![]() ![]() 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. The life of a ten-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless white men. "John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today."- The Philadelphia Inquirer ![]() About the Book Available for the first time in a hardcover edition, this riveting novel of rape, murder, retribution, and justice set in rural Mississippi was Grisham's first novel and led to his subsequent bestsellers The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and The Client.īook 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. ![]()
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