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The Juror

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Annie Laird is Juror 224. A sculptor with a career going nowhere. A single mother struggling to raise a son. A good citizen who has been summoned to what looks like a rountine tour of civic duty. But the trial she is called to serve on is no ordinary trial. It is a mob trial, whose outcome has been meticulously orchestrated by a man of insidious power and deadly precision. A man who lives by the teachings of Lao Tsu...whose magnetism is irresistible...whose mind is as brilliant as it is twisted. He is know to some as the Teacher, and he's set his sights on Annie Laird.

Pulled into the most chilling depths of the criminal underworld, Annie will be seduced by double-edged promises, stalked by the spector of terror, then, finally, driven to a shocking decision by the most basic motivation a woman can know. THE JUROR is a tour de force of crime and obsession, evil and innocence -- a story that taps into fears so primal they linger long after the last page has been read.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 24, 2009
ISBN9781600246715
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The Juror
Author

George Dawes Green

George Dawes Green, founder of The Moth, is an internationally celebrated author. His first novel, The Caveman’s Valentine, won the Edgar Award and became a motion picture starring Samuel L. Jackson. The Juror was an international bestseller in more than twenty languages and was the basis for the movie starring Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin. Ravens was chosen as one of the best books of 2009 by the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Daily Mail of London, and many other publications. George Green grew up in Georgia and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    This is 1995 legal "thriller" which involves intimadation of a woman juror on a mobster's murder trial. The trial scenes are handled correctly , and the judge handles the juror's attempt to talk to him ex parte as he ethically had to. But the trial's end does not end the book by a long shot, and the events become increasingly wild and bloody. The author felt he had to sprinkle pornographic events in the story, which add nothing to the story and are mainly repulsive and make one less sympathetic to the women characters involved. There is a fast pace to the story but it goes on and on, with many people dying, including some characters one would have hoped would not. But I cannot think the novel a succcess.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Synopsis:Single mother, struggling sculptor, and newly selected juror Annie Laird doesn't realize her danger when she agrees to participate in the murder trial of mob boss Louie Buffano. This changes quickly enough when Annie meets "the Teacher," a handsome, dangerous and volatile member of Buffano's familia. The Teacher makes it immediately apparent that if she agrees to cooperate, he can help make her career. If she refuses to do so, her life and that of her son may be forfeit. The tension rises as Annie struggles to find a way to save her family without giving in to the Teacher's increasing demands.Review:If the plot sounds vaguely familiar, you may have watched the 1996 movie version with Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin. The audiobook is equally fast paced and absorbing without the strength of Alec Baldwin's portrayal of the Teacher and the weaknesses of Demi Moore's Annie Laird. Overall, The Juror is action packed, suspenseful and highly entertaining.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Nicely fascinating, riveting, well written AND well narrated (a rarity).
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I really enjoyed this book. And the narrator did a good job as well.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great book with great narrators that brought the story to life.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It was a good story but the abridgment made it very confusing and left out seemingly a lot. I absolutely don’t care for abridged books
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Good book that could have been better. The audio production was awful inserting hideous music at random places as if the words were insufficient
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The twists, the suspense, the fear. It just grabbed me and would no let go.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I discovered that this audiobook was an abridged version after accepting the offer; therefore, my thoughts are abridged and unfair to the novel and author.I was very interested in the beginning and enjoyed the trial. The major conflict in the story was intriguing, as well; however, the abridged narration made a seemingly good plot come off like a group of people who thought they were tough and wanted to play gangsters. In general, I felt like all I got was the outsides of an Oreo - just the cookie with no stuff in the middle to hold the pieces together. All that missing stuff is vital to making the read/listen a full experience. That's why it was written in the first place. Needless to say, it was disappointing and has reassured me in my decision to not listen to abridged audiobooks. No fault of the author - I don't think I would be pleased if someone chopped up my writing.Originally posted on: Thoughts of Joy
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Kept me guessing about not who done it but how it would end. Recommended read.