" de un tirón! Tiene todo para ser un buen libro, la traducción al español es excelente, no se ha perdido nada.

not as good as his others
though the chamber was an interesting story, it let readers who were used to his other, higher quality works down.

Very intense entertainment.
Must Read.Excellent story line, Spanish version very, very closelyequals the American version.There were a very few areas where the Spanishtranslation did not perfectly paint the same mental image that was intendedby the author, but over-all, an superior piece of work. ... Read more

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Trumble es una prision federal de regimen especial y hogar de unos criminales de poca monta: ladrones de bancos, estafadores, traficantes de droga, evasores de impuestos, un medico, cinco abogados, dos tipos de Wall Street Y tres ex jueces. Los tres han abandonado una vida acomodada y ahora matan el tiempo en la carcel. Forman La Hermandad, y cada dia se reunen en la seccion juridica de la biblioteca, donde trabajan en los casos de otros internos, practican la ley sin licencia y, a veces, dispensan justicia carcelaria. No obstante, se dedican sobre todo a un negocio muy lucrativo: el chantaje por correo. Todo parece ir sobre ruedas, hasta que su artimaña se vuelve contra ellos: una de las victimas de la extorsion es una persona con quien habria sido mejor no involucrarse/Trumble is a federal prison of special regime and home to some small-time criminals: bank robbers, swindlers, drug dealers, tax evaders, a doctor, five lawyers, two of Wall Street ... And three former judges. The three had left a comfortable life and now kill time in jail. All of them form The Brotherhood and meet every day in the legal section of the library, where they work in cases of other inmates, practicing law without a license, and sometimes dispense justice prison. ... Read more

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Excellent Seller
Everything about this seller was excellent. Received product in 5 day. Would buy from again. ... Read more

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The Summons
Once Judge Atlee was a powerful figure in Clanton, Mississippi–a pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years. Now the judge is a shadow of his former self, a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home. Knowing the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate.
The summons is typed by the judge himself, on his handsome old stationery, and gives the date and time for his sons Ray and Forrest to appear in his study. But the judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret.

The Brethren
They call themselves the Brethren: three disgraced former judges doing time in a Florida federal prison.
Meeting daily in the prison law library, taking exercise walks in their boxer shorts, these judges-turned-felons can reminisce about old court cases, dispense a little jailhouse justice, and contemplate where their lives went wrong.
Or they can use their time in prison to get very rich -- very fast. And so they sit, sprawled in the prison library, furiously writing letters, fine-tuning a wickedly brilliant extortion scam ... while events outside their prison walls begin to erupt. ... Read more

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Great book
We took a lengthy car trip and this book was an intriguing story that made time go fast

audio stories
Loved the stories, thought the speaker was wonderful with his voice changes.definitely for those commuting and sitting in that traffic, on long trips. or relaxing somewhere. .

THE SUMMONS THE BRETHREN
THE BOOKS WERE EXCELLENT AND THE READERS WONDERFUL. FRANK, MULLER WAS ONE OF THE GREATS. JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE BRETHREN WAS READ BY FRANK MULLER. ALSO WHEN THE READER STARTS THE SECOND BOOK HE SAYS DISC ONE WHEN IT IS NINE. A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING. AMAZON TO ME SPEAKS OF EXCELLENCE ! [...]

Great Road Trip Companion
I havent had a chance to hear The Summons yet, but The Brethren was a very nice listen. It is so much nicer to have a book-on-cd to listen to during a long trip than just normal music. Music gets old, a good grisham novel pulls you in. If you have a shorter trip (or if you arentvery patient) you might want to check out abbridged versions of his books. ... Read more

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Kyle McAvoy posee una mente legal excepcional. Atractivo y afable, tiene un futuro brillante. A su vez, también posee un oscuro secreto que le podría destruir sus sueños, su carrera y hasta su vida. Una noche ese secreto lo alcanza. Los hombres que acosan a Kyle tienen un video comprometedor que utilizarán para arruinarlo —a menos que él haga exactamente lo que ellos piden. Lo que le ofrecen a Kyle es algo que cualquier abogado joven y ambicioso mataría por obtener: un trabajo en Manhattan como abogado junior de uno de los mayores y más prestigiosos bufetes del mundo. Si Kyle acepta, estará rápidamente encaminado hacia socio y una gran fortuna. Pero hay un pequeño inconveniente. Kyle no estará trabajando para el bufete, sino en su contra en una disputa entre dos poderosas empresas multimillonarias suministradoras del departamento de defensa de Estados Unidos. Ahora Kyle se encuentra entre las fuerzas criminales que lo manipulan con esta deleitable oferta, el FBI y su propio bufete, en un complot maligno del cual ni Kyle —con su inteligencia, ingenio y valor— podría escapar vivo. ... Read more

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FonoLibro les trae el audiolibro en español del bestseller "El Rey de Los Pleitos" de John Grisham, uno de los mas famosos escritores internacionales de novelas en la actualidad y autor de los bestsellers "La Firma" (La Tapadera), "El Informe Pelicano", "Tiempo para Matar", "El Intermediario," "El Cliente" y otros éxitos llevados al cine. “El Rey de los Pleitos,” llega a usted en una magnifica producción, con la calidad reconocida de Fonolibro, líder de audiolibros en español. A pesar de su juventud, Clay Carter ve su futuro con cierto cinismo. Hace años que ejerce de abogado público de oficio y la situación no parece que vaya a cambiar. De ahí su resignación al abordar un nuevo caso que promete ser como tantos otros: debe defender a un adolescente acusado de asesinato, un hecho corriente en la ciudad de Washington. Sin embargo, cuando Clay empieza a indagar en el pasado de su cliente, se entera de que éste se hallaba bajos los efectos de un fármaco en fase de experimentación cuando cometió el crimen. El laboratorio creador del producto, ansioso de que el suceso no salga a la luz, le propone a Clay un pacto. Para cumplirlo, el joven abogado deberá estar dispuesto a jugar sucio. A pesar de sus reticencias iniciales, Clay acabará aceptando, al entender que ésta puede ser la oportunidad de su vida: la compañía es una de las empresas farmacéuticas más importantes del país. La misión promete ser dura por el complejo entramado de poder e intereses en juego, pero la tentación es demasiado grande: de la noche a la mañana, Clay podría convertirse en el nuevo rey de los pleitos.En su nuevo thriller de corte legal, John Grisham pone al descubierto el enorme poder que poseen ciertos bufetes de abogados, a la vez que analiza las consecuencias que puede tener una ambición desmesurada.El Intermediario de John Grisham, también disponible en audiolibro de FonoLibro. ... Read more

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Bad music ruined good narration
The background music completely ruined this audio-book for me. A bit of suspenseful music at a few, key moments might have made the narrative more exciting. But elevator music starting and stopping every minute or so, at a volume that sometimes nearly drowned out the narrator's voice, was incredibly annoying. It's a shame, because the narrator is definitely better than most.To be fair, maybe a native Spanish speaker wouldn't have found it so distracting. Without the music, I would have given it a much higher review.

excellent audiobook CDs in spanish
sometimes slightly corny, but that just creates a pace. Very happy with purchase and accompanying book. I slowly work on perfecting my spanish listening skills because I want to live in a Spanish speaking country, this has everyday things scattered in with the plot related stuff.

Super excelente trama
Como siempre J Grisham asombra con su ingenio y su genial forma de transportarnos a lugares y escenas muy entretenidas. ... Read more

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Un senador ha muerto, y Mark Sway, un chico de once años, es el único que sabe dónde está escondido el cadáver. En el FBI quieren que revele el paradero a toda costa, sea cual sea el perjuicio para Mark y su familia. Y el asesino quiere que mantenga la boca cerrada para siempre. Reggie Love lleva menos de cinco años ejerciendo la abogacía. Solo ella puede salvar a Mark de dos amenazas aterradoramente simétricas. Juntos deberán enfrentarse al poder del aparato estatal y a las tretas de un asesino sin piedad. «Grisham es un maestro de tomo y lomo.» The Washington Post ... Read more

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Un clásico de Grisham
Acabo de leer El Cliente (en versión castellana) de Grisham y me queda bien la impresión que deja la novela.Como todo el mundo, ya había visto la película con Susan Sarandon y Tommy Lee Jones (los puristas se quejaronporque los actores no eran fieles a las personas en el libro), pero lasdiferencias no me molestan - no son importantes.¡Cuidado! ha sidotraducido por un español (Tremps), entonces hay "camareros", se"cogen" taxis y todo lo demás - si no os molesta, ¡comprad estaversión castellana! ... Read more

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Brimming with heart-pounding suspense and legal intrigue, the novel that placed John Grisham on the literary map forever changed the way the public looks at the law. In "The Firm", a young attorney is drawn to a successful law firm in Memphis where the perks are good--but the secrets are deadly. ... Read more

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One of John Grisham's best
This was an exciting, well-written thriller.It led the reader
from an little above the ordinary job interview to the intriges
of what was really going on inside this law firm.Another star
novel by John Grisham.

Comments on the Firm
This is a book of suspense in which, once again, Mr. Grisham keep us reading and reading one chapter after another.Eventhough this is a fiction book, I think that the lawyer's environment is not very far, or notfar at all, from what he presents, showing us the hidden intrigues withinthe lawyer's firm.I encourage you to read this book, it's great! ... Read more

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Basándose en una historia real, John Grisham se adentra en la vida de un hombre condenado injustamente a la pena de muerte: Ronald Keith Williamson, acusado del asesinato de una mujer. Tras doce años de prisión, sus abogados lograron demostrar su inocencia cinco días antes de la fecha en que debía ser ajusticiado./ In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Rons home, a young cocktail waitress named Debra Sue Carter was savagely murdered. The investigation led nowhere. Until, on the flimsiest evidence, it led to Ron Williamson. The washed-up small-town hero was charged, tried, and sentenced to deathin a trial littered with lying witnesses and tainted evidence that would shatter a mans already broken lifeand let a true killer go free. Impeccably researched, grippingly told, filled with eleventh-hour drama, John Grishams first work of nonfiction reads like a page-turning legal thriller. It is a book that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocencea book no American can afford to miss. ... Read more

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Muy mal amazon.com
La descripción del libro cuenta el final de la historia, es una pena, lo hubiese comprado de no ser porque ya lo divulgaron.

PROYECTO WILLIAMSON
ES UNA OBRA MAESTRA,TE MANTIENE TODO EL TIEMPO INTERESADO EN LA LECTURA.ESO ES ASI PORQUE NOES FICCION, AUNQUE LOSESCRITOS DE ESE GRAN AUTOR SEAN FICCION NO DEJAN DE SER EXITOSMUNDIALES(BEST SELLERS).

GRACIAS POR PERMITIRME OPINAR SOBRE ESE HIJO DE ARKANSAS.


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¡¡Excelente grabación!!
Me encantan los audio-libros porque los escucho mientras manejo, pero son difíciles de encontrar en castellano sobre novelas modernas y de reconocidos autores; éste es una grata excepción, y además: el volumen de la grabación es perfecto; la pronunciación sin ningún tipo de acento; la dicción muy clara; e intervienen diferentes locutores-actores conforme el personaje. Normalmente no se consiguen audio-libros en castellano de esta calidad tan buena y a un precio muy razonable. ... Read more