A Time For Mercy (john Grisham's No. 1 Bestseller)

By (author) Grisham, John
By (author) Grisham, John; By (author) Grisham John
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The new incredible, must-read thriller from international bestseller John Grisham.
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***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***

Jake Brigance, lawyer hero of A Time to Kill and Sycamore Row, is back, in his toughest case ever.


''A new Grisham legal thriller is always an event, but this one is exceptional as the author is returning to Jake Brigance, the hero of his very first book, A Time To Kill . . . There is a lot of Grisham in Brigance - they were both street lawyers on the side of the people, not big corporations. It gives the book an emotional core that burns with a white heat'' - Daily Mail

''A master of plotting and pacing . . . suspenseful'' - New York Times

CAN A KILLER EVER BE ABOVE THE LAW?

Deputy Stuart Kofer is a protected man. Though he''s turned his drunken rages on his girlfriend, Josie, and her children many times before, the police code of silence has always shielded him.

But one night he goes too far, leaving Josie for dead on the floor before passing out. Her son, sixteen-year-old Drew, knows he only has this one chance to save them. He picks up a gun and takes the law into his own hands.

In Clanton, Mississippi, there is no one more hated than a cop killer - but a cop killer''s defence lawyer comes close. Jake Brigance doesn''t want this impossible case but he''s the only one with enough experience to defend the boy.

As the trial begins, it seems there is only one outcome: the gas chamber for Drew. But, as the town of Clanton discovers once again, when Jake Brigance takes on an impossible case, anything is possible ...

Starring the same hero and setting that featured in John Grisham''s multi-million-selling bestsellers A Time to Kill (adapted as a film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Matthew McConaughey) and Sycamore Row, A Time for Mercy is an unforgettable thriller you won''t be able to put down.

''When Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they''re not just alive, they''re pulsating'' Mirror

''A superb, instinctive storyteller'' The Times

''Storytelling genius ... he is in a league of his own'' Daily Record

350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films:
NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM


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a master of plotting and pacing . . . suspenseful
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A new Grisham legal thriller is always an event, but this one is exceptional as the author is returning to Jake Brigance, the hero of his very first book, A Time To Kill . . . There is a lot of Grisham in Brigance - they were both street lawyers on the side of the people, not big corporations. It gives the book an emotional core that burns with a white heat
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Grisham, as always, delivers legal suspense in spades
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Grisham has the knack of lighting a slow-burning fuse that has readers gasping for the coming big bang of courthouse fireworks
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classic Grisham
Biographical note
Beginning with The Firm in 1991, John Grisham has published at least one #1 bestseller every year. His books have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Ten have been adapted to film, including The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and A Time To Kill. His Theodore Boone series for young readers is now in development at Netflix. An avid sports fan, he has written two novels about football, one about baseball, and in 2021 he published Sooley, a story set in the world of college basketball. His lone work of non-f
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Author By (author) Grisham, John
Date Of Publication Jul 8, 2021
EAN 9781529342369
Contributors Grisham, John; Grisham John
Publisher Hodder Paperback
Languages English
Country of Publication United Kingdom
Width 128 mm
Height 196 mm
Thickness 36 mm
Product Forms Paperback / Softback
Authors John Grisham
Weight 0.336000
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