# A Time to Kill: A Jake Brigance Novel - Paperback

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by **John Grisham** (Author)

**#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.  
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**"John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today."--_The Philadelphia Inquirer_  
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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_**

### Front Jacket

Before "The Firm and "The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice -- at last it's available in a Doubleday hardcover edition. 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...

"From the Hardcover edition.

### Author Biography

**John Grisham** is the author of numerous #1 bestsellers, including _The Firm, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Innocent Man, The Whistler, The Boys from Biloxi,_ and many more. His books have been translated into nearly fifty languages. Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system. He lives on a farm in central Virginia.

**Number of Pages:** 528

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8 x 5.1 IN

**Publication Date:** March 15, 2004

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Time to Kill

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 5.2

**Point Value:** 23

## Details

- **Price:** 25.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Legal, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers

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