{"product_id":"the-guardians-the-sunday-times-bestseller-2","title":"John Grisham: The Guardians [2019]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sunday Times bestseller from international bestseller John Grisham.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Grisham at his passionate best' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe was framed for murder.\u003cbr\u003eNow he needs a miracle. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e22 years ago Quincy Miller was sentenced to life without parole. He was accused of killing Keith Russo, a lawyer in a small Florida town. But there were no reliable witnesses and little motive. Just the fact that Russo had botched Quincy's divorce case, that Quincy was black in a largely all-white town and that a blood-splattered torch was found in the boot of Quincy's car. A torch he swore was planted. A torch that was conveniently destroyed in a fire just before his trial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lack of evidence made no difference to judge or jury. In the eyes of the law Quincy was guilty and, no matter how often he protested his innocence, his punishment was life in prison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, after 22 years, comes Quincy's one and only chance of freedom. An innocence lawyer and minister, Cullen Post, takes on his case. Post has exonerated eight men in the last ten years. He intends to make Quincy the next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there were powerful and ruthless people behind Russo's murder. They prefer that an innocent man dies in jail rather than one of them. There's one way to guarantee that. They killed one lawyer 22 years ago, and they'll kill another without a second thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for John Grisham's THE GUARDIANS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e...Grisham at his passionate best\u003c\/b\u003e, conveying every ounce of his anger at the corruption behind the law. \u003cb\u003eIt is his finest book for some time. Do not miss it -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA canny and engrossing\u003c\/b\u003e blend of two types of Grisham novel: enough of the familiar formula of a single lawsuit in a single town, mixed with a \u003cb\u003emore picaresque and multistranded\u003c\/b\u003e approach that has the significant advantage of taking in a wider swathe of America - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelivered with all \u003cb\u003ehis signature easy, flowing style\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eA past master at the art\u003c\/b\u003e of deft characterisation and the \u003cb\u003eskilful delivery\u003c\/b\u003e of hair-raising crescendos, Grisham makes this a deceptively easy read. But The Guardians is \u003cb\u003emuch more\u003c\/b\u003e than a simple legal divertissement... Grisham aims a spotlight at the all-too-prevalent venality of the American 'win at all costs' prosecutorial attitude... much of his inspiration is based on tragic fact - \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe master of the legal thriller turns to one of his real-life passions\u003c\/b\u003e - freeing those wrongly convicted. Inspired by true stories, \u003cb\u003ethe skilful plot\u003c\/b\u003e follows an \"innocence lawyer\", who goes up against dangerous foes as he dedicates himself to freeing a man behind bars for the murder of a lawyer - \u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is typical Grisham: \u003cb\u003espeedy, gripping,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003every good at conveying the complexities of the law\u003c\/b\u003e in a digestible way - \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpeedy\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one with any interest in justice \u003cb\u003ecould resist this story\u003c\/b\u003e, which Grisham has structured with all his \u003cb\u003efamiliar skill\u003c\/b\u003e. 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