The Appeal
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Narrated by:
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Michael Beck
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By:
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John Grisham
About this listen
Politics has always been a dirty game. Now justice is, too.
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst 'cancer cluster' in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.
Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?
The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.
The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave listeners unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.
©2008 Belfry Holdings, Inc. (P)2008 Random House, LLCCritic Reviews
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- Anonymon
- 30-03-2023
Fascinating
A possibility in a world of massive greed and mindless selfishness.
PS don’t put anything in the mouth of a fitting person…ever.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-09-2024
Not the usual Grisham
This one while still good lacked the gripping themes we are used to. The end was lacklustre.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-09-2024
I feel he serves up basically the same story each novel
The reader’s ingratiating style and the hometown all-good character of the heroes. I clocked off after 15 minutes.
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