![]() Soon, Jake Brigance would have more on his plate than he ever bargained for: a case that would shatter his life personally and professionally. In short, a trial lawyer's dream.įor Carl Lee Hailey was black his politically ambitious prosecutor and judge-as well as his victims-were white.īefore long, the case would transform a quiet Southern town into a battlefield, swarming with journalists and camera crews, marching Klansmen and singing civil rights groups, presided over by the National Guard. It was a case that was attracting national attention, a case that could mean fame and fortune. ![]() To some, it was justice to others, murder.įaced with the grim prospect of the gas chamber, Carl Lee sought help from Jake Brigance, a young, ambitious attorney whose adrenaline surged as he took on Carl Lee's defense. Armed with an M-16 rifle, he pumped them full of bullets in a bloody courthouse massacre. Days later, unable to contain his grief and rage, her father, Carl Lee Hailey, took revenge against Tonya's attackers. On a spring afternoon in Clanton, Mississippi, when 10-year-old Tonya Hailey should have been attending to childlike things, two rednecks subjected her to a rape and beating so savage it would leave her scarred forever. ![]() Now he presents us with a masterfully drawn, fever-pitched courtroom drama of vengeance and retribution. Intricate plotting, whirlwind pacing and behind-the-scenes authenticity made John Grisham's legal thriller The Firm a runaway best seller. Book 1 A Time to Kill by John Grisham 4.10 783,046 Ratings 6,562 Reviews published 1989 313 editions An alternate cover edition for the ISBN 9780385338 Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 Sycamore Row by John Grisham 4. ![]()
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