The Confession
- 445
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 10 weeks on the list, peaked at #7
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Our view
“The Confession” is a fast, indignant legal thriller that uses one false accusation to put the American death penalty on trial. A high-school cheerleader’s murder and the arrest of an innocent man set off a story about how slowly and unfairly the system can move. Some readers welcome an ending that refuses easy comfort. Regular Grisham readers will find him in familiar, assured form.
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About the book
The Confession is a 2010 legal thriller novel by John Grisham, the second of two novels published in 2010. The novel is about the murder of a high school cheerleader and an innocent man's arrest for the crime. It was Grisham's first novel to be released simultaneously in digital and hardcover format.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 83 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 36% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 8 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 75 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Confession?
It has 445 pages — longer than 53% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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