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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100385338600

ISBN-139780385338608

eBay Product ID (ePID)30260026

Product Key Features

Book TitleTime to Kill : a Jake Brigance Novel

Number of Pages528 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

TopicPsychological, Thrillers / Legal, Legal, Thrillers / Suspense

GenreFiction

AuthorJohn Grisham

Book SeriesJake Brigance Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight13.4 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Grisham's pleasure in relating the Byzantine complexities of Clanton (Mississippi) politics is contagious and he tells a good story...An enjoyable book."-- Library Journal . "Grisham excels!"-- Dallas Times Herald ., "Grisham's pleasure in relating the Byzantine complexities of Clanton (Mississippi) politics is contagious and he tells a good story...An enjoyable book." -- Library Journal . "Grisham excels!" -- Dallas Times Herald ., "Grisham's pleasure in relating the Byzantine complexities of Clanton (Mississippi) politics is contagious and he tells a good story...An enjoyable book." -- Library Journal. "Grisham excels!" -- Dallas Times Herald., "Grisham's pleasure in relating the Byzantine complexities of Clanton (Mississippi) politics is contagious and he tells a good story...An enjoyable book."- Library Journal . "Grisham excels!"- Dallas Times Herald .

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Edition20

Series Volume Number1

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * John Grisham's first novel is a searing courtroom drama that probes the savage depths of racial violence and introduced the world to fearless lawyer 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. Look for all of John Grisham's gripping Jake Brigance novels: A Time to Kill Sycamore Row A Time for Mercy, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - John Grisham's first novel is a searing courtroom drama that probes the savage depths of racial violence and introduced the world to fearless lawyer 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. Look for all of John Grisham's gripping Jake Brigance novels: A Time to Kill Sycamore Row A Time for Mercy, Before The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice. 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. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. 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...