Jake Brigance A Time to Kill, (Paperback)

from tallyprosence

This is by far one of my all time favorite books, and my favorite of Grisham's. This book is filled with surprises, and always keeps you guessing and on your feet! This is another book that I couldn't put down, finishing it in less than two days. The character's in this book are drastically diver...

from john257hopper

This was the first of John Grisham's legal thrillers, centring around the trial of a black man Carl Lee Hailey for the killing of two rednecks who beat and raped his ten year old daughter, leaving her for dead. I first read this back in 2002 and have re-read it now prior to starting to read the r...

from Lizparker

When a young black girl is raped and tortured in a small Mississippi town, her father, a vietnam vet, cold bloodedly executes the white men responsible in the courthouse. Full of questions about the inequality of black versus white, and racism in the south, I think the core message is what would ...

from bwhitner

A ten year old black girl Tonya is raped and beaten by two white men. She is left for dead by the side of a river. Black folk find her and bring her home. she is admitted to the hospital in critical care. The rapists walk into a bar and drink and begin to brag about it. The local sheriff arrests ...

from Katie_H

This is Grisham's first novel, and is as thrilling and addictive as his other books that I've read. As a page turner that does not require too much concentration, it was the perfect choice for my plane trip. As expected from Grisham, the story is a legal mystery, and the plot is set in rural Miss...