#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The master of the legal thriller probes the savage depths of racial violence in this searing courtroom drama featuring the beloved Jake Brigance. “John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The Philadelphia InquirerThe life of a ten-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless white men. The mostly white town of … remorseless white men. The mostly white town of Clanton in Ford County, Mississippi, reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime—until the girl’s father acquires an assault rifle and takes justice into his own hands.
For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client’s life—and then his own.
Don’t miss any of John Grisham’s gripping Jake Brigance novels:
A TIME TO KILL • SYCAMORE ROW • A TIME FOR MERCY (Coming Soon)
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One of the very best books I have ever read.
The best of Grisham, one of his earliest novels, later ones have never compared ! It is the essence of the old south .Sycamore tree is a more recent follow up.The legal novels such as the firm & than that follow miss the boat ,with the exception of the Camino winds books
Best mystery ever
Everyone should read this book! The movie was incredible but as always the book is so much better. I love all John Grisham and this is one of his absolute best
Excellent read. Got me hooked on his books. I read everyone that he writes.
One of the best I’ve ever read. As an author, I love the storytelling.
I think this is the best book I have ever read.
Great book. Helped to make Grisham a well deserved star among thriller writers
This is one of my all time favorites! Any parent will be moved to tears, & any God fearing American will be tautly engaged in the outcome.
Always wondered why it didn’t sell when first released. Really great book, and a fine example of Grisham’s early work. I highly recommend this book to anybody. It does deal with a subject and a time that may not be to everyone’s taste.
loved this book, one of the best. Book is much better then the movie
EXCELLENT!
This is John Grisham best book
Great read.Grisham at his best.
Love John Grisham, not my favorite of his books.
This is my favourite John Grisham book – it is gritty, shocking and utterly compelling
One of his best.
My favorite John Grisham novel! Grisham tells a great American story filled with heartbreak, love, hate, and a grand cast of characters. This story is an unfortunate tale of American history, but Grisham handles it well – as one would expect.
Perhaps, Grisham’s best!
John Grisham at his best!