A Time To Kill (eBook, ePUB)

John Grisham's first and most shocking legal thriller, adapted as a film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Matthew McConaughey.______________________________THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER FROM THE MASTER OF LEGAL THRILLERSWhen 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 media circus descends on Clanton.As tensions mount, Hailey hires the inexperienced Jake Brigance to defend him. It is the kind of case that could make a young lawyer's career.But it is also the kind of case that could get a young lawyer killed. . .______________________________'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 and 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!' TimeOutThe original, epoch-defining Jake Brigance novel. Brigance returns in SYCAMORE ROW and A TIME FOR MERCY.