The Confession: A Novel

by John Grisham

Audio CD Paperback Kindle Edition Hardcover

"The Confession" by John Grisham is a legal thriller novel that follows a man named Travis Boyette, who confesses to the murder of a high school cheerleader named Nicole Yarber. However, another man named Donte Drumm has been convicted and sentenced to death for the same crime. The novel follows the efforts of a lawyer named Robbie Flak as he tries to save Donte from execution and find the truth about what really happened to Nicole. Along the way, Flak must navigate corrupt politicians and a vigilante seeking revenge against Boyette. The novel explores themes of the justice system, the death penalty, and redemption.

No activities have been recorded for this book.

To Kill a Mockingbird

A gripping legal thriller about a young lawyer defending a black man accused of rape in a racially charged small town.


The Girl on the Train

A psychological thriller about a woman who is accused of murdering her husband, but claims she has no memory of the crime.


Gone Girl

A haunting mystery about a woman who disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary, leaving behind a series of cryptic clues.


Defending Jacob: A Novel

A suspenseful legal drama about a lawyer who must defend his own son, who is accused of murder.


The Reversal (A Lincoln Lawyer Novel, 3)

A gripping courtroom thriller about a lawyer who takes on a case defending a man accused of a brutal murder.


The Secret History & The Goldfinch By Donna Tartt 2 Books Collection Set

A dark and twisted mystery about a group of college friends whose lives are forever changed by a tragic event.


Woman In The Window (hardcover)

A chilling psychological thriller about a woman who becomes obsessed with a crime that happened in her neighborhood.


The Gods of Guilt (A Lincoln Lawyer Novel (5))

A gripping legal thriller about a lawyer who takes on a high-profile case defending a man accused of a brutal murder.


The Night Olivia Fell

A suspenseful mystery about a woman who is haunted by the disappearance of her sister years ago.


The Last Trial

A gripping legal thriller about a lawyer who must defend a man accused of a brutal crime, while confronting his own past.


Tags

action-packed addiction american-literature attorney author:-john-grisham award-winning best-selling bestseller bestselling bestselling-author betrayal blackmail book book-adaptation book-club capital-punishment captivating captivating-storytelling cat-and-mouse catholic-church catholicism character-development character-driven collegesuccess compelling compelling-characters compelling-storytelling compelling. complex-characters complicated confess confession confessions confrontation conscience consequences conspiracies conspiracy contemporary contemporary-fiction contemporary-setting controversial corrupt corrupt-justice corrupt-justice-system corrupt-legal-system corrupt-system corruption court-drama courtroom courtroom-drama courtroom-suspense courtroom-thriller cover-up crime crime-and-punishment crime-drama crime-fiction crime-investigation crime-legal-thriller crime-novel crime-solving crime-suspense crime-thriller criminal-justice criminal-justice-system dark dark-secrets daughter death-penalty death-row death-row-inmate deceit deceived deception deep-character-development detective determination drama emotional emotional-rollercoaster english escape ethical ethical-dilemma ethical-dilemmas ethical-questions ethics faith faith-and-doubt false-confession family family-bonds family-drama family-dynamics family-relationships family-secrets fast-paced father father-son-relationship fiction fictional-legal-system flawed-characters forgiveness friendship greed gripping gripping-narrative gripping-plot gripping-story gripping-storyline gripping-twists gripping. grisham guilt guilty guilty-conscience guilty-plea haunting heart-wrenching hidden-agenda hidden-past hidden-secrets hidden-truth high-stakes honesty incarcerated injustice inmate innocence innocent innocent-man intense intense-plot intense-storytelling interrogation intricate-plot intrigue intriguing investigation investigative investigative-journalism investigator jailhouse-lawyer john john-grisham judgment judicial-system justice justice-system kidnapping law law-and-order law-enforcement lawyer lawyer-protagonist lawyers legal legal-battle legal-crime-drama legal-crime-fiction legal-crime-mystery legal-crime-thriller legal-drama legal-ethics legal-fiction legal-injustice legal-justice legal-manipulation legal-mystery legal-novel legal-profession legal-suspense legal-suspense-novel legal-suspense-thriller legal-system legal-thriller legal-thriller-fiction legal-thriller-novel legal-thriller-suspense lies life-and-death-decision literature love loyalty manipulation mistaken-identity moral moral-ambiguity moral-choices moral-compass moral-dilemma moral-dilemmas moral-struggle morality morality-play morality-vs-law morally-complex murder murder-mystery murder-trial mystery novel page-turner past-mistakes past-secrets persistence personal-responsibility personal-struggle plot-twist plot-twists police political-corruption political-influences political-intrigue political-thriller politics power power-dynamics power-struggle powerful-storytelling priest prison prisoner psychological psychological-suspense psychological-thriller punishment race-against-time redemption religion religious religious-faith religious-themes repentance revenge riveting secrecy secret secret-past secretive secrets secrets-and-lies sin sleek small-town small-town-atmosphere small-town-lawyer small-town-secrets small-town-setting society storytelling surprising-twists suspense suspense-novel suspenseful suspenseful-climax suspenseful-plot suspenseful-storytelling suspicion texas texas. the-confession the-confession:-a-novel thought-provoking thrill-ride thriller thriller-fiction thriller-novel thrilling true-crime trust truth truth-and-lies truthful-testimony turmoil twist-ending twists twists-and-turns unexpected-twists unpredictable vengeance well-written whodunit witness wrongdoing wrongful-conviction wrongfully-accused wrongfully-convicted