A Time to Kill

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In The Last Juror, John Grisham summons his readers bak to Ford County, Mississippi. Here is the story that introduced readers to this unforgettable place and the people who live there, in one of his most beloved novels... The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. 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... --back cover