Título: The Guardians: A Novel
Autor: John Grisham
Sinopse: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A classic legal thriller—with a twist. • "A suspenseful thriller mixed with powerful themes such as false incarceration, the death penalty and how the legal system shows prejudice.” —Associated Press
In the small Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues. There were no witnesses, no one with a motive. But the police soon came to suspect Quincy Miller, a young Black man who was once a client of Russo’s.
Quincy was tried, convicted, and sent to prison for life. For twenty-two years he languished in prison, maintaining his innocence. But no one was listening. He had no lawyer, no advocate on the outside. In desperation, he writes a letter to Guardian Ministries, a small nonprofit run by Cullen Post, a lawyer who is also an Episcopal minister.
Guardian accepts only a few innocence cases at a time. Cullen Post travels the country fighting wrongful convictions and taking on clients forgotten by the system. With Quincy Miller, though, he gets far more than he bargained for. Powerful, ruthless people murdered Keith Russo, and they do not want Quincy Miller exonerated.
They killed one lawyer twenty-two years ago, and they will kill another without a second thought.
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Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Guardians: A Novel”, de John Grisham, publicado pela editora Anchor, em 2020 e com 448 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Anchor
Páginas: 448
Ano: 2020-06-16
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 052562094X
ISBN13: 9780525620945
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Anchor apresentam uma leitura marcada pela diversidade de temas e estilos, onde o cotidiano se mistura a questões profundas e narrativas que oscilam entre o humor irônico e o drama sensível. As histórias frequentemente exploram relações familiares complexas, dilemas pessoais e transformações internas, com personagens que enfrentam conflitos contemporâneos em ambientes urbanos ou históricos. A linguagem tende a ser acessível, mas com nuances que revelam camadas emocionais e sociais, convidando o leitor a refletir sobre identidades, escolhas e o impacto do passado no presente.
