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Sparring partners / John Grisham.
Jake Brigance is called upon to help his old friend, disgraced former attorney Mack Stafford, make his return; young death row inmate Cody Wallace has one final request just several hours before execution; two young attorney brothers, Kirk and Rusty Malloy, look to Diantha Bradshaw to help save their once prosperous firm which they inherited from their father.
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- ISBN: 9780385549325 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 306 pages ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Formatted Contents Note: | Homecoming -- Strawberry moon -- Sparring partners. |
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| Subject: | Agency (Law) > Fiction. Brothers > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Law firms > Fiction. Prisoners > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Legal fiction (Literature) Novellas. |
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- Baker & Taylor
"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" -- - Baker & Taylor
"Homecoming takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton, who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again--until now. Now Mack is back, and he's leaning on his oldpals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned" -- - Baker & Taylor
"Sparring Partners are the Malloy brothers, Kirk and Rusty, two successful young lawyers who inherited a once prosperous firm when its founder, their father, was sent to prison. Kirk and Rusty loathe each other, and speak to each other only when necessary. As the firm disintegrates, the resulting fiasco falls into the lap of Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust. Can she save the Malloys, or does she take a stand for the first time in her career and try to save herself? By turns suspenseful, hilarious, powerful, and moving, these are three of the greatest stories John Grisham has ever told" -- - Baker & Taylor
The #1 New York Times best-selling authorâand master of the legal thrillerâpresents his first collection of novellas, including the title story in which two successful young lawyersâand brothersâwho hate each other run their firm into the ground and only one person can decide their fate. - Random House, Inc.
#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.
âGrisham is exceptionally good at what he does.ââThe Washington Post
âHomecomingâ takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grishamâs 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 âStrawberry Moon,â we meet Cody Wallace, a young death row inmate only three hours away from execution. His lawyers canât 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 âSparring Partners,â feuding brothers Kirk and Rusty Malloy struggle to keep their fatherâs 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.
