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 a small southern town...
Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young man. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle -- and takes justice into his own outraged hands.
For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life... and then his own...
Don't miss John Grisham's new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM, coming soon!
| ISBN: | 9780440211723 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 1992 |
| Author: | John Grisham |
| Publisher: | Anchor Books an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 544 pages |
| Series: | Jake Brigance |
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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