AudioBook Review: The Guardians by John Grisham

I always enjoy Grisham stories, but I really loved The Guardians.

I think it's because of the premise. The main character, a lawyer named Cullen Post, created and runs Guardian Ministries, a nonprofit that works to get innocent people, most of them on death row, out of prison. I totally believe there are many people, right now, who are in prison but innocent. I just can't imagine being in that situation.

Post is trying to prove the innocence of Quincy Miller. Twenty-two years ago, Quincy was convicted of murdering a lawyer at his desk. Post knows this isn't true, but proving it and getting anyone in the legal system to listen to him, isn't easy. And it turns out the people who framed Quincy are powerful and dangerous, which creates the build-up of suspense. 

I enjoyed all the people who work with Post. They are colorful and special characters. While he is working to free Quincy, we learn about several other cases that Post is working on and some of those that he's been successful in getting released from prison.

I loved the narrator, Michael Beck. He has the appropriate southern drawl, but not too irritating. I thought he was perfect for this story, and he has narrated several of Grisham's novels.

The Guardians is a good one, combining good guys, and colorful bad guys, in the courtroom and on the street. If you enjoy Grisham, you won't want to miss The Guardians.

Published by Doubleday, 2019. Random House Audio
Audiobook obtained from Libro.fm
384 pages

Rating: 5/5

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Audio Book Review: The Confession, by John Grisham

It's been quite awhile since I've read a John Grisham book, and that's a shame. I thoroughly enjoyed The Confession, and am ready for more Grisham.

The story is about a black teen, Donte Drumm, who is on death row in Texas for raping and killing a classmate. He's been on death row for 9 years, and his execution is within the week when the story begins.

Keith Schroeder is a Lutheran minister in Kansas. A man named Travis Boyette visits him on Monday and basically confesses to the crime that Drumm has been convicted of. Boyette has been in prison, and has recently been released on parole. He claims he has a brain tumor and is about to die. He wants to help save Drumm. The execution is scheduled for Thursday.

It's a twisted, exciting, and very dramatic tale as we follow Keith as he tries to help Boyette make things right. We also follow Drumm's attourney as he does everything possible to get the execution stopped. He has worked to free Drumm for nine years, and he's desperate as his time is running out. It's so frustrating to realize the ineptitude and downright corruption of the legal system that has put Drumm in this position.

I realize that Grisham goes into excessive detail sometimes, and can really drag a story out. But he does it so well, that I never felt The Confession drag. I was hanging on every word.

The narrator, Scott Sowers, does a great job with the characters and the narration.

The Confession definitely took some turns I wasn't expecting and I enjoyed the ride as well as the ending. I'm a fan. I just like the way Grisham tells a story. I've read a lot of his books, and am always sucked right in when I start a new one. If you haven't read Grisham, give him a try.

Published by Doubleday, 2010 (Random House Audio)
Copy obtained from the library
432 pages

Rating: 4.5/5

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