Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Description for The Last Juror
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
In 1970, The Ford County Times, one of Mississipi's more colourful weekly newspapers, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by 23-year-old college drop-out, Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Traynor reported all the gruesome details, and his newspaper began to prosper. The murderer, Danny Padgitt, was tried before a packed courtroom in Clanton, Mississippi. The trial came to a startling, dramatic end when the defendant threatened revenge against the jurors if they convicted him. Nevertheless, they found him guilty, and he was sentenced to life in prison. But in Mississippi in 1970 'life' didn't necessarily mean 'life', and nine years later Danny Padgitt managed to get himself paroled. He returned to Ford County, and the retribution began.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099457152
SKU
KAK0010500
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About John Grisham
John Grisham is the author of twenty-two novels, one work of non-fiction, a collection of short stories, and a novel for young readers. He is on the Board of Directors for the Innocence Project in New York and is the Chairman on the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Innocence Project at the Mississippi School of Law. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi. His website is www.johngrisham.co.uk
Reviews for The Last Juror
"The Last Juror sees Grisham at the absolute peak of his form – page-turning urgency"
Mail on Sunday
"Masterful – when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating – quality thriller writing"
Daily Mirror
"The Last Juror does not need to coast on its author's megapopularity. It's a reminder of how the Grisham juggernaut began"
New York Times
"Wholly engrossing – Grisham's story-telling knack has not deserted him; and the hint that something more serious is at stake than the solution of a crime gives the narrative an extra depth"
Evening Standard
Mail on Sunday
"Masterful – when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating – quality thriller writing"
Daily Mirror
"The Last Juror does not need to coast on its author's megapopularity. It's a reminder of how the Grisham juggernaut began"
New York Times
"Wholly engrossing – Grisham's story-telling knack has not deserted him; and the hint that something more serious is at stake than the solution of a crime gives the narrative an extra depth"
Evening Standard