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Fetching Raymond

by John Grisham

13 Installments—Entirely free

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Members' Rating: 3.80from 46 Ratings and 17 Reviews

Tags: Contemporary, Crime, Short Stories, Thriller

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Description

Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit the youngest Graney brother, Raymond, who’s been locked away on death row for eleven years. It could well be their last visit.

Extended Copyright Information

Copyright © 2009 by Belfry Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

Reppublished with the permission of Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc.


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About the Author

Long before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, he was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby—writing his first novel.

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Opening Lines (Experimental)

He said yes to Leon Graney, though, and did so for two reasons. First, the circumstances surrounding the request were quite unusual, and, second, Leon’s boss at the lamp factory was Mr. McBride’s third cousin. Small-town relationships being what they are, Leon Graney arrived at the upholstery ...

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Copyright

Copyright 2009 by Belfry Holdings, Inc.

All Rights Reserved.

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Member reviews

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1/5 1.00

Reviewed by dontask on Nov 23, 2012

Confirms that I don't like reading Grisham

Title says it all. My last attempt to read anything by this author.

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by lemonherbaltea on May 21, 2012

Fetching Raymond by John Grisham

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Fetching Raymond by John Grisham. It is a short story and a quick read.

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by suesuetwins on Feb 28, 2012

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good, quick read.

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by Varberg on Feb 11, 2012

Interesting characters

This was memorable for the characters rather than the story which is perhaps unusual for John Grisham.

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by weescot on Oct 15, 2011

Appropriate title and appealing summary

Thoroughly enjoyed the characters and storyline which kept me anxiously awaiting next instalments.

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angieoke 4.00   2010-05-01
anocean 5.00 Read review 2010-05-03
bawbb 5.00   2011-05-10
boookywooky 4.00   2011-04-15
bswarner 5.00   2010-07-29
carlbruce1979 4.00   2009-12-15
changolote 4.00   2010-09-08
cuiblemorgan 5.00 Read review 2009-12-15
dasmensch 5.00   2009-12-18
dontask 1.00 Read review 2012-11-23
Elfmagic 4.00 Read review 2009-12-07
gammoo 1.00   2010-02-12
gducker 4.00   2010-06-28
heidiharlequin 4.00   2011-07-22
idig007 4.00   2011-11-22
jamiebananas 3.00 Read review 2010-05-30
jennylcrawley 1.00   2010-02-10
jobister 4.00 Read review 2010-02-15
justAnca 4.00   2010-06-04
kelcie 1.00   2011-03-01
kizzy 5.00   2010-11-05
lemonherbaltea 4.00 Read review 2012-05-21
loishall 5.00   2011-10-11
Lolabean 3.00   2010-03-08
mjane 5.00 Read review 2011-05-09

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