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The Last Juror - by John Grisham (Hardcover)

The Last Juror - by  John Grisham (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Mississippi, 1970: Only nine years after being sentenced to life in prison for the brutal rape and murder of a young mother, Danny Padgitt is paroled and returns to Ford County to seek revenge against the members of the jury that convicted him.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, <i>The Ford County Times</i>, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college dropout, named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome details, and his newspaper began to prosper. <p/>The murderer, Danny Padgitt, was tried before a packed courthouse in Clanton, Mississippi. The trial came to a startling and dramatic end when the defendant threatened revenge against the jurors if they convicted him. Nevertheless, they found him guilty, and he was sentenced to life in prison. <p/>But in Mississippi in 1970, "life" didn't necessarily mean "life," and nine years later Danny Padgitt managed to get himself paroled. He returned to Ford County, and the retribution began.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Never let it be said this man doesn't know how to spin a good yarn." --<i>Entertainment Weekly<br></i><br>"John Grisham is about as good a storyteller as we've got in the United States these days." --<i>New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today." --<i>Philadelphia Inquirer<br></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>JOHN GRISHAM is the author of seventeen novels. THE LAST JUROR is his first novel since A TIME TO KILL to be set in Ford County, Mississippi.

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