A Time to Kill: A Novel
Mar 2010 · Jake Brigance Book 1 · Sold by Vintage
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#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.
“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. 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
“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. 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
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453 reviews
Gary Gulliford
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January 10, 2025
A Time to Kill is the best novel I have read in quite a long while. Some fairly good ones have had good prose but the story was somewhat lacking. Others had good story lines, but the prose was not so good. A Time to Kill is good in both aspects. And in addition, there is, especially in one chapter, dialog that caused me to laugh reading a book more than I have in a very long time.
Garry J. Dorie
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October 27, 2022
He's a great writer of "thrillers" and they are easy to read and they keep you on your "toes", so to speak, to the very end. That's why they seem to be long and drawn out sometimes, but he just wants to captivate your attention in each Chapter to the very end of the Novel!
A Google user
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February 11, 2011
I was recommended this book by a friend. I have always loved reading Grisham's books, but for some reason, never picked this one up. As it began, I was horrifyed reading the events taking place. I automatically sided with the main characters of Carl and Jake. I fell into the plot easily and the emotions of the book seemed to seep off the pages. As I reached the climax of the book, I was literally on the edge of my seat! Since then, John Grisham has been one of my favorite authors. And this book remains as one of my favorite books of all time. A must read for everyone!!!
About the author
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.
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