For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesn't understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn't care. He just can't believe his good luck. Time passes and he realizes that the mistake will not be corrected: the authorities believe in their case and are determined to get a conviction. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. He laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed.

Travis Boyette is such a man. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row.

Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donté is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess.

But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man?

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14 hours and 31 minutes
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John Grisham
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Scott Sowers
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20 October 2014
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English
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Hodder & Stoughton
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B00OMDWAIG
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Listening Length	14 hours and 31 minutes
Author	John Grisham
Narrator	Scott Sowers
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Audible.com.au Release Date	20 October 2014
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00OMDWAIG
Best Sellers Rank	23,851 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 97 in Political Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) 139 in Legal Thrillers (Books) 374 in Political Fiction (Books)

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Minky

Really exciting and gripping

Reviewed in Australia on 6 January 2021

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I have just about read all of John Grisham's books, really enjoyed this one. It had the right amount of mystery, storyline and suspense to make it an interesting read. It was good to feel that the Donte Drumm was vindicated and how it happened (I do not ant to give the story away too much) Excellent read.

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Alexandra

Insightful story

Reviewed in Australia on 22 March 2021

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As an Australian reader I knew nothing about the death penalty and the trauma it inflicts not only on the prisoner but his family and community. This book had me in tears and laughter at various stages. I loved the portrayal of Dante. I’m hoping your new president Biden will get rid of this barbaric form of punishment. Well done Mr Grisham.

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Hans Lutter

The death penalty in Texas.

Reviewed in Australia on 23 September 2020

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In this murder thriller John Grisham describes all relevant death penalty laws of Texas.

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ruth

Awesomeness

Reviewed in Australia on 3 May 2022

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Enthralled and captivated the whole way through the reading of this book. Loved it as always and couldn't put it down

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Linda Gregory

An interesting read.

Reviewed in Australia on 29 August 2018

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Excellent read. I enjoyed the book even though a very sad story. I think it is a story that has been true many times.
Some good outcomes came from the sad event.

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John

Exciting race against time with the ultimate ending, which ...

Reviewed in Australia on 13 September 2014

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Exciting race against time with the ultimate ending, which serves to confirm Australia's attitude towards the death penalty.
In all probability this was JohnGrisham's intention.
I'll be ordering more of his novels soon.

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Donnalee Marino

Excellent read

Reviewed in Australia on 14 February 2014

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I have read a number of Grisham novels. I found this one to be the most gripping yet. It was well written and kept me engaged.

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Sandra Catt

Good book

Reviewed in Australia on 13 February 2021

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I always wanted to get to the next step. Nicely constructed

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InTheDark

Another good read from Grisham

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2018

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Having read a number of Grisham novels back to back recently, this one has been a brilliant read. The plot is quite good and the quality of the characters is also quite interesting. I was gripped throughout the book and although there were a few sections where the story moved slowly, overall I enjoyed the read. I would recommend this book to others.

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Louise

I cannot get enough of Grisham

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2018

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Having loved A Time to Kill, The Firm and The Racketeer, I was keen to read The Confession, particularly because of its plot regarding a guilty man wanting to save the life of a wrongly-convicted innocent man.

Although the plot progressed quite slowly compared to Grisham's other books, it was ultimately a very good move; the tension and suspense just kept building and building right up until the final chapters. There were a couple of jaw-dropping moments which were very good because I did not foresee them. Keith was such a strong character even though he did not set out to help Boyette in the first place. Robbie was also a strong character but rather humorous in the way he phrased things.

Overall, this novel is a real eye-opener about the death penalty and racism and I would recommend this book to those all.

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Penelope Sylvia Allen

The Confession

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2018

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This is one of the most poignant books I have ever read and should give anyone in favour of bringing the death penalty back in the UK much food for thought! The research, orchestration and writing of this story is, always with John Grisham, pure genius! The execution of such an obviously innocent young man is sorely frightening, as was the method of extracting his wrongful confession by the police. The story will stay with me for a long time and I could not put the book down until I had finished it. A truly remarkable piece of literature and history.

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doc holliday

Dreadful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2018

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So bad I couldn’t finish it. I’ve enjoyed a lot of Grisham’s books but this was so boring I gave up. I’d just finished reading “an innocent man” by this author which was really hard work, repetitive and basically uninteresting. Well “The confession” is basically the same book fictionalised. The same characters, as far as I got, and the same story with a couple of extra characters thrown in. Don’t waste your money. Grisham must be really struggling for original material.

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Innocent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2020

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This was a book that revealed how easily an innocent man can be accused and subsequently die. Over eager policemen (a kind way of putting it), equally lazy and corrupt legal representatives who only want a quick and easy solution can totally destroy lives. One can only hope that this level of corruption is minimal but the thought lingers in one's mind. An excellent gripping, frightening and thought-provoking book.

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