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A Time for Mercy

The addictive courtroom drama from the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author

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A Time for Mercy

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Michael Beck
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 Jake Brigance, the protagonist of John Grisham's classic legal thriller, A Time to Kill, is back. This time he's at the epicenter of a sensational murder trial that bitterly divides the citizens of Clanton, Mississippi.

John Grisham's A Time to Kill is one of the most popular novels of our time. It established Jake as a classic American hero-a lawyer who sought truth and justice at all costs, even when his life and reputation were on the line.

Brigance returned in 2013's Sycamore Row, in which he once again found himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial.

Now, in A Time for Mercy, Jake is the court-appointed lawyer for Drew Gamble, a young man accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance sees it another way. Once he learns the details of the case, he realizes he has to do everything he can to save Drew....who is sixteen. His commitment to the truth puts Jake's career and the safety of his family at risk.

Filled with all the courtroom machinations, small town intrigues, and plot twists that have become hallmarks of the master of the legal thriller, A Time for Mercy emphatically confirms John Grisham's reputation as America's favourite storyteller.

There is a time to kill, a time for justice, and A TIME FOR MERCY.

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Critic Reviews

a master of plotting and pacing . . . suspenseful
A new Grisham legal thriller is always an event, but this one is exceptional as the author is returning to Jake Brigance, the hero of his very first book, A Time To Kill . . . There is a lot of Grisham in Brigance - they were both street lawyers on the side of the people, not big corporations. It gives the book an emotional core that burns with a white heat
Grisham, as always, delivers legal suspense in spades
Grisham has the knack of lighting a slow-burning fuse that has readers gasping for the coming big bang of courthouse fireworks
classic Grisham
All stars
Most relevant
Sensational narration
Brilliant story
The usual and wonderful John Grisham.
Ford county gets better with every visit.

Another great one

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the story is slow, the finish what you do nor expect
But i love every single minute of it

enjoyable

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Easily the best narrated story I have ever listened too that complemented a fantastic story.

Fantastic Narrator

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loved this book - I highly recommend it. It has a great story line, the narration was good too. you won't be able to stop listening

Brilliant

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This, like all John Grishams novels, has been an absolutely spell binding story told by a master at his craft.
The ending leaves us teased almost with the promise of a future book. And I will pre-order and listen to it start to finish in record time as I did this one.
what a master.
thanks John.

A hard hitter for the ages

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