They killed one lawyer 22 years ago, and they'll kill another without a second thought.Praise for John Grisham's THE GUARDIANS:'A canny and engrossing blend of two types of Grisham novel: enough of the familiar formula of a single lawsuit in a single town, mixed with a more picaresque and multi stranded approach that has the significant advantage of taking in a wider swathe of America' - The Sunday Times 'Delivered with all his signature easy, flowing style. They prefer that an innocent man dies in jail rather than one of them. He intends to make Quincy the next.But there were powerful and ruthless people behind Russo's murder. Post has exonerated eight men in the last ten years. An innocence lawyer and minister, Cullen Post, takes on his case. In the eyes of the law Quincy was guilty and, no matter how often he protested his innocence, his punishment was life in prison.Finally, after 22 years, comes Quincy's one and only chance of freedom. A torch that was conveniently destroyed in a fire just before his trial.The lack of evidence made no difference to judge or jury. Just the fact that Russo had botched Quincy's divorce case, that Quincy was black in a largely all-white town and that a blood-splattered torch was found in the boot of Quincy's car. But there were no reliable witnesses and little motive. He was accused of killing Keith Russo, a lawyer in a small Florida town. He was framed for murder.Now he needs a miracle.22 years ago Quincy Miller was sentenced to life without parole. The Sunday Times bestseller from international bestseller John Grisham.'Grisham at his passionate best' - Daily Mail.

Grisham is our modern-day Dickens and Twain with a social conscience and message, but always the master storyteller to entertain.

The Guardians is as gripping as it is shocking, with plenty of twists and turns you never see coming.

A suspenseful thriller mixed with powerful themes.

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