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Sycamore Row. 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.
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.
Jun 23, 2009 · Follow the author. John Grisham. Follow. A Time to Kill: A Jake Brigance Novel Mass Market Paperback – June 23, 2009. by John Grisham (Author) 4.6 32,827 ratings. Book 1 of 3: Jake Brigance. See all formats and editions. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The master of the legal thriller probes the savage depths of racial violence in this ...
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 ...
Nov 1, 1993 · A Time to Kill. #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 The life of a ten-year-old black girl is ...
About A Time to Kill. #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. 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 ...
Jan 1, 2010 · 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.
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