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A Time for Mercy

A Time for Mercy

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  • Author：John Grisham
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Summary

Jake Brigance， the protagonist of A Time to Kill， John Grisham’s classic legal thriller is back。 This time he's at the epicenter of a sensational murder trial that bitterly divides the citizens of Clanton， Mississippi。

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 seeks truth and justice at all costs， even when his life and reputation are 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。 Jake’s commitment to the truth puts his career and the safety of his family at risk。

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

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

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Reviews

Kimberly Diez ，

This is Grisham at his finest。 I hope there will be a follow-up to this。

Rosie ，

I like the Jake Brigance stories。 I especially like stories that do not tie everything up neatly in the end which is what this book does。 It felt like the author is trying to ride in the coattails of his success with the first Jake Brigance novel with minimal additional character development

Tom Shand ，

True Grisham。

Gary ，

It was great to re-visit Jake Brigance and all the charactrs in Clanton， Mississippi。 John Grisham is a master at writing courtroom thrillers。

Simon ，

It started slow but really picked up。

Ginny Hodges ，

Great read， love all JG books :）

Cindy L ，

Excellent， entertaining writing， however this book ends abruptly and we have to wait for the next book to come out to find out what happens。 Recommended

Monte Lamb ，

This is a very good book。 It is one of the best books Grisham has written。 It has a lot of twists and turns in it that will keep you reading till the end。 Set in the north Mississippi town of Clanton， a murder of a local deputy tears the town apart and Jake Briggance who has been the attorney in 2 other Grisham books has his hands full defending the accused murderer。 How it all unfolds is well worth the read。

Jan ，

Great read， not as good as the previous books in the Jake Brigance series but definitely feels like an old John Grisham novel。

Margaret Hamilton ，

One of the better Joh Grisham books I have read in awhile。。。 loved the continuation of characters from A Time to Kill。

Megumi ，

When is a murder， justifiable？ On what grounds， and under which circumstances？ Given that evidences are solid rock and immovable， why shouldn't the deceased be put to trial？ How do we define morality and apply it to the law？ How does one create a law that will complement morality？ Are all laws really just and fueled with candor？。。。。Some complicated thoughts floating in my mind during and after reading the book。 John Grisham raised some questions there。 Those that I've thought of， but did not giv When is a murder， justifiable？ On what grounds， and under which circumstances？ Given that evidences are solid rock and immovable， why shouldn't the deceased be put to trial？ How do we define morality and apply it to the law？ How does one create a law that will complement morality？ Are all laws really just and fueled with candor？。。。。Some complicated thoughts floating in my mind during and after reading the book。 John Grisham raised some questions there。 Those that I've thought of， but did not give any importance at all because I was not directly affected。 However， he really is good at making you empathize with the defendants。 It wasn't like 𝘈 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘒𝘪𝘭𝘭， however， it really hits the heart。 。。。more

Judy Kiehart ，

I should know better than to read fiction。。。but I wanted a quick， light read and so pulled this one。 It was an audiobook and the reader did an excellent job with the many voices; however， the story dragged on with the primary story's ending pushed to the very end --- and the ending was disappointing。 I should know better than to read fiction。。。but I wanted a quick， light read and so pulled this one。 It was an audiobook and the reader did an excellent job with the many voices; however， the story dragged on with the primary story's ending pushed to the very end --- and the ending was disappointing。 。。。more

Jenn ，

4。5 starsJohn Grisham is one of my favorite authors and this book confirmed why I love his work so much。 This was a book that I wanted to tear through but I also want to take my time and savor every word。 We are back in Clanton， Mississippi with Jake Brigance and his involvement with another high profile case in the county。Stu has been with the police force for quite awhile and as an officer he did a decent job。 Now what he did in his personal time raises some eyebrows。 He has a fondness for alc 4。5 starsJohn Grisham is one of my favorite authors and this book confirmed why I love his work so much。 This was a book that I wanted to tear through but I also want to take my time and savor every word。 We are back in Clanton， Mississippi with Jake Brigance and his involvement with another high profile case in the county。Stu has been with the police force for quite awhile and as an officer he did a decent job。 Now what he did in his personal time raises some eyebrows。 He has a fondness for alcohol and also isn't slow to knock around his girlfriend， Josie。 He has also taken his hand to her children， Drew and Kiera。 One fateful night after an extremely awful beating that left Josie unconscious， Drew took matters into his own hand。 He is a 16 year old boy， who looks like he is 13。 He shot Stu and killed him。This should be an open and closed case being， but alas it isn't。 Jake is forced by Judge Noose to serve as the lawyer for Drew。 What Jake discovers makes this case not as open and shut。 The case will go through months of finding out that Stu wasn't the great man most thought he was。 Jake is becoming attached to the family and while he can't condone what Drew did， he understood what the family has been going through。 What I loved about this book is just the depth of the characters and the feelings towards each。 The author made it very easy who to love and who to hate， but still making sure sympathy feelings are felt even for the ones who aren't good。 I loved how even though Jake， had a very hard road ahead in this case and another case he was working on in tangent， he still went the extra mile to make sure Drew and his family were taken care of。 The case moved quickly once it got into the courtroom。 It was a masterpiece how it all went down。 While the ending wasn't what I had hoped for other aspects of the ending left me in tears。 I enjoyed coming back to these characters。 This book was worth the read and the extra time it took me to finish it。 Highly recommend。 。。。more

Brandi Steinberg ，

I have thoroughly loved and enjoyed the Jake Brigrance trilogy。 John Grisham is one of my favorite authors and I could listen to Michael Beck narrate books 24/7。 Can't say enough great things about this trilogy。 Loved this book as much as the other two。 I have thoroughly loved and enjoyed the Jake Brigrance trilogy。 John Grisham is one of my favorite authors and I could listen to Michael Beck narrate books 24/7。 Can't say enough great things about this trilogy。 Loved this book as much as the other two。 。。。more

Diana ，

I love all John Grisham’s novels， and I believe I’ve read almost all of them！

Florence Fales ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Jake Brogance is back with another courtroom drama。He is more or less forced to defend a fourteen year old boy accused of capital murder of a local sheriff。He interviews the boy， his sister and mother。 It is a family affair because of the abuse from the sheriff。The boy is left in limbo。 Jake will be defending the boy for every appeal possible。The story definitely needs another sequel。 A lot of things not completed。

Stephanie Clausen ，

I am really liking this person， Jake！！！！！！！！！！！！！Good story line！

Katra ，

Spoiler！I really got into this book。 It was well written， had an engaging story line and compelling characters。 It's just really a shame that I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM！ Call me shallow， but when I read 464 pages， I expect some kind of resolution at the end。 Didn't find it here。 Kid who shot the cop？ Mistrial， they'll try again in a couple of months。 Big insurance case？ There MIGHT be a settlement。 Financial hardships？ Gee， I hope they find a way through them。 I've enjoyed many Grisham n Spoiler！I really got into this book。 It was well written， had an engaging story line and compelling characters。 It's just really a shame that I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM！ Call me shallow， but when I read 464 pages， I expect some kind of resolution at the end。 Didn't find it here。 Kid who shot the cop？ Mistrial， they'll try again in a couple of months。 Big insurance case？ There MIGHT be a settlement。 Financial hardships？ Gee， I hope they find a way through them。 I've enjoyed many Grisham novels， but this one left me frustrated and more than a little peeved。 。。。more

Sherry Friedman ，

Very good！

Garden Girl ，

Enjoyed this book a lot 3/4 way through。 Then it got tedious and dragged on。 Good story about small town southern lawyer and the legal system。

Jarvis ，

Let downNot his best work。 Done with Grisham for awhile。 Seems he did not put too much thought into the court scenes。

Lucy Provost ，

Never met a Grisham novel I didn’t love！

Jennifer Sexton ，

Loved this book。 I really like the characters of Jake Brigance and his family snd team。 Good people。 Another great legal drama。 Suspenseful， with a lot of twists and turns。 Well done！

Miranda ，

I didn’t rate this book because I don’t really know how to。 It’s 463 pages long。 And most of what was written had nothing to do with the main plot。 There are pages and pages of this railroad lawsuit and at times it seemed that Drew Gamble trial was an afterthought。 And neither matter was definitively resolved。 Parts of it were good。 I liked seeing the characters of Harry Rex and Lucien again， and there was some humor。 But overall I’d say it was a disappointment。 I doubt I’ll be reading any new m I didn’t rate this book because I don’t really know how to。 It’s 463 pages long。 And most of what was written had nothing to do with the main plot。 There are pages and pages of this railroad lawsuit and at times it seemed that Drew Gamble trial was an afterthought。 And neither matter was definitively resolved。 Parts of it were good。 I liked seeing the characters of Harry Rex and Lucien again， and there was some humor。 But overall I’d say it was a disappointment。 I doubt I’ll be reading any new materials from Grisham。 His newer books don’t stand up well against his old classics IMO 。。。more

Melanie Greene ，

Jake is back and has been asked to represent Drew Gamble， an immature 16-year old who has been accused of shooting his mothers boyfriend - Stuart Kofer， also a local policeman。 Stuart came home at 3 am， beat Drew's Mom Josie， leaving her without a pulse， presumably dead and then passed out drunk in his bed。 The daughter Kiera ran to her mom， pronounced her dead and told her brother Drew。 Drew went into Stuarts bedroom pulls out Stuarts gun and fires into his head， killing him。 They wait for poli Jake is back and has been asked to represent Drew Gamble， an immature 16-year old who has been accused of shooting his mothers boyfriend - Stuart Kofer， also a local policeman。 Stuart came home at 3 am， beat Drew's Mom Josie， leaving her without a pulse， presumably dead and then passed out drunk in his bed。 The daughter Kiera ran to her mom， pronounced her dead and told her brother Drew。 Drew went into Stuarts bedroom pulls out Stuarts gun and fires into his head， killing him。 They wait for police and the case begins。 Can Jake save Drew from the gas chamber？ As their story comes out and I as a reader wondered how many more "zingers" Mr。 Grisham had in to store， it was a great book！ 。。。more

CED ，

He's written better。。。 He's written better。。。 。。。more

Lis ，

Ben scritto， molto piacevole

Kristen Wiles ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Really enjoyed this book！ Jake is the defense counsel for a 16 yr old boy who shot his mom’s abusive boyfriend。 He does incredible in court and gets a hung jury。 The boy is finally able to leave jail but the battle continues。 Unfortunately the ongoing battle is left with no conclusion。 However， it is a nice ending。

RYAN ，

Wow！ Another great read from John Grisham！ I absolutely loved this book！

Shaun ，

I have read most of the books by John Grisham。 He is a great author and tells interesting stories。 This book is the third in the series about a young lawyer named Jake Brigance。 The first book he ever wrote is called "A Time to Kill" and they made a movie about it with Samuel L。 Jackson， Matthew McConaughey， and Sandra Bullock， among others。 The book is great and the movie is pretty good too。This book tells the story of a boy who kills the abusive boyfriend of his mother。 It's got Jake Brigance I have read most of the books by John Grisham。 He is a great author and tells interesting stories。 This book is the third in the series about a young lawyer named Jake Brigance。 The first book he ever wrote is called "A Time to Kill" and they made a movie about it with Samuel L。 Jackson， Matthew McConaughey， and Sandra Bullock， among others。 The book is great and the movie is pretty good too。This book tells the story of a boy who kills the abusive boyfriend of his mother。 It's got Jake Brigance as the main character。 It's a good story and I recommend it。 。。。more

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