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    Der Polizist, 2 Audio-CD, 2 MP3
    Kein Recht, keine Gnade: wenn der Mord an einem Polizisten eine Stadt spaltetJake Brigance, Held der Bestseller "Die Jury" und "Die Erbin", ist zurück. Diesmal steht er als Pflichtverteidiger im Zentrum eines aufsehenerregenden Mordprozesses in Clanton, Mississippi. Sein Mandant Drew Gamble soll einen örtlichen Deputy umgebracht haben. Die Mehrheit von Clanton fordert lautstark einen kurzen Prozess und die Todesstrafe. Dabei ist Drew Gamble gerade einmal 16 Jahre alt. Jake Brigance arbeitet sich in den Fall ein und versteht schnell, dass er alles tun muss, um den Jungen zu retten. Auch wenn er in seinem Kampf für die Wahrheit nicht nur seine Karriere, sondern auch das Leben seiner Familie riskiert. leicht gekürzte Lesung mit Charles Brauer2 MP3-CDs, 21h 10min
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    Der Polizist (MP3-Download)
    Kein Recht, keine Gnade: wenn der Mord an einem Polizisten eine Stadt spaltet Jake Brigance, Held der Bestseller "Die Jury" und "Die Erbin", ist zurück. Diesmal steht er als Pflichtverteidiger im Zentrum eines aufsehenerregenden Mordprozesses in Clanton, Mississippi. Sein Mandant Drew Gamble soll einen örtlichen Deputy umgebracht haben. Die Mehrheit von Clanton fordert lautstark einen kurzen Prozess und die Todesstrafe. Dabei ist Drew Gamble gerade einmal 16 Jahre alt. Jake Brigance arbeitet sich in den Fall ein und versteht schnell, dass er alles tun muss, um den Jungen zu retten. Auch wenn er in seinem Kampf für die Wahrheit nicht nur seine Karriere, sondern auch das Leben seiner Familie riskiert. Gekürzte Lesung mit Charles Brauer ca. 21h 10min
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    A Time to Kill
    In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence... as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in a small southern town... Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young man. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle -- and takes justice into his own outraged hands. For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life... and then his own...
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    The Reckoning: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1056min
    Number-one best-selling author John Grisham's The Reckoning is his most powerful, surprising, and suspenseful thriller yet."A murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga…The Reckoning is Grisham's argument that he's not just a boilerplate thriller writer. Most jurors will think the counselor has made his case." (USA Today)October 1946, Clanton, MississippiPete Banning was Clanton, Mississippi's favorite son - a decorated World War II hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed his pastor and friend, the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder weren’t shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his lawyers, to the judge, to the jury, and to his family - was: "I have nothing to say." He was not afraid of death and was willing to take his motive to the grave.     In a major novel unlike anything he has written before, John Grisham takes us on an incredible journey, from the Jim Crow South to the jungles of the Philippines during World War II; from an insane asylum filled with secrets to the Clanton courtroom where Pete's defense attorney tries desperately to save him.          Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, The Reckoning would not be complete without Grisham's signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers every minute. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Beck. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/006207/bk_rand_006207_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Reckoning , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1056min
    The electrifying new thriller from internationally best-selling author John Grisham.John Grisham returns to Clanton, Mississippi, to tell the story of an unthinkable murder, the bizarre trial that followed it and its profound and lasting effect on the people of Ford County.Pete Banning was Clanton's favourite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbour and a faithful member of the Methodist Church. Then one cool October morning in 1946, he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell.As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends and to the people of Clanton - was 'I have nothing to say'.And so the murder of the esteemed Reverend Bell became the most mysterious and unforgettable crime Ford County had ever known.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Beck. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/001925/bk_hodd_001925_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Reckoning
    #1 bestselling author John Grisham's The Reckoning is his most powerful, surprising, and suspenseful thriller yet. "A murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga…The Reckoning is Grisham's argument that he's not just a boilerplate thriller writer. Most jurors will think the counselor has made his case." -USA Today October 1946, Clanton, Mississippi Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippi's favorite son-a decorated World War II hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning he rose early, drove into town, and committed a shocking crime. Pete's only statement about it-to the sheriff, to his lawyers, to the judge, to the jury, and to his family-was: "I have nothing to say." He was not afraid of death and was willing to take his motive to the grave. In a major novel unlike anything he has written before, John Grisham takes us on an incredible journey, from the Jim Crow South to the jungles of the Philippines during World War II; from an insane asylum filled with secrets to the Clanton courtroom where Pete's defense attorney tries desperately to save him. Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, The Reckoning would not be complete without Grisham's signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page.
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    The Summons, Hörbuch, Digital, 305min
    Ray Atlee is a professor of law at the University of Virginia. He's forty-three, newly single, and still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. He has a younger brother, Forrest, who redefines the notion of a family's black sheep. And he has a father, a very sick old man who lives alone in the ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi. He is known to all as Judge Atlee, a beloved and powerful official who has towered over local law and politics for forty years. No longer on the bench, the Judge has withdrawn to the Atlee mansion and become a recluse. With the end in sight, Judge Atlee issues a summons for both sons to return home to Clanton, to discuss the details of his estate. Ray reluctantly heads south, to his hometown, to the place where he grew up, which he prefers now to avoid. But the family meeting does not take place. The Judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray. And perhaps someone else. Language: English. Narrator: Kerry Shale. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/000042/bk_rhuk_000042_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Time for Mercy
    Jake Brigance is back! The hero of A Time to Kill, one of the most popular novels of our time, returns in a courtroom drama that The New York Times says is "riveting" and "suspenseful." Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake's fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line. In what may be the most personal and accomplished legal thriller of John Grisham's storied career, we deepen our acquaintance with the iconic Southern town of Clanton and the vivid cast of characters that so many readers know and cherish. The result is a richly rewarding novel that is both timely and timeless, full of wit, drama, and-most of all-heart. Bursting with all the courthouse scheming, small-town intrigue, and stunning plot twists that have become the hallmarks of the master of the legal thriller, A Time for Mercy is John Grisham's most powerful courtroom drama yet. There is a time to kill and a time for justice. Now comes A Time for Mercy.
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    The Headless Horsemen , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 4min
    Legend has it that during the mid-1800s the Clanton brothers were considered some of the roughest outlaws that the west has ever known. It is said that one night they set up camp in the mountains after a stage coach robbery and as they were counting the stolen money around the campfire, they were ambushed by another gang of outlaws known as the Smith and Wesson brothers. Just as one of the Smith and Wesson brothers was about to shoot the last Clanton brother in the head he said, "You can go ahead and pull the trigger and end my life just the way you did my two brothers, but we'll be back for you and your two brothers, mark my words." The Smith and Wesson brothers all just laughed. One of them laughed and put his cigarette out on his head and said, "You ain't coming back from the dead. You want to know why? I'll tell you why. I'm going to cut each one of your heads off to make sure. What do you think of that?" Then he spit on him. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Luke Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/003470/bk_acx0_003470_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Das Bekenntnis (eBook, ePUB)
    Wenn aus der Wahrheit Böses wächst - der neue große Roman von John Grisham Oktober 1946 in Clanton, Mississippi. Pete Banning ist einer der angesehensten Bürger der Stadt. Der hochdekorierte Kriegsveteran hat es als Oberhaupt einer alt eingesessenen Familie mit dem Anbau von Baumwolle zu Reichtum gebracht. Er ist ein aktives Mitglied der Kirche, ein loyaler Freund, ein guter Vater, ein verlässlicher Nachbar. Doch eines Morgens wendet sich das Blatt. Pete Banning steht in aller Früh auf, nimmt ein leichtes Frühstück zu sich, fährt zur Kirche und erschießt den Pfarrer. Die Nachricht verbreitet sich wie ein Lauffeuer. Die Gemeinde ist erschüttert, und es gibt nur eine einzige Frage: Warum? Pete Banning aber schweigt. Sein einziger Kommentar lautet: »Ich habe nichts zu sagen.« Und auch als ihm die Todesstrafe droht, bricht er sein Schweigen nicht. Ein Aufsehen erregender Prozess beginnt, an dessen Ende in Clanton nichts mehr ist, wie es zuvor war.
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