The Chamber: A Novel - Softcover

Grisham, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 044024594X ISBN 13: 9780440245940

Publisher: Anchor Books, 2012

Synopsis

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In Chicago's top law firm, a young lawyer stands on the brink of a brilliant career. Now twenty-six-year-old Adam Hall is risking it all for a death-row killer and an impossible case: Sam Cayhall is a former Klansman and unrepentant racist facing the death penalty for a fatal bombing in 1967. Cayhall has run out of chances--except for one: a determined lawyer who just happens to be his grandson.

While the executioners prepare the gas chamber, while the protesters gather, and while the TV cameras wait, Adam has only days, hours, minutes to save his client. For between the two men is a chasm of shame, family lies, and secrets--including the one secret that could save Sam Cayhall's life . . . or cost Adam his.

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Review:

At first listen, the narration of this abridged version of John Grisham's The Chamber seems flat and uninvolved. But Michael Beck has chosen his vocal style well, purposely eschewing unnecessary adornment and allowing this searing indictment of racism and murder to unfold on its own terms. Beck uses character voices sparingly, adding subtle emphasis to the already charged plot. The story begins with a Klan-sponsored bombing and then traces a trail of rigged acquittals stretching over three decades, until a young lawyer with secrets of his own brings the case to a powerful conclusion. --George Laney Amazon.com

Review:

"Totally hypnotic . . . scenes unfold and unfold and you can't stop reading."--The Washington Post

"A dark and thoughtful tale pulsing with moral uncertainties . . . Grisham is at his best."--People

"The Chamber does grab hold and it doesn't let go."--The Boston Globe

"Compelling . . . powerful."--USA Today

About this edition

• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 044024594X
• ISBN 13: 9780440245940
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 688