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A Time to Kill is a 1989 legal thriller and debut novel by American author John Grisham. The novel was rejected by many publishers before Wynwood Press eventually gave it a 5,000-copy printing. When Doubleday published The Firm, Wynwood released a trade paperback of A Time to Kill, which became a bestseller.
- John Grisham
- 1989
Jan 1, 2001 · 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 men.
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- Paperback
The bestselling legal thriller about a black girl's father who takes justice into his own hands and the lawyer who defends him. Read an excerpt, listen to an audio sample, and find more books with Jake Brigance.
Jun 23, 2009 · #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. “John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Grisham, John
- $7.48
A legal thriller about a black girl's father who takes justice into his own hands after a racist attack. Jake Brigance, a white lawyer, defends him in a trial that sparks racial tension and violence in a Mississippi town.
- Paperback
Nov 1, 1993 · A Time to Kill. John Grisham. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Nov 1, 1993 - Fiction - 496 pages. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The master of the legal thriller probes the savage depths of...
A Time to Kill. John Grisham. Island Books, 1992 - Fiction - 515 pages. In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence... as...
