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The Exchange

After The Firm

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The Exchange

Written by: John Grisham
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm.

“A breathtaking update on the McDeeres and the life they made . . . Grisham, in vintage form, ratchets up the suspense in this winning sequel.” —The Wall Street Journal

What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is found in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of America’s favorite storyteller. It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favor that will take him as far as Istanbul and Tripoli, Mitch finds himself at the center of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications. Once again Mitch’s colleagues, friends, and family are targeted. Mitch is a master at staying one staying one step ahead of his adversaries, but this time there’s nowhere to hide.

Don’t miss John Grisham’s latest novel, Camino Ghosts, and the upcoming Framed, his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man!

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What the critics say

"Narrator Edoardo Ballerini masterfully narrates this sequel, reacquainting listeners with Mitch and Abby McDeere 15 years after their harrowing misadventures in THE FIRM.... Ballerini leverages his talent with accents as the action moves back and forth from New York to Rome, Libya, Morocco, and Maine. Impressively, Ballerini also finds credible voices for Abby, who plays a big role, and for the McDeeres' twin 8-year-old sons.... The result is a well-narrated audiobook." (AudioFile)

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Grisham name carried this book

Did not deliver a Grisham type result. Vague and unbelievable in many ways. Least enjoyable Grisham novel ever read. Not impressed.

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Hard to believe

This book is not the follow up to The Firm.
Not worth the money or time. Probably one of his worst attempts.

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Exciting adventure

Moved quickly….roller coaster ride
Entertaining , well told story
Good characters
Looking forward to next part of story

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A lot about nothing

Billed as the follow up to The Firm. It is about a kidnapping and trying to raise ransom money but no tension is built. No sympathy built for the kidnapped lawyer. No particular feelings about the villains because the author doesn’t tell us anything about them.

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Tension-filled but Underwhelming

This book does a good job of celebrating the character of the chief protagonist but falls flat on much else. The plots is not sufficiently engaging for a Grisham and several sub-plots do not add any real twists to the story. I only finished the book because I hoped it would eventually salvage itself. It didn’t. Kudos to the voice actor who kept it alive as best he could.

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Classic John G.

Good story with an abrupt ending.

Actually thought this was one of his better novels of late.

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Disappointed

This does not live up to John Grisham’s normal exciting work . The story drags. There was never any real danger and no actual climactic scene. Read more like a travelogue with people flying here and there and accomplishing nothing.
Very disappointing.

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Not quite as good as I expected

I listened to The Firm before I listened to this. The story wasn’t up to the standards of The Firm at all. It could have been so much better. We don’t have any idea what the whole point of it was really. I was quite disappointed

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Disappointing

Struggled to finish. Uninspiring conclusion. Lack of intrigue. Story could have been told in fewer pages.

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No way related to The Firm

Was super excited! But veryvery disappointed! JG should have not tried to tie this very poor book to a masterful book such as The Firm!

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