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Conviction: A Novel Audiobook
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When the body of nine-year old Thuy Sen is found in the San Francisco Bay, the police quickly charge Rennell and Payton Price with her grisly murder. A twelve-person jury, abetted by an incompetent defense lawyer, is nearly as quick to find the brothers guilty, and to sentence them both to die for their crimes. Fifteen years later, overworked pro bono laywer Teresa Peralta Paget, her husband Chris, and stepson Carlo, a recent Harvard law graduate, become convinced not only that Rennell didn't receive a fair trial but that he may well be innocent. Racing against the clock and facing enormous legal obstacles, Teresa, Chris, and Carlo desperately try to stay Rennell's execution, taking the case all the way to the Supreme Court, and to an enormously moving and powerful conclusion.
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"Thematically another "deathy penalty" saga much like Grisham's The Confession and with the same political slant...Chris Paget, Teresa Paralta and Chris' son Carlo work diligently work to stop California from executing a retarded man associated with a heinous SF crime...though I'm way right of center, I stand firmly against both abortion as birth control and the death penalty, so this was an easy, uncontentious read...Patterson entertainingly drew characters with identifiable traits of real players of similar dramas...decent read!!!"
— Mark (4 out of 5 stars)
Conviction Listener Reviews
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" A very good book. Although it is a work of fiction it really makes you think about our legal system. "
— Laurie, 2/15/2014 -
" bog downs in legalese.... "
— Lisa, 2/7/2014 -
" Gripping novel that reveals more about the court system surrounding death penalty convictions. "
— Kate, 1/24/2014 -
" Thought-provoking account of death penalty litigation. "
— B, 1/23/2014 -
" Very good book. Not a fast read (at least when you're working, mothering and schooling all at the same time), but excellently written. I recommend this book to anyone, especially those who have strong opinions for or against the death penalty. "
— Jeanne, 1/20/2014 -
" Great for discussion and debate. I cried, that makes it a 10! "
— Nina, 1/18/2014 -
" I might will like this book better if I have any interest in courts, legal stuff, law terms. I feel the author has good writing skills but it's just not my preference to read those books. I know I won't read books that have any legal terms. Those words are boring. Echh. "
— Andrea, 1/17/2014 -
" This is not a book to read if your looking for something fun. It is intense and I could hardly put it down. "
— Barbara, 1/17/2014 -
" Too legalistic for the average reader. Good treatise agains the death penalty. Good explanation of the work of the court system. "
— Al, 1/15/2014 -
" Holy TMI. The idea of the story could have been good, but way to much info. Who cares? Just give me the story! "
— Lindy, 1/7/2014 -
" Fast paced quasi documentary on Capital Punishment "
— Jerry, 12/24/2013 -
" Just started and looks like it will be a good book. It was a very good book, but went into a lot of detail about the court systems. I found most of that interesting but that part was long and drawn out. "
— Jim, 12/8/2013 -
" A good Novel about our upper criminal justice systems politically motivated decisions. Also,many reasons against Capital punishment are cited , all within a story that is terrible but engrossing "
— Brent, 10/30/2013 -
" Accidental, but timely choice of audio book to listen to given that TX recently put to death a convicted felon who's IQ is considered to have been much below average. "
— Sharon, 8/5/2013 -
" really not a worthwhile read. "
— Heather, 7/3/2013 -
" A book about capitol punishment and sexual abuse. Language bad, but opened up an area most people don't look at too closely. Made you think about what these lawyers have to go thru and how much red tape is involved. And also about those profiled for crimes they may not have committed. "
— Dean, 4/28/2013 -
" listened to this on cd in the car... WAY too much legal machination, from my perspective, but the characters finally showed some humanity at the very end. "
— Margaret, 11/9/2012 -
" While I liked this one, I wasn't so happy about how it ended. I won't spoil it...it's a great book though and worth the read. "
— Jenna, 1/12/2012 -
" What I liked about this is how much I learned about the penal system in America. This book is two stories in one. It is slow and has lots of trivialities and minutia of details and the there is no real characterization. "
— Kelly, 11/18/2011 -
" I like it OK. It was a bit hard to read, because the topic is very sad. It's about death penalty appeals. "
— Joanna, 11/12/2011 -
" Another crime/legal thriller from North Patterson with the recurring Chris Paget character. Race and class issues as they pertain to presumption of guilt are interspersed, but are done so with a light touch - never preachy. "
— Caroline, 11/10/2011 -
" I've enjoyed Patterson's other "issues" books about presidential & judicial politics in relation to abortion. This one about the death penalty is more like a traditional legal potboiler & is not as good. "
— Marvin, 9/9/2011 -
" I've read this one before, but any discussion of politics in our country inevitably leads me back to my dream world of Richard North Patterson's novels. Of course this one is less about politics than others, but I just finished all the political ones. "
— Christine, 8/8/2011 -
" Really interesting in depth look at the death penalty. "
— Diana, 4/2/2011 -
" It was a good book but with a sad ending. I felt the author could have ended it without dragging it out so long, which made it rather boring. This was a new author for me and I may try one more of his books but if drags on like this one I won't get another one. "
— Lea, 2/15/2011 -
" A very good book. Although it is a work of fiction it really makes you think about our legal system. "
— Laurie, 2/2/2011 -
" This is not a book to read if your looking for something fun. It is intense and I could hardly put it down. "
— Barbara, 8/21/2010 -
" While I liked this one, I wasn't so happy about how it ended. I won't spoil it...it's a great book though and worth the read. "
— Jenna, 8/14/2010 -
" A good Novel about our upper criminal justice systems politically motivated decisions. Also,many reasons against Capital punishment are cited , all within a story that is terrible but engrossing "
— Brent, 11/5/2009 -
" Chilling commentary on one aspect of our legal system. A tough read. "
— Margot, 9/12/2009
About Richard North Patterson
Richard North Patterson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil’s Light, In the Name of Honor, The Spire, and a number of other bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Formerly a trial lawyer, he was the SEC’s liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups. Patterson has appeared on such programs as the Today show, Good Morning America, Hardball with Chris Matthews, and Buchanan and Press.