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An unforgettable novel about childhood, family, conflict and guilt, and how a lifetime of tragedy might finally be forgiven. Thirty years have passed since eleven-year-old Paul Tracy watched his troubled father, Warren, a pitcher for the New York Mets, clash with his childhood hero, the Cubs'' golden-boy Joe Castle, in a contest from which no winners emerged. Now the news that his father is dying brings the memory of that day flooding back. Deciding that it''s time to face up to what really happened on that baseball field in 1973, father and son make their way to Calico Rock, Arkansas, where either redemption or rejection awaits them.

Following on from the successful first edition of Theodore Boone, John Grisham delivers high intensity legal drama for a new generation of readers.Following on from John Grisham''s first massively successful foray into the children''s market, Theodore Boone and the abduction will once more feature his loveable, know-it-all young lawyer solving another tricky legal case in his native Strattenburg.

In der Tradition von Truman Capotes Kaltblutig widmet sich John Grisham einem Kriminalfall, der erschutterndes Zeugnis ablegt uber die Ungerechtigkeit eines modernen Rechtssystems. Brillant erzahlt und getragen von groer Sympathie fur seinen Helden, wird Ron Williamsons Schicksal zu einem packenden Thriller, der nicht mehr aus der Hand zu legen ist.01John Grisham wurde am 8. Februar 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, geboren. Er studierte in Mississippi und lie sich 1981 als Anwalt nieder. Der Aufsehen erregende Fall einer vergewaltigten Minderjahrigen beeindruckte ihn nachhaltig und brachte ihn zum Schreiben. In Fruhund Nachtschichten wurde daraus sein erster Thriller, "Die Jury", der in einem kleinen, unabhangigen Verlag erschien - der Beginn einer beispiellosen Erfolgsgeschichte. 2007 erhielt John Grisham den "Lifetime Achievement Award".

Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the deciding game at the climax of the season, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughing stock and, of course, was immediately dropped by the Browns and shunned by all other teams. But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, finds a team that needs him. Against enormous odds, Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback. Great says Rick for which team? The mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy. Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a player from the home of American footballat their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers at least until a better offer comes along and heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is), has never been to Europe, and doesn't speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy - the land of opera, fine wines, extremely small cars, romance and football americano - holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.

John Grisham's first work of non-fiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, in his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits - drinking, drugs and women. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept 20 hours a day on her sofa. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress in Ada named Debra Sue Carter was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. With no physical evidence, the prosecution's case was built on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to Death Row. If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you.