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  • Witness to a Trial

  • A Short Story Prequel to The Whistler
  • By: John Grisham
  • Narrated by: Mark Deakins
  • Length: 54 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (2,703 ratings)

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Witness to a Trial

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
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Publisher's summary

A startling and original courtroom drama from New York Times #1 Best Seller John Grisham that is the prequel to his newest legal thriller, The Whistler. An Original E-Short.

A judge’s first murder trial.

A defense attorney in over his head.

A prosecutor out for blood and glory.

The accused, who is possibly innocent.

And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime.

Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

©2016 John Grisham (P)2016 Random House Audio
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mediocre story .. mediocre performance

predictable story told with a fairly monotone performance . this was certainly nothing too exciting .

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wow

loved it. still relevant today . I love the short books listened to it in 1 day.

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Not worth paying for. - cute prequal

Good idea to have a prequal but not worth paying for. Annoyed this wasn't free or just an opening chapter. going over to read the next book now.

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Fair

It was ok. It was too one sided for the prosecution. The defense didn’t have a chance

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Enjoywd This

Where does Witness to a Trial rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 10

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

No, I was relaxed while listening

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

He allowed me to relax and listen rather than holding a book

If you could rename Witness to a Trial, what would you call it?

Title is perfect

Any additional comments?

Loved the prequel, off to read the Whistler

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RIP OFF

If you could sum up Witness to a Trial in three words, what would they be?

less than a hour!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Witness to a Trial?

ending so quickly

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

nothing

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Made me mad. Paid $14 for less than an hour!

Any additional comments?

Should of been forward to The Whistler and been included with the book.

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REsent run on Bad enough that today's crime novels never. end

ccnclude One villain always survives to plague us when we buy the next novel.
This volume, sold as a book, is little more than a. come on for its sequel. That I resent!



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King of the Court!

John Grisham writing about a courtroom scene is like watching Picssso paint like Jane Austen writing a ballroom scene like witnessing anyone at the top of their craft perform....but let's talk about something else....:-). It is Grisham's understanding of human nature and human motivation that makes him the true master. Yiu may think Grisham stories are plot driven but it is his ability to write the relationships between people about human interaction that make him the greatest author since Patrick O'Brian another great author of human interaction of Master and Commander fame. I love this story and while Mark Deakins dies a good job here I do find myself longing for the dripping sarcasm of the great Frank Mueller! 5 stars great short story!

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Why pay for this?

If you could sum up Witness to a Trial in three words, what would they be?

Like the story and the narrator. What I don't like is soaking me for extra money for something that should be part of the book. A prequel, gimme a break will ya. Didn't books used to have introductions? Now you have to pay for them. I lost faith in you AUDIBLE and after this months credit I'm going to look for an alternative you chiseling bastards.

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You're a bunch of coporate hack cheap skates to charge for this after all I bought from here. You never offer anything to your customers. Im done with you.

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Rip off as separate purchase.

This should have been part of the book. It is a scam to sell the short prequel as a separate publication

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