The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in the small southern town of Clanton, Mississippi. Brigance returns in SYCAMORE ROW and A TIME FOR MERCY.Audiobook Length: 16 hours and 47 minutesīefore The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice. _ 'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' Irish Independent 'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction!' Jodi Picoult 'The best thriller writer alive' Ken Follett 'John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers' Telegraph 'Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller' The Times 'Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own.' Daily Record 'Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating' Mirror 'A giant of the thriller genre' TimeOut The original, epoch-defining Jake Brigance novel. But it's also the kind of case that could get a young lawyer killed. It's the kind of case that could make a young lawyer's career.
As tensions mount, Hailey hires the inexperienced Jake Brigance to defend him. But when extremists outside Clanton - including the KKK - hear that a black man has killed two white men, they invade the town, determined to destroy anything and anyone that opposes their sense of justice. _ THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER FROM THE MASTER OF LEGAL THRILLERS When Carl Lee Hailey guns down the violent racists who raped his ten-year-old daughter, the people of the small town of Clanton, Mississippi see it as justice done, and call for his acquittal. John Grisham's first and most shocking legal thriller, adapted as a film starring Samuel L.
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