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John Grisham has written nineteen previous novels and one work of nonfiction, The Innocent Man, published in 2006. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi. Visit his website at www.jgrisham.com.


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The Appeal
Written by John Grisham
Read by Michael Beck

Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Suspense
978-0-7393-1651-1 (0-7393-1651-6)

January 29, 2008 | $17.00



In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the...


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The Appeal
Written by John Grisham
Read by Michael Beck

Unabridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Suspense
978-0-7393-1653-5 (0-7393-1653-2)

January 29, 2008 | $52.00



In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the...


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The Appeal
Written by John Grisham
Read by Michael Beck

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Suspense
978-0-7393-1654-2 (0-7393-1654-0)

January 29, 2008 | $25.50



In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the...


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The Summons / The Brethren
Written by John Grisham
Read by Frank Muller and Michael Beck

Unabridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Suspense
978-0-7393-4277-0 (0-7393-4277-0)

October 10, 2006 | $62.95



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 Now the judge is a shadow of his former self, a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home.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...

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The Summons / The Brethren
Written by John Grisham
Read by Frank Muller and Michael Beck

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Suspense
978-0-7393-4278-7 (0-7393-4278-9)

October 10, 2006 | $29.95



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...

Also available as an unabridged audio CD.

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A Time to Kill / The King of Torts
Written by John Grisham
Read by Michael Beck

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Suspense
978-0-7393-4280-0 (0-7393-4280-0)

October 10, 2006 | $31.95



A Time to Kill
The life of a ten-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her father acquires an assault rifle–and takes justice into his own outraged hands.
For ten days, with burning...


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The Broker
Written by John Grisham
Read by Michael Beck

Unabridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Suspense
978-0-7393-1647-4 (0-7393-1647-8)

January 11, 2005 | $79.95



In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving...


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The Broker
Written by John Grisham
Read by Michael Beck

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Suspense
978-0-7393-1648-1 (0-7393-1648-6)

January 11, 2005 | $39.95



In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving...


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My Life (Part A)
Written by Bill Clinton
Read by Michael Beck

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Biography & Autobiography - Presidents
978-1-4159-1603-2 (1-4159-1603-9)

August 24, 2004 | $38.00



President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.

It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous...


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My Life (Part B)
Written by Bill Clinton
Read by Michael Beck

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Biography & Autobiography - Presidents
978-1-4159-1748-0 (1-4159-1748-5)

August 24, 2004 | $38.00



President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.

It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous...


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My Life (complete)
Written by Bill Clinton
Read by Michael Beck

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Biography & Autobiography - Presidents
978-1-4159-3996-3 (1-4159-3996-9)

June 22, 2004 | $77.00






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John Grisham Value Collection

Abridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction
978-0-7393-1264-3 (0-7393-1264-2)

June 1, 2004 | $46.95



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...

Also available as an abridged audiobook download.

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John Grisham Value Collection

Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction
978-0-7393-1265-0 (0-7393-1265-0)

June 1, 2004 | $23.00



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...

Also available as an abridged audio CD.

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The Last Juror
Written by John Grisham
Read by Michael Beck

Unabridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-7393-0901-8 (0-7393-0901-3)

February 3, 2004 | $90.00



In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college dropout, named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by...


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The Last Juror
Written by John Grisham
Read by Michael Beck

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-7393-0903-2 (0-7393-0903-X)

February 3, 2004 | $32.95



In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college dropout, named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by...


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