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The guardians / John Grisham.

Grisham, John, (author.).

Summary:

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 has 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's 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. -- Provided by dustjacket.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385544184
  • ISBN: 0385544189
  • Physical Description: 375 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2019]

Content descriptions

Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader UG 6.0 16 16 510719
Subject: False imprisonment > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Priests > Fiction.
Justice > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Florida > Fiction.
Genre: Legal stories.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Suspense fiction.
Legal stories.
Legal fiction (Literature)
Thrillers (Fiction)
Novels.

Available copies

  • 7 of 8 copies available at Blair County Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Altoona Area Public Library F GRI (Text) 33240004905462 Adult Fiction Checked Out 05/15/2024
Bellwood-Antis Public Library F Gri (Text) 310BEL00085728 Adult Fiction Available -
Claysburg Area Public Library F Gri (Text) 10CLA00098208S Adult Fiction Available -
Hollidaysburg Area Public Library F Gri 2019 (Text) 10HOL00045702 Adult Fiction Available -
Martinsburg Community Library F Gri (Text)
Memorial: Nancy Myers memorial from Gerald R. Hoover & Family.
1OMAR00087796Z Adult Fiction Available -
Roaring Spring Community Library F GRI (Text)
Memorial: In memory of Keith Smith By Elaine Dick
1OROA00063827Q Adult Fiction Available -
Tyrone-Snyder Public Library F Gris (Text) 1OTYR00049546E Adult Fiction Available -
Williamsburg Public Library FIC GRI (Text) 110WIL0066182A Adult Fiction Available -

Summary: 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 has 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's 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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