This is the story of Cullen Post a part time Pastor and full time lawyer he works for a company that exonerated long term innocent men on death Row or locked up for a long time. Post and his colleagues have had a bit of success and manage to free 8 men so far. Latest case is a black man called Quincy Miller who has been locked up for over 22 years. This case is proving difficult, lots of people originally lied to set Quincy up. Lock and his colleague Frankie proper dig deep and eventually manage to get Quincy's case re opened. Quincy does get attacked in jail first though nearly dies but pulls through and becomes a free man. OK book. ( )

A slower-paced legal story with a bit too long run up to moving the story forward. However, it was a fascinating exposé in its own way of the incompetence and potential corruption amongst greedy lawyers and lazy judges. The author's afterword was valuable in showing how he related his story in the novel to real-life scenarios where innocent (usually impoverished) folks are wrongfully imprisoned. Well worth reading. ( )

A truly meaningful plot that is driven by an original protagonist, a dichotomous character that is a minister and practicing lawyer. The Guardians by Grisham is as intriguing as it is sobering. There is a protagonist that we cheer on, he is a man, a lawyer of all people, that puts meaning and integrity first by having made it his life mission to set free the wrongfully convicted.
Yet, The Guardians is as intriguing as it is sobering as the author skillfully introduces statistics of the many innocently incarcerated but also of the duration of the legal process of releasing these unfortunates - both large numbers, indeed.
This is Grisham true to form. This is recommended reading. ( )

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All of Mr. Grisham's books are amazing. Most are legal thrillers like this one. Many have become movies. ( )