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A Time to Kill

A Jake Brigance Novel

A Jake Brigance Novel

A Novel

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham
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By John Grisham
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Paperback $18.00

Mar 15, 2004 | ISBN 9780385338608

Mass Market Paperback $10.99

Jun 23, 2009 | ISBN 9780440245919

Large Print $29.00

Sep 24, 2013 | ISBN 9780804121156

Hardcover $35.00

Nov 01, 1993 | ISBN 9780385470810

Ebook $7.99

Mar 16, 2010 | ISBN 9780307576132

Audiobook Download $24.95

Jul 04, 2000 | 1007 Minutes

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    About A Time to Kill

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first novel is a searing courtroom drama that probes the savage depths of racial violence and introduced the world to fearless lawyer Jake Brigance.

    “John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The 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 crime—until the girl’s 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.

    Look for all of John Grisham’s gripping Jake Brigance novels:
    A Time to Kill
    Sycamore Row
    A Time for Mercy

    About A Time to Kill

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first novel is a searing courtroom drama that probes the savage depths of racial violence and introduced the world to fearless lawyer Jake Brigance.

    “John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The 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 crime—until the girl’s 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.

    Look for all of John Grisham’s gripping Jake Brigance novels:
    A Time to Kill
    Sycamore Row
    A Time for Mercy

    About A Time to Kill

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first novel is a searing courtroom drama that probes the savage depths of racial violence and introduced the world to fearless lawyer Jake Brigance.

    “John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The 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 crime—until the girl’s 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.

    Look for all of John Grisham’s gripping Jake Brigance novels:
    A Time to Kill
    Sycamore Row
    A Time for Mercy

    About A Time to Kill

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first novel is a searing courtroom drama that probes the savage depths of racial violence and introduced the world to fearless lawyer Jake Brigance.

    “John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The 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 crime—until the girl’s 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.

    Look for all of John Grisham’s gripping Jake Brigance novels:
    A Time to Kill
    Sycamore Row
    A Time for Mercy

    About A Time to Kill

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first novel is a searing courtroom drama that probes the savage depths of racial violence and introduced the world to fearless lawyer Jake Brigance.

    “John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The 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 crime—until the girl’s 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.

    Look for all of John Grisham’s gripping Jake Brigance novels:
    A Time to Kill
    Sycamore Row
    A Time for Mercy

    About A Time to Kill

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first novel is a searing courtroom drama that probes the savage depths of racial violence and introduced the world to fearless lawyer Jake Brigance.

    “John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The 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 crime—until the girl’s 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.

    Look for all of John Grisham’s gripping Jake Brigance novels:
    A Time to Kill
    Sycamore Row
    A Time for Mercy

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    About John Grisham

    JOHN GRISHAM is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Framed, Camino Ghosts and The Exchange: After the Firm.



    Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper… More about John Grisham

    About John Grisham

    JOHN GRISHAM is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Framed, Camino Ghosts and The Exchange: After the Firm.



    Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper… More about John Grisham

    About John Grisham

    JOHN GRISHAM is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Framed, Camino Ghosts and The Exchange: After the Firm.



    Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper… More about John Grisham

    About John Grisham

    JOHN GRISHAM is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Framed, Camino Ghosts and The Exchange: After the Firm.



    Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper… More about John Grisham

    About John Grisham

    JOHN GRISHAM is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Framed, Camino Ghosts and The Exchange: After the Firm.



    Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper… More about John Grisham

    About John Grisham

    JOHN GRISHAM is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Framed, Camino Ghosts and The Exchange: After the Firm.



    Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper… More about John Grisham

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Vintage
    Mar 15, 2004 | 528 Pages | 5-1/4 x 8 | ISBN 9780385338608

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $10.99
    Published by Vintage
    Jun 23, 2009 | 672 Pages | 4-3/16 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780440245919

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Large Print | $29.00
    Published by Random House Large Print
    Sep 24, 2013 | 784 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780804121156

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Hardcover | $35.00
    Published by Doubleday
    Nov 01, 1993 | 496 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780385470810

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Vintage
    Mar 16, 2010 | 672 Pages | ISBN 9780307576132

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $24.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 04, 2000 | 1007 Minutes | ISBN 9780553754506

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    “John Grisham is about as good a storyteller as we’ve got in the United States these days.”—The New York Times Book Review
     
    “In all of Grisham’s best books . . . the reader gets good company, a vigorous runaround and . . . a bit of a legal education.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
     
    “Grisham’s books are smart, imaginative, and funny, populated by complex, interesting people.”—The Washington Post
     
    “The law, by its nature, creates drama, and a new Grisham promises us an inside look at the dirty machineries of process and power, with plenty of entertainment.”—Los Angeles Times
     
    “John Grisham owns the legal thriller.” —The Denver Post

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