Synopsis
Jake Brigance, lawyer hero of A Time to Kill and Sycamore Row, is back in his toughest case yet.
A COMMUNITY SEEKING JUSTICE. A LAWYER FIGHTING FOR TRUTH.
Drew Gamble is a teenage cop killer.
He's now the most hated person in Clanton, Mississippi. He's adamant he shot the officer in self-defence. The town believes it was murder.
Everyone expects him to be sentenced to death. It falls to Clanton's most famous lawyer, Jake Brigance, to defend Drew against impossible odds.
And anything can happen when Jake Brigance is on the defence.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781399740425
- Number of pages: 480
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 38 mm
- Weight: 335g
- Languages: English
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Back where it all started - wonderful!
John Grisham can do no wrong in my eyes - after reading 32 of his books. For the third time Jake Brigance (surely aka John Grisham) takes centre stage as o... READ MORE
One of John Grisham's best works
One of the more pleasant problems associated with a book written by John Grisham is how does one indicate that it goes beyond a normal 5 star score. The o... READ MORE
Back on Track
In my last review, I was of the opinion that John Grisham had lost his way. That is no longer the case. Brigance is back, and how, A time for Mercy ranks ... READ MORE
Never actually read Grisham before... blown away
What to say?
This book is simply an outstanding courthouse thriller. Don't be intimidated by the name, I've never read any Grisham before, this was my fi... READ MORE
A time for mercy
A page turner