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Sign up todayA Time to Kill
Jake Brigance: Book #1
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Michael Beck
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Length
15 hours 56 minutes
Language
English
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. 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 spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life... and then his own...
Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM, coming soon!
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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Author:
John Grisham
Narrator:
Michael Beck
ISBN:
9780553754506
Length:
15 hours 56 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Publication date:
July 4, 2000
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#21,224 Overall
Genre rank:
#2,992 in Mystery & Thriller
Reviews
Praise for the novels of John Grisham“John Grisham is about as good a storyteller as we’ve got in the United States these days.”—The New York Times Book Review
“In all of Grisham’s best books . . . the reader gets good company, a vigorous runaround and . . . a bit of a legal education.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Grisham’s books are smart, imaginative, and funny, populated by complex, interesting people.”—The Washington Post
“The law, by its nature, creates drama, and a new Grisham promises us an inside look at the dirty machineries of process and power, with plenty of entertainment.”—Los Angeles Times
“John Grisham owns the legal thriller.” —The Denver Post Expand reviews
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