There is a time to kill, a time for justice, and A TIME FOR MERCY. 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. John Grisham is the author of forty-seven consecutive 1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. Jake’s commitment to the truth puts his career and the safety of his family at risk.įilled with all the courtroom machinations, small-town intrigues, and plot twists that have become the hallmarks of the master of the legal thriller, A Time for Mercy emphatically confirms John Grisham’s reputation as America’s favorite storyteller. Once he learns the details of the case, he realizes he has to do everything he can to save Drew-who is sixteen.

Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance sees it another way. Now, in A Time for Mercy, Jake is the court-appointed lawyer for Drew Gamble, a young man accused of murdering a local deputy. It established Jake as a classic American hero-a lawyer who seeks truth and justice at all costs, even when his life and reputation are on the line.īrigance returned in 2013’s Sycamore Row, in which he once again found himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial. A Time for Mercy is about, er, a man who, in 1990, killed someone but may have been justified in doing so. That was about a man who, in 1985, killed someone but may have been justified in doing so. There is a time to kill and a time for justice.

This time he’s at the epicenter of a sensational murder trial that bitterly divides the citizens of Clanton, Mississippi.Ī Time to Kill is one of the most popular novels of our time. John Grishams first novel, A Time to Kill, remains one of his best. 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. Jake Brigance, the protagonist of A Time to Kill, John Grisham’s classic legal thriller is back.

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