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The Exchange

The Firm, Book 2

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The Exchange

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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What happened after? The riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of the world’s bestselling author.

What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert and Locke and fled the country?

The answer is in The Exchange.

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 favour that will take him far from home, Mitch finds himself at the centre of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications – and once again endangers his colleagues, friends and family.

Mitch has become a master at staying one step ahead of his adversaries, but this time there's nowhere to hide.

©2023 Belfry Holdings, Inc (P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Action & Adventure Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Law Fiction Exciting

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Critic reviews

"A superb, instinctive storyteller." (The Times)

"When Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they’re not just alive, they’re pulsating." (Mirror)

"John Grisham is the master of the legal thriller." (Jodi Picoult)
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This isn’t really a sequel to the firm. Other than than the occasional mention of what happened in the firm, which isn’t necessary for the story, Mitch & Abby could easily have just been substituted for anyone else. The storyline is ok at best, dull at worst & with a very unimaginative & anticlimactic ending. Disappointed.

Not a sequel to the firm.

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How interesting that so many people were negative about this book
Not his very best but nonetheless it is a good and enjoyable listen

Interesting

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Being a Grisham fan and having really enjoyed The Firm I purchased this one on spec when it was offered to me. Usually I would at least read a few reviews first. Nicely narrated but not much reference to The Firm and in truth not a page turner, just a bit lacklustre I’m afraid.

Um…maybe don’t bother

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Kept waiting for something to happen here but it really was quite bland plot was very plain not much action at all

Not his best

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Found the female hero to be a bit meh. Perhaps I’ve listened to too many Grishams over the past few months. Also didn’t think this particular narrator, though very good, suited this tale.
A fulsome 4 star however, which isn’t an easy achievement!

Most Enjoyable, not quite 5 star tho.

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Very disappointed, a nothing story really of a kidnap and a ransom paid. Quite a few loose ends that were never really tied - was the food poisoning staged, was the guy in Libya involved, why involve Abbey, who were the kidnappers and lots of other small points that could/should have been explained. Felt like a very lazily written book with not a lot of thought put to the plot compared to the authors earlier novels which had lots of twists and turns. I was waiting for the final twist or even twists and then it was over in the final 10 mins and possibly the only saving grace was that it didn’t finish on “…then I woke up and it was all a dream”.

Underwhelming.

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The Exchange is poor. Given the excellence of The Firm, this sequel is terrible. It pays lip service to The Firm but nothing more and the story is unrelated. It should not be called a sequel, and certainly should not be catalogued as "The Firm, Book 2!" The only connection to The Firm are Mitch and Abby, and a short visit to Chicago, the location of the original novel. Any other links to The Firm are killed off very early in the narrative which seems very lazy given the book is marketed as a sequel. The plot is thin and tired and the character development is weak, leaving the reader not caring for any of them. From about chapter 3, I was left wondering if John Grisham had anything to do with writing the story and thought perhaps it was drafted using AI. Having said that, I think AI would do a better job!

As for the narration, it is terrible. When voicing female characters, the narrator adopts a weak and camp voice which, in turn, causes the women to comes across as insecure and unintelligent. Every time a female character spoke in the book, I found myself wincing; it is that bad, and I write this as a man's man!

If you must read this book, read it yourself, do not listen to it, even in the car as I did. You will regret it. My suggestion would be to leave this book all together. All Grisham's other books are much better than this.

Not Convinced This is Grisham; AI possibly...

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Enjoyed the story .Well written and well told. would recommend this to other Audible listioners

Good story

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I was really looking forward to this one. Unfortunately John Grisham did not deliver. The plot didn’t go anywhere, the chapters were rambling and the,ending predictable. No twists or great plot reveals. I can hardly believe that the publisher went ahead with this one. I usually love GRISHAM’S novels but perhaps it’s time for him to hang up his laptop and to be remembered for his top rated legal bestsellers.

Oh no, What a disappointment.

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I have always enjoyed John Grisham's legal procedurals but this is just jingoist, racist rubbish. When anybody from a hot country is described as swarthy, smelly, dirty, eyes-too-close-together then it has to be stopped.

Who cares about the travails of the largest, richest legal firm in the world?

what a disappointment

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