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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 ...
Jul 1, 1992 · A Time to Kill is the first novel by acclaimed author John Grisham published in 1989 and instantly became a masterpiece in legal thriller genre. A Time to Kill takes place in Clanton, Mississippi and revolves around Carl Lee Hailey, Black, father of four children, three males and one 10-year-old female child named Tonya Hailey.
About A Time to Kill. 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.
Jun 23, 2009 · John Grisham is the author of forty-seven consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include The Judge's List, Sooley, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which is being developed by HBO as a limited series.
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 ...
Jan 1, 2001 · A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1), John Grisham A Time to Kill is a 1988 legal thriller by John Grisham. It was Grisham's first novel. In the small town of Clanton, in fictional Ford County, Mississippi, a ten-year-old African-American girl named Tonya Hailey is viciously raped and beaten by two white supremacists, James "Pete" Willard and Billy Ray Cobb.
Plot Summary. In a racially charged Mississippi town, a black father, Carl Lee Hailey, seeks justice after his daughter is brutally raped and his attackers are acquitted. Attorney Jake Brigance takes on the case, facing intense bigotry and violence as he fights for justice. Major Characters. Jake Brigance.
