EAN: 9780593356883

A TIME FOR MERCY - JOHN GRISHAM KARTONIERT (TB)

Jake Brigance is back! The hero of A Time to Kill  one of the most popular novels of our time 
returns in a courtroom drama that The New York Times says is riveting and suspenseful. Clanton
Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the
court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble  a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering
a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty  but Brigance digs in
and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake's fierce commitment to
saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career  his financial security  and the safety of his
family on the line. In what may be the most personal and accomplished legal thriller of John
Grisham's storied career  we deepen our acquaintance with the iconic Southern town of Clanton
and the vivid cast of characters that so many readers know and cherish. The result is a richly
rewarding novel that is both timely and timeless  full of wit  drama  and-most of all-heart.
Bursting with all the courthouse scheming  small-town intrigue  and stunning plot twists that
have become the hallmarks of the master of the legal thriller  A Time for Mercy is John
Grisham's most powerful courtroom drama yet. There is a time to kill and a time for justice.
Now comes A Time for Mercy.

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