Synopsis

#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 Inquirer

The life of a ten-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and 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 books featuring Jake Brigance:
A TIME TO KILL - SYCAMORE ROW - A TIME FOR MERCY - SPARRING PARTNERS

Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 03/15/2004
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780385338608