A Time to Kill

by JohnGrisham (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $4.48

  When Carl Lee Hailey guns down the monsters who have raped his ten-year-old child, the people of Clanton see it as a crime of blood and call for his acquittal. But when extremists outside Clanton 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. Jake Brigance has been hired to defend Hailey. It's the kind of case that can make or break a young lawyer. But in the maelstrom of Clanton, it is also the kind of case that could get a young lawyer killed. The best thriller writer alive. (Ken Follett, Evening Standard). Grisham is a natural storyteller. (Daily Telegraph). A giant of the thriller genre. (Time Out). Leaves one eager for more. (Spectator).

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $4.21

  There are crimes of blood, and there are crimes which are . . . just crimes. The people of Clanton, Mississippi, have no doubts as to which is which when Carl Lee Hailey guns down the hoodlums who have raped his ten-year-old child. So when people outside of Clanton hear that a black man has killed two whites, the town is filled with an angry mob determined to tear down, burn and destroy anything and everyone that opposes them. There are cases which can make or break the career of a young lawyer and such a case is the defence of Carl Lee Hailey to Jake Brigance. In the maelstrom that has become Clanton he'll do anything to defend his client, his case and ultimately, his life and the lives of his family.

• New

  Paperback
  2004

  $18.29

• New

  Hardcover
  1993

  $30.39