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Before The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice. In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in the small southern town of Clanton, Mississippi.
The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle--and takes justice into his own outraged hands.
For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own...
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Ku Klux Clan, district attorneys, capital punishment, pro bono publico, disbarment, M16 rifles, capital murder, white supremacy, legal thriller, detective and mystery fiction, mystery fiction, race relations, homocide, legal fiction, legal stories, murder trials, Child sexual abuse, Murder, Trials (Murder), Investigation, Vigilantes, Fiction, Crimes against African American girls, Attorney and client, Revenge, Thriller, Literature, Detective and mystery stories, African American girls, Crimes against, Rassenpolitik, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und AuswandererPeople
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A Time to Kill
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