Last juror

Author: Grisham
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Realistic, wise, gripping, and humorous. – Publishers Weekly
One of the most magnificent novels. – USA Today
It has created a new myth for Grisham. – The New York Times
In the 1970s, a rape and murder case stirred up the county of Ford along the Mississippi River in the United States. The suspected murderer, Pickett, was a member of a wealthy local family, who spared no expense to bribe lawyers, witnesses, and even jurors. The newly appointed editor-in-chief of the Ford County Times, Will, stubbornly took up the fight against the Pickett family in the public opinion arena. The murderer was eventually convicted. However, during the sentencing phase, the jury was divided, leading to a life sentence instead of the death penalty for someone who should have been executed. Nine years later, the murderer was granted parole. His threats to the jury still echoed as one by one of the former jurors met with misfortune, and the small town erupted again. Everyone wondered: Who was the real killer? What really happened during the trial? And who would be the next victim?