Definitely not your usual Grisham.
Definitely not worth your time.

Look. John Grisham is a guilty pleasure of mine and I won't apologize for it. :) This is close to a 4-star for me, simply because it kept me turning pages as fast as I could. If you typically like Grisham or Grisham-ish books, you'll like this. If you don't, you'll probably be annoyed by it.

I'd forgotten how much I love Grisham's writing. And I'd forgotten what it was like to truly not want to put a book down. Great read! And I'm betting this plot has some truth behind it.

Incredibly thought provoking book, especially if you are at all on the fence about the death penalty. Typical Grisham...reading this is like being on a freight train running down hill without any brakes.

One of Grisham's best, although depressing. No matter which side you fall on in the capital punishment debate, it’s scary to think of how politicized the criminal justice system is everywhere, and how biased it is, probably everywhere, but especially in small towns. And I’m all about believing cops first! Very reminiscent of An Innocent Man (I think that’s the title), another Grisham work, the true story of a white guy who ended up on death row in OK, b/c of prosecutorial idiocy and cops who just wanted to find a perp.

Non ha il solito carisma dei libri di Grisham dove la storia ti prende e non ti staccheresti mai dal libro. A volte lo si chiude, annoiati. Sembra Grisham abbia allungato tempi narrativi che potevano essere trattati più brevemente con più ritmo per l'intera vicenda.
Fa comunque riflettere su chi subisce la pena di morte e pare che in un sistema come quello USA, anche di fronte alla realtà, la macchina della giustizia come uno schiacciasassi, procede inesorabile per la sua strada.

Kept me up until late into the night, very intriguing! Great plot and topic to debate...another great one by Grisham!

I usually enjoy Grisham's book although most of them are incredibly flawed (1989's A Time to Kill is still my fav). This one no different. I loved the characters and the plot for the first half of the book, then things fell apart for me somewhat. Don't want to give anything away! It certainly is an interesting look at the death penalty and all related issues. If you are looking for a quick crime novel, this one is a good one to pick up.

Donte Drumm is on death row just days away from execution when Travis Boyette comes forward and confesses to the rape and murder of the young girl that Donte has been convicted of. What follows is a race against time to try and prove Donte's innocence before he is executed.

This is a passionate argument against the death penalty and it's a compelling read as those working to prove Donte's innocence come up against a failure to engage and listen to the new evidence as well as the racism that helped put him there.

As the time grows nearer for Donte's execution the frustration and tension builds as his lawyer tries desperately to prove his innocence. The range of emotions he has gone through over his years on death row are believable and as his execution looms you can feel his desperation and anger at a state that has the final say over whether he will live or die.

The book focuses on Texas and shines a light on some of the things that are involved in putting a person to death and some of the politics that are involved in it.

The final section  of the book does go on a little longer than necessary. The authors argument against capital punishment has been well made but he does labour his point a little in the final section. But a great read overall. Certainly the author does have a message to tell but he still tells a great story.