A small-town Mississippi lawyer defends a father who took justice into his own hands
What it is about
In Clanton, Mississippi, a Black father shoots the men who attacked his young daughter. Young lawyer Jake Brigance takes the case, and the trial pulls in the whole town. The story is a legal drama and a portrait of a divided community.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like courtroom thrillers with real moral weight.
What you will get
A gripping trial story that is as much about a town as a case. It is the book that launched Grisham’s career.
Behind the book
Wynwood Press printed only about 5,000 copies of Grisham’s first novel in 1989, after other publishers turned it down.
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A Time to Kill Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Mystery & Thriller · Courtroom · Justice · Race
Length
515 pages · ≈ 15 h
More about this book
Characters
Jake Brigance and Carl Lee Hailey.
Setting
Clanton, in Ford County, Mississippi.
What makes it different
A legal thriller that is also a portrait of a divided town.
Feel
Tense, emotional and heavy.
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