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The Runaway Jury

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The Runaway Jury

by John Grisham
Read by: Michael Beck

May 1, 1996 | Audio Book (Cassette)

Every jury has a leader, and the verdict belongs to him.In Biloxi, Mississippi, a landmark tobacco trial with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake beginsroutinely, then swerves mysteriously off course. The jury is behaving strangely, and at least one juroris convinced he''s being watched. Soon they have to be sequestered. Then a tip from an anonymousyoung woman suggests she is able to predict the jurors'' increasingly odd behavior.Is the jury somehow being manipulated, or even controlled? If so, by whom? And, more important,why?
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    Rating: 2/5

    Runaway Jury?...I wanted to run away too!

    Montreal Reader

    2 years ago

    This was my first John Grisham novel, so i wasn't sure what to expect and so i kept an open mind. However, i soon found out that this book was boring. The characters weren't developed, there was too many courtroom details, and some of the plot was just a bit unbelievable. The only thing that kept me going until the end was to see Fitch's reacation to the verdict.
    Throughout the book the lawyers would state that they wanted things to move along in the court house because the jurors were getting bored - well maybe JG should have cut out at least 100 pages for the readers! If imaginary characters were getting bored, imagine the live reader!
    Borrow this book from the library if determined to read it. That way there's no money lost - just some time :)

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    Rating: 3/5

    Educational

    Samia

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    5 years ago

    This novel was exciting and educational at the same time, since it helped me to learn a great deal about the trials, and the jury. This novel is about cigarette companies beings put on trial, and a person trying to poison the jury's decision, by eliminating the smart jurors one by one.

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    Anonymous

    Rating: 5/5

    Great!!

    Anonymous

    6 years ago

    All of John Grisham's books are great, but this one is my favortie. The story was put together perfectly and you can't put it down because you have to find out what happens next. The characters all all orginal and exciting to learn about, and the unexpected events in the book made it even better to read. It's a great novel!

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    Elizabeth Cooper

    Rating: 2/5

    Not Mr. Grisham's best work.

    Elizabeth Cooper

    12 years ago

    The plot was slow moving and thoroughly uninteresting. The characters were not well developed. Although the author tried to give us insight into each and every juror's psyche, I couldn't tell what made them tick. I also found it hard to keep track of these people: 12 jurors, 3 extras, countless lawyers on each side, and even more outside parties working undercover for the lawyers.

    The best aspect of this novel was the thorough and elaborate description of the effects of smoking and the tobacco companies themselves.

    The book was a fast read, but certainly not a page-turner.

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Every jury has a leader, and the verdict belongs to him.In Biloxi, Mississippi, a landmark tobacco trial with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake beginsroutinely, then swerves mysteriously off course. The jury is behaving strangely, and at least one juroris convinced he''s being watched. Soon they have to be sequestered. Then a tip from an anonymousyoung woman suggests she is able to predict the jurors'' increasingly odd behavior.Is the jury somehow being manipulated, or even controlled? If so, by whom? And, more important,why?

About the Author

Bestselling novelist John Grisham is a former lawyer and politician. He was born in Jonesboro, Ark. in 1955. He was admitted to the bar in Mississippi in 1981 after earning his law degree from the University of Mississippi, specializing in criminal law. While a lawyer in private practice in Southaven, Miss., Grisham served as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 until 1990, when Paramount Pictures paid him $600,000 for the film rights to his second novel, The Firm (1991). With this success, he retired to write legal thrillers full-time. Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill (1989), was written mornings before work and is based on his reaction to the testimony of a real-life preadolescent rape victim. It took him two years to finish and three years to get 5,000 copies published. However, the critical acclaim of The Firm led to the republication of A Time to Kill in 1992. Since then, it has sold more than 8.6 million copies and lasted 80 weeks on the bestseller list. First editions of the work are now worth almost $4,000 each. Since 1991, Grisham has published a book a year. He is a prolific writer-- he began writing The Firm the day he completed A Time to Kill. All his books are works of suspense, featuring a lawyer as the chief character and involving complex conspiracies and controversial legal issues such as the death penalty and lawyer-client privilege. His books include The Pelican Brief (1992), The Client (1993), The Chamber (1994), The Rainmaker (1995), The Runaway Jury (1996), The Partner (1997), The Street Lawyer (1998), and The Testament (1999).

Edition Details

4 cassettes, 6 hours

Audio Book (Cassette)

4.07 x 7.04 x 1.09 IN

May 1, 1996


0553472828
9780553472820

From the Critics

"Marvelous!"-News-Tribune, Phoenix, Arizona

"Gripping."-Seattle Times

"Marvelously Clever."-USA Today

"Entertainingly unpredictable!"-The New York Times

"Fascinating. . .high--powered narration."-Chicago Tribune

"His most rewarding novel to date."-Publishers Weekly

"A real page--turner!"-Houston Chronicle

"Deserves to be a runaway success."-Atlanta Journal and Constitution

"Ingeniously narrated."-Entertainment Weekly


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