A Time to Kill & The King of Torts

By: John Grisham

Narrated by: Michael Beck

Length: 28 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

Two from the master of the legal thriller:

A Time to Kill:
The life of a 10-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 10 days, with burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spreading through the streets of Clanton, Mississippi, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jack Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own.

The King of Torts:
When Clay Carter of the public defender's office reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week. But as he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of enormous settlement that would totally change his life - that would make him, almost overnight, the legal profession's newest king of torts.

©1992 John Grisham; 1992 Random House, Inc.
The King of Torts 2003 Belfry Holdings, Inc. (P)2003 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Enjoyed, but not my absolute favorite..

Michael Beck was, as usual, perfect, and the writing was excellent, typical Grisham. That it is not my favorite is mostly on me...I'm not wild about books, movies or shows where the protagonist ain't all that "pro". 😉 Frankly I found Clay Carter to be severely lacking in the human being department....greedy and grabby without much thought beyond what he wants. I get that that is probably the point of the story....I just didn't like him.

A good read.... listen!

I love how the two books are combined. What a value, especially with such a captivating author.

Great novels by. Master

As a criminal defense lawyer I know a good story that’s based in reality. These two fit the bill. Enjoy

Was sleep really necessary

I had a hard time forcing myself to stop listening
Awesome story thanks looking forward to more

I loved the twists

I loved the story, how it made me despise and yet love the same characters. The twists in the story kept it fresh beginning to end.

The narrator read it well and enhanced rather than detracted from the story.

always a pleasure

Very clever, not a happy ending but you had to know it would not be. Love all Grishams books. Would recommend it to anyone. Looking forward to new novel, so get to work 😀. Will be waiting patiently.

Mixed Up

Chapters are intermingled between the two books. Once I figured out the issue it was fine. But the skipping between the books was disconcerting.

Different but enjoyable

Not necessarily the usual Grisham but I enjoyed it. I also enjoyed the performance. Definitely makes you think about the power of greed.

Time to kill is great, but issues with king of torts

A TIme to Kill is a great story, with great characters and performer. It is a 5star story and worth the credit all by its self. If you use a monthly credit to purchase this bundle, you get King of torts for free. And I would only get king of torts if it was free. The story is predictable and you can see the end coming from a couple miles away. Then There is a problem with the recording of the king of torts. A section has what sounds like static.

John Grisham is one of my favorite authors

Loved it! Listened to it during my daily walks in the park and during naps.