<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A Southern town is shocked when a 10-year-old black girl is raped by two white men--until the girl's father takes the law into his own hands.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Before <i>The Firm</i> and <i>The Pelican Brief</i> made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice. 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 the small southern town of Clanton, Mississippi. <p/>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<b>--</b>and takes justice into his own outraged hands. <p/>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...<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Grisham's pleasure in relating the Byzantine complexities of Clanton (Mississippi) politics is contagious and he tells a good story...An enjoyable book." -- <i>Library Journal</i>. <p/>"Grisham excels!" -- <i>Dallas Times Herald</i>.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>John Grisham</b> is the author of a collection of stories, a work of nonfiction, three sports novels, four kids' books, and many legal thrillers. His work has been translated into forty-two languages. He lives near Charlottesville, Virginia.
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