The Confession and Theodore Boone: the Accused

So, my husband and I did A LOT of traveling over the holidays this year (like over 3,000 miles a lot!!) so we decided to get some more books on CD from cracker barrel and I am so glad that we did, b/c it made our trip go by so much faster! There is only so much you can talk about after 13 hours of driving and the music on the radio tends to be on repeat after an hour of listening!!
The first book that we "read" was The Confession. This was a good book, but it was very long! It was about 13.5 hours long and it took two trips to finish it. With that being said, however, it was a great book. John Grisham is a great writer who knows his stuff about legal matters and law. He specializes in court cases and what not, and he really knows how to keep you intrigued with weird cases and odd details that you can't help but keep reading (or listening in our case) until the end to find out what the verdict is! This book specifically is about  a man who comes to a pastor with a confession about how he raped and killed a woman 9 years ago. The clincher to this is that there is a different man who was accused of the crime and is now on death row. He feels guilty for what he did so he confides in the pastor and they go through a lot of trouble and heartache to try and find the truth to save the man on death row. It is very exciting and has a lot of weird twists throughout so if you have a weak stomache, I would steer clear of this one!The Confession is a great read for those who like mystery, action, and criminal justice!
The other book that we "read" was another John Grisham book. I guess you could say we were on a Grisham kick for some reason! This one was called Theodore Boone: The Accused. This one was much shorter at about 5.5 hours. This was a great read and much easier than the first one we read. It took us back to our childhood of riding bikes everywhere and having conflits with classmates etc. Theodore Boone: The Accused is about a boy who is framed by someone in his school for stealing electronic devices. He did not commit the crime, but all of the evidence leads to him. Both of his parents are lawyers, and he has a passion for solving cases as well and tries so hard to solve this case. It is a great story of perserverance and justice once again and John Grisham really knows how to keep you intrigued and wanting more, and it was refreshing to hear about a young child rather than adult cases that are a bit more gory and detailed.
I have to give my father and mother in law credit for these picks b/c they are both huge John Grisham fans. I think they have both read all of his books, and my mom just recently added a new series by him to her school library that is targeted for a younger generation. They have recommended him to us multiple times and we decided to take their advice and I am so glad we did. I hope you guys will check these books out!!