The Confession

A Novel

De: John Grisham

Narrado por: Scott Sowers

An innocent man is about to be executed.

Only a guilty man can save him.

For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesn’t understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn’t care. He just can’t believe his good luck. Time passes and he realizes that the mistake will not be corrected: the authorities believe in their case and are determined to get a conviction. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. He laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed.

Travis Boyette is such a man. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high-school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row.

Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donté is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what’s right and confess.

But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they’re about to execute an innocent man?

"John Grisham is about as good a storyteller as we’ve got in the United States these days." ( The New York Times Book Review)©2010 Belfry Holdings, Inc (P)2010 Random House Audio

Awsome!

I have never been disappointed in a John Grisham book yet.
I wasn't this time either.
Good audio, good reader, and good plot.

A Confession about the Confession

John Grisham again delivers a real "page turner." I could not put my earphones down. Great detail, description, and character development. I had no idea what to expect, other than I enjoy his writing and always look forward to a new novel. This story stays with with you. These characters live with you as you are "reading." It is almost as if they are standing over your shoulder. At first though, I must admit, I thought, not another book about the death penalty, please. But then I was seeing these arguments from a very different perspective. I thought I had made my mind up about where I stood on this topic a long time ago. I had felt that the death penalty was a justifiable punishment. I had believed in an "eye for an eye." It wasn't that Grisham swayed my opinion. He did, however, allow me to think again via the perspectives of many different characters. I was able to reevaluate my own arguments. And I confess, that I no longer believe in the death penalty and I am very glad that I "read" this book.

Death penalty on trial

I thoroughly enjoyed this thought provoking story of a man unjustly sent to the death chamber and the efforts of his attorney and the real killer to stop the execution. Somewhat predictable ending but overall another good Grisham novel.

the confession

i like it a lot, it is one of my favorites. i recommend it to everyone

Good but not my favorite Grisham

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yes, it was suspenseful enough to keep me interested and make the time fly by.

Would you recommend The Confession to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes, it was a good recommendation to get rid of the death penalty.

Was The Confession worth the listening time?

Yes

Death.

An amazing story. Did get long winded at the end. I cringed, cried gasped and laughed. So yes 4 Stars .

Great subject matter, unbelievable and cold tale

While I am against the death penalty, this book felt like a political persuasion book that portrayed the left as great protagonists with kind, gentle spirits AND the right as selfish, unsympathetic idiots. Even the victims mother, who relied on the 'truth' gathered by the legislative power at this nations highest levels, was portrayed as a heartless b$#@h for doing so. SHE LOST HER DAUGHTER! Overall, I was disappointed in Grisham's decision to paint the victims family and friends as evil! I have listened to over 100 books in the past 2 years by a variety of authors, and this is the first book that I found myself constantly contemplating abandoning ...in the end, I wish I had.

Amazing - JG did it again

Very much enjoyed every minute and could not stop listening.
Our legal system at its finest - Guilty until you prove yourself Innocent.
Would very much recommend it, it is really better than good.

Gripping story

Thoroughly enjoyed The Confession. I couldn’t stop listening. Scott Sowers narration greatly added to this gripping story of a man that was falsely charged of murder in Texas.

Just ok.

not the best by John Grisham but still its John G and he is always good. just a little Blah.