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THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER
John Grisham''s first and most shocking novel, adapted as a film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Matthew McConaughey
When Carl Lee Hailey guns down the violent racists who raped his ten-year-old daughter, the people of the small town of Clanton, Mississippi see it as justice done, and call for his acquittal.
But when extremists outside Clanton ? including the KKK - hear that a black man has killed two white men, they invade the town, determined to destroy anything and anyone that opposes their sense of justice. A national media circus descends on Clanton.
As tensions mount, Hailey hires the inexperienced Jake Brigance to defend him. It''s the kind of case that could make a young lawyer''s career.
But it''s also the kind of case that could get a young lawyer killed.
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?A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos'' ? Irish Independent
''John Grisham is the master of legal fiction'' ? Jodi Picoult
''The best thriller writer alive'' ? Ken Follett
?John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers? ? Telegraph
?Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller? ? The Times
?Grisham''s storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own.? ? Daily Record
?Masterful ? when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they''re not just alive, they''re pulsating? ? Mirror
?A giant of the thriller genre? ? TimeOut
