Oct 15, 2002 | ISBN 9780375727511
Sep 11, 2001 | 315 Minutes
“[Burnett] is a graceful, economical writer, with a sharp eye for detail and a nuanced feel for character. . . . Irresistible.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Immensely readable.” —The Washington Post
“Burnett manages to paint vivid portraits of his fellow-jurors and examine the knottier issues of class, race, and gender that complicate the justice system’s search for objective truth.” —The New Yorker
“A pleasure to read . . . Illuminating and, ultimately, uplifting.” —The Nation
“Never have we been privy to actual jury room deliberations in all of their stark human complexity and perversity — and certainly never under the guidance of a sensibility, intelligence, and narrative skill like Mr. Burnett’s.” —New York Law Journal