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A time to kill / John Grisham.
"The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town of Clanton in Ford County, Mississippi, reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime -- until her black 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" -- Back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385338608 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0385338600 (paperback)
- Physical Description: x, 515 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: Vintage Books trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.
- Copyright: ©1989
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Jake Brigance novel"--Cover. |
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| Subject: | Child sexual abuse > Investigation > Fiction. Vigilantes > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Trials (Murder) > Fiction. |
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- 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | GRISH J (Text) | 33126019460132 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | GRISH J (Text) | 33126026245260 | New Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Criminal lawyer Jake Brigance faces the fight of his life when he is asked to defend Carl Hailey, who, in a rage of anger, shot and killed the men on trial for the rape of his daughter. - Random House, Inc.
#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.
âJohn Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.ââThe 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 crimeâuntil the girlâs 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 clientâs lifeâand then his own.
Donât miss John Grishamâs new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!