Sparring Partners: Jake Brigance, Book 4 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

John Grisham (Author, Narrator), January LaVoy (Narrator), Jeff Daniels (Narrator),

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Three thrilling stories of the law from the master of the legal thriller.

Homecoming takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole some money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again. Until now. Now Mack is back and he's leaning on his old pals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned.

In Strawberry Moon, we meet Cody Wallace, a young death row inmate only three hours away from execution. His lawyers can't save him, the courts slam the door, and the Governor says no to a last minute request for clemency. As the clock ticks down, Cody has only one final request.

The Sparring Partners are the Malloy brothers, Kirk and Rusty, two successful young lawyers who inherited a once prosperous firm when its founder, their father, was sent to prison. Kirk and Rusty loathe one another, and speak to each other only when necessary. As the firm disintegrates, the fiasco falls into the lap of Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust. Can she save the Malloys, or does she take a stand for the first time and try to save herself?

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9 hours and 57 minutes
Author

John Grisham
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January LaVoy, see all
Audible release date

31 May 2022
Language

English
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Hodder & Stoughton
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B09R2B39FG
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Listening Length	9 hours and 57 minutes
Author	John Grisham
Narrator	John Grisham, January LaVoy, Jeff Daniels, Ethan Hawke
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.co.uk Release Date	31 May 2022
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B09R2B39FG
Best Sellers Rank	802 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 1 in Fiction Short Stories 51 in Crime, Thriller & Mystery Short Stories 52 in Crime Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)

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Mr. T. Jones

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2022

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Not a typical Grisham in that it’s 3 shorter stories rather than one novel. All three all feel unfinished and could or should have had a lot more added to create a full book in their own right. It’s almost as though they finish mid story with a fair chunk of the start missed out too.
Judging from the dates in one of the stories they may have been early in the authors career and maybe left on the shelf unfinished as a result.
This just left me disappointed as I’ve really enjoyed the majority of his previous novels. Hopefully his next book will get back to form.

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monxton13

Disconnected Jottings

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2022

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I always buy JG's latest, and of course in terms of output,when a top writer who has to produce something every year, you the reader are bearing the risk of whether it's representative of his best. This is not. 3 short stories non of which are well developed in characterisation or plot.
Yes it's always a page turning read but the literary reward is absent. Oh well I guess there is 2023!

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Three short stories (novellas) set in familiar Ford County featuring some favourite characters.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2022

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Kindle version 304 pages.
Grisham's first novella collection - 3 stories.

Homecoming - p. 6 - 128.
Features Jake Brigance helping fellow lawyer who stole and disappeared with clients money.
Good story, builds well but rushed ending.

Strawberry Moon - p.129 - 179
Death Row inmates last 3 hours.
Concentrates on the inmate as opposed to the legal system.
Gives an insight into his survival and importance of books and reading to escape his confinement.
Good story.

Sparring Partners - p. 180 - 304.
Feuding law firm partners and their imprisoned father.
Bribery, pardons, double dealing.
Features some court room action.
Good story.

Strengths
Strong familiar characters/location.
Traditional Grisham themes.

Weaknesses
Abrupt/quick ending.
If a longer novel ending would develop slower.

Well worth a read for all, especially fans.
Covers traditional Grisham topics well.
Would recommend The Chamber as a traditional Death Row novel and The Runaway Jury for court room action.

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Lady Dido

The trouble with short stories......

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2022

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John Grisham has written some superb novels. However, the quality of his output is quite variable and this set of three short stories doesn’t hit the mark for me.

The problem with a short story is that there is no time for the author to develop the characters and therefore empathy. When I read a story I want to be rooting for at least one of the characters and see a build-up to a satisfying conclusion. In the case of two out of the three stories in Sparring Partners I didn’t care for any of the players. The middle story of the trilogy was the exception, and it was quite tragic. It was a heart-rending illustration of Grisham’s thoughts about the death penalty. It was the one section that built empathy for the main character – but sadly there was never going to be a good ending.

I am afraid this book, much of which seems to have been written early in the author's writing career, left me feeling disappointed and dissatisfied. However, it won’t stop me reading John Grisham’s books – many of them are excellent.

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Not his best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2022

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Three short stories. A genre I usually have no time for as short stories often run out without a satisfactory conclusion. At least the master crime/legal writer does bring each tale to an end. All be it over simplified in the style of “ with one leap Jack was free”

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BeeJaySee

Surprised to have 3 short stories instead of a JG classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2022

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I always buy/pre order new Grisham’s on release but was unaware this was 3 short(ish) stories - wasn’t highlighted on my kindle. I didn’t realise this was the case until well into the third story when I realised there was no linkage between them!

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margaret

Not your typical John Grisham

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2022

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Always read John Grisham books and really enjoyed the legal stuff but this was so disappointing in that it is, basically 3 stories( all different). Wont be picking up his next book!!

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3 poor unfinished, short stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2022

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This is 3 short stories not a gripping thriller as I thought.
The first story looked like it was intriguing to start with but then I realised it was just padded out with small talk details about nothing of interest to a Grisham fan.
The 2nd story is about a man on death row waiting for a stay of execution. Absolutely depressing and been covered in two previous books.
3rd story is about a family squabbling law firm which also leaves you high and dry.
If you read this review you'll have more fun.
I have read everything that Grisham has written and Absolutely 💯 loved all the previous books. What's going on? Covid? Ghost writer??
Come on John stop messing about and get back to work.

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