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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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The original, epoch-defining Jake Brigance novel. Brigance returns in SYCAMORE ROW and A TIME FOR MERCY.

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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