• Sycamore Row

  • By: John Grisham
  • Narrated by: Michael Beck
  • Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (28,982 ratings)

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Sycamore Row

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Michael Beck
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Publisher's summary

Audie Award Finalist, Thriller/Suspense, 2014

John Grisham takes you back to where it all began...

John Grisham's A Time to Kill is one of the most popular novels of our time. Now we return to that famous courthouse in Clanton as Jake Brigance once again finds himself embroiled in a fiercely controversial trial - a trial that will expose old racial tensions and force Ford County to confront its tortured history.

Seth Hubbard is a wealthy man dying of lung cancer. He trusts no one. Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, Hubbard leaves a new, handwritten, will. It is an act that drags his adult children, his Black maid, and Jake into a conflict as riveting and dramatic as the murder trial that made Brigance one of Ford County's most notorious citizens, just three years earlier.

The second will raises far more questions than it answers. Why would Hubbard leave nearly all of his fortune to his maid? Had chemotherapy and painkillers affected his ability to think clearly? And what does it all have to do with a piece of land once known as Sycamore Row?

In Sycamore Row, John Grisham returns to the setting and the compelling characters that first established him as America's favorite storyteller. Here, in his most assured and thrilling novel yet, is a powerful testament to the fact that Grisham remains the master of the legal thriller, nearly 25 years after the publication of A Time to Kill.

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Praise for the novels of John Grisham

"John Grisham is about as good a storyteller as we've got in the United States these days." —The New York Times Book Review

"John Grisham is exceptionally good at what he does—indeed, right now in this country, nobody does it better." —Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post

"Grisham is a marvelous storyteller who works readers the way a good trial lawyer works a jury." — Philadelphia Inquirer

"John Grisham owns the legal thriller." —The Denver Post

"John Grisham is not just popular, he is one of the most popular novelists of our time. He is a craftsman and he writes good stories, engaging characters, and clever plots." — Seattle Times

"A legal literary legend." — USA Today

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Hard to put down

After "A Time to Kill", Grisham's best.
Jake is his best character. Lots of WOW factor!!

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Enjoyed it

I really enjoyed listening, could not stop. The story was cuff hanging to the end.

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great storyteller!!!

I remember why I stopped reading Grisham.....he is such a great storyteller I can't put the books down until THE END and then I want more! this is another great tale.

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good story

good story. rending was good. Enjoyed the story. feels like you've heard this story 20 different ways but always good.

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Great follow up book

A great follow up to the original loved it it felt like I was right back to Ford county

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Engaging reading, great characters, so so story

If you could sum up Sycamore Row in three words, what would they be?

Enjoyable, gripping, formulaic.

Would you be willing to try another book from John Grisham? Why or why not?

I love Grisham's novels, especially if they are so well-read. My favorite things about them are the great dialogue and all the backroom legal maneuvers that I learn about.

What does Michael Beck bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He is one of the best, if not the best performer on Audible. Emotions, accents, moods, he brings it all. His southern accents are just unbelievable.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Greed in Ford County.

Any additional comments?

The only thing I did not like about this book is that the ending was sort of expected. This book has great build up, fun characters, and courtroom drama; but the ending disappoints a little bit, in my opinion.

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Loved it.

Michael Beck is a great narrator. His natural southern accent is perfect for Grisham's novels.

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This is more than just an audio book!

I could not stop listening to this book! The narrator made the book come to life! It is another great masterpiece by John Grisham!

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Loved it! Grisham at his best!

So glad I have it a try! One of his best!! You won't be sorry. Worth purchasing even if you don't have any credits!

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Performance was top notch!!

Learned a lot about trials and lawyers! Awesome story, I have always loved John Grisham

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