A less preachy, entertaining Grisham novel is always preferable to the alternative. It may sound like faint praise, but the latest in the continuing saga of Jake Brigance is more standard-issue Grisham legal thriller than one with loftier ambitions, and this is fine.

It was something different from an author who’d become almost predictable by that point, and one of his very best efforts.Ī Time for Mercy, the third in Grisham’s Jake Brigance series, never quite rises to the level of its predecessor in scope or execution, the dueling cases facing Jake this time around never quite feel as vital or satisfying as they should. Grisham not only brought with him decades of experience crafting some of the most timely – and cinematic – lawyerly novels of his generation, but a better sense of pacing and the confidence of a storyteller at the top of his game. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.2013’s Sycamore Row, John Grisham’s first sequel to A Time to Kill (and first-ever sequel at the time) was a superior effort to the lawyer-turned-author’s 1989 celebrated debut. The recipient of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, he is also the chairman of the board of directors of the Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law.

An enjoyable book.-Library Journal Grisham excels!-Dallas Times Herald Grisham is an absolute master.-Washington Post Grisham enraptures us.-Houston Chronicle About The Author John Grisham is the author of twenty-five novels, including, most recently, The Racketeer one work of nonfiction a collection of stories and a series for young readers. Dont miss any of John Grishams gripping Jake Brigance novels: A TIME TO KILL - SYCAMORE ROW - A TIME FOR MERCY Review Quotes Grishams pleasure in relating the Byzantine complexities of Clanton (Mississippi) politics is contagious and he tells a good story. 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 clients life-and then his own. The mostly white town of Clanton in Ford County, Mississippi, reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime-until the girls father acquires an assault rifle and takes justice into his own hands. 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. Book Synopsis #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The master of the legal thriller probes the savage depths of racial violence in this searing courtroom drama featuring the beloved Jake Brigance. About the Book Grishams gripping classic is being reissued on its 20th anniversary for the first time in a tall Premium Edition, featuring new materials from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.

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