A Time to Kill (Paperback) by John Grisham

About the Book

Grisham's gripping classic is being reissued on its 20th anniversary for the first time in a tall Premium Edition, featuring new materials from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. Reissue.

Book Synopsis

#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 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 sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life--and then his own.

Don't miss any of John Grisham's gripping Jake Brigance novels:
A TIME TO KILL - SYCAMORE ROW - A TIME FOR MERCY

Review Quotes

"Grisham's pleasure in relating the Byzantine complexities of Clanton (Mississippi) politics is contagious and he tells a good story. . . . An enjoyable book."--Library Journal

"Grisham excels!--Dallas Times Herald

"Grisham is an absolute master."--Washington Post

"Grisham enraptures us."--Houston Chronicle

About The Author

John Grisham is the author of twenty-five novels, including, most recently, The Racketeer; one work of nonfiction; a collection of stories; and a series for young readers. The recipient of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, he is also the chairman of the board of directors of the Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.