A Time to Kill
by:
John Grisham (author)
ISBN:
9780606143516 (0606143513)
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 515
Edition language: English
Series: Jake Brigance (#1)
It has been some 25 years since I first read this great book. It is fast paced, exciting and very informative of the American jury system. Highly recommended!
I hadn't read this since it was first published in 1989, and boy has it aged. It's still a pretty good courtroom thriller, and far better than the more recent Grisham books I've tried, but oh boy I had forgotten what the world was like in the 1980's and I wish I wasn't reminded. Although Jake is ...
My first John Grisham novel was his latest release, The Whistler: a capable, if not entirely thrilling, read. Because I give every author two chances to 'wow' me, I decided to take a stab at Grisham's debut, A Time to Kill. Wow. Wow wow wow. Was I impressed! Set in northeastern Mississippi (an a...
Great book, originally read it back when the movie came out but reread it again recently. Just as great.
I am generally a fan of John Grisham, whose books can be relied upon to be well paced, and tap-in to a common curiosity about courtroom dramas. Grisham also seems to often offer a critique of the US legal system, which makes for interesting observations, albeit woven into storylines that frequently ...
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