A Time for Mercy
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4.3 • 427 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Jake Brigance is back! The hero of A Time to Kill, one of the most popular novels of our time, returns in a “riveting” (The New York Times) courtroom drama from “the best thriller writer alive” (Ken Follett).
There is a time to kill and a time for justice. Now comes A Time for Mercy.
Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake’s fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line.
Bursting with all the courthouse scheming, small-town intrigue, and stunning plot twists that have become the hallmarks of the master of the legal thriller, A Time for Mercy is a richly rewarding novel that is both timely and timeless, full of wit, drama, and—most of all—heart.
Look for all of John Grisham’s gripping Jake Brigance novels:
A Time to Kill
Sycamore Row
A Time for Mercy
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
That buzzing sound you hear? The sounds of legions of John Grisham fans’ hearts racing—Jake Brigance is back! The star defense lawyer from the best-selling author’s massive 1989 hit A Time to Kill and the 2013 followup, Sycamore Row, returns for his third gripping legal thriller. Grisham takes us to Clanton, Mississippi in 1990, where 16-year-old Drew Gamble has been arrested and charged with shooting a sheriff’s deputy. No one is disputing the fact that he pulled the trigger, but when Jake learns why the shooting took place, the attorney discovers that saving Drew from the gas chamber could mean putting his own life on the line. Grisham remains a master of suspense both in the courtroom and out. We were enthralled by his effortless dissection of small-town Southern life, with all its charms, quirks, and deeply held prejudices. A Time For Mercy is John Grisham at his best: a twisty and page-turning legal thriller that makes us re-examine some of our own beliefs.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of bestseller Grisham's disappointing third outing for attorney Jake Brigance (after 2013's Sycamore Row), deputy sheriff Stu Kofer comes home one night in 1990 to the isolated house outside Clanton, Miss., he shares with his lover, Josie. In a drunken rage, Kofer falsely accuses Josie of infidelity, and knocks her unconscious. Kofer falls asleep after a half-hearted attempt to break into the room of Josie's 14-year-old daughter, Kiera, whom he has sexually abused. Josie's 16-year-old son, Drew, believes his unresponsive mother is dead, and fears Kofer will attack Kiera. After dialing 911 to report Josie's murder, Drew takes the sleeping lawman's service weapon and shoots him in the head. A judge taps Brigance to defend Drew after the teenager is charged with intentional homicide. As Brigance prepares his case, he learns a secret that he hopes will bolster his chances in court. The high-profile murder trial that follows, however, doesn't live up to the promise of the book's harrowing opening: the prosecuting attorney proves a weak opponent for Brigance, and the tepid courtroom proceedings fail to engage. This one's for Grisham diehards only.
Customer Reviews
Page turner
Great read, but leaves many loose ends, unlike the previous Brigance books
A Grisham of old.
I could barely stop reading long enough to eat a meal.