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.įor 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. The life of a ten-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless white men. John Grisham is the author of forty-seven consecutive 1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. "John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today."- His recent books include The Judges List, Sooley, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which is being developed by HBO as a limited series. BESTSELLER - The master of the legal thriller probes the savage depths of racial violence in this searing courtroom drama featuring the beloved Jake Brigance.
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