There is a time to kill, a time for justice, and A Time For Mercy. His commitment to the truth puts Jake’s career and the safety of his family at risk.įilled 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. Once he learns the details of the case, he realises he has to do everything he can to save Drew … who is sixteen. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance sees it another way. Now, in A Time For Mercy, Jake is the court-appointed lawyer for Drew Gamble, a young man accused of murdering a local deputy.
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.īrigance returned in 2013’s Sycamore Row, in which he once again found himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial. John Grisham’s A Time to Kill is one of the most popular novels of our time. This time he’s at the epicenter of a sensational murder trial that bitterly divides the citizens of Clanton, Mississippi. The dialogue is sharp and pointed, layered with genuine emotions that make the characters pop off the pages of this morally complex story.Jake Brigance, the protagonist of John Grisham’s classic legal thriller, A Time to Kill, is back. As usual, he presents as smooth a read as you’ll ever experience.
While there are lulls during some of the legal procedural bits, Grisham’s mastery of the courtroom thriller is never in question. With public sentiment and fellow police officers standing behind Stu and his family, Jake’s efforts to keep Drew from being tried as an adult and facing possible execution put him at odds with the community. But deep down, he realizes he’s the best chance the Gamble family has. Jake only wants to handle preliminary matters for the Gamble case until a permanent public defender can be appointed. Drew, his younger sister and their mother lived in constant fear of beatings by Stu, who often returned home in a drunken stupor. 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. Drew contends that he shot Stu in self-defense after believing Stu had killed his mother. There’s no question that Drew pulled the trigger, but Jake faces an ethical challenge over whether the shooting was justified. Jake Brigance-the hero of Grisham’s 1989 debut, A Time to Kill-is court-appointed to represent 16-year-old Drew Gamble in the shooting death of his mother’s boyfriend, deputy sheriff Stu Kofer. With nationwide calls for police reform and defunding, literary giant John Grisham’s novel A Time for Mercy is undoubtedly timely, as it explores the ways that violence committed by or against law enforcement officials can complicate the pursuit of justice.
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