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Note: “Indeed, Ive written so much about Ford County that I cant remember all of it, The point of all this is to apologize for any mistakes, Im just too lazy to go back and read the earlier books, ” John Grisham

Just as I thought, . . and despite the flaws, I continued because it held my attention, So Jake Brigance is back and a compelling read, The majority of the book was great but the end seemed in a bit of a rush on a couple things, All in all I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next Grisham! If you are a fan, . . grab it read it! This is the third book in the Jake Brigance series by John Grisham and it seems like the author has his mojo back, I really enjoyed the two previous books in this series but have been a little disappointed by some of the authors latest offerings so it was good to have normal service resumed.


Jake Brigance is back in a murder trial that nobody wants, defending Drew Gamble who is accused of murdering a local deputy, The case is stirring the local citizens of Clanton, Mississippi, leaving them looking for justice and the death penalty following the murder of their local deputy, .

Although it is with reluctance that Jake accepts this case he is a lawyer who seeks truth and justice at all costs, never sidestepping decisions that may put him and his family in danger.
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 realises he has to do everything he can to save sixteen year old Drew,

I always enjoy court room drama and there was plenty in this novel to keep me happy, Excellent characters and good plot written by a master storyteller, John Grisham specialises in legal thrillers and this is well worth reading, A Time For Mercy by John Grisham


“A Time For Mercy” is therd book with the lawyer Jake Brigance, I really enjoyed going back to Clanton,Mississippi and following Jake Brigance as he represents sixteen year old Drew Gamble, Once again John Grisham has written am incredible story taking us through the courtroom antics and the people that involved in the murder and trial,

In thisrd book in the Jake Brigance series, the attorney represents a juvenile accused of murder, The book works fine as a standalone,



It's, and attorney Jake Brigance is notorious in his hometown of Clanton, Mississippi for getting an acquittal for Carl Lee Hailey, a black man who killed the two white men that raped his daughter.
This story is told in Grisham'snovel sitelinkA Time to Kill, In the five years since the Hailey verdict Jake's law firm has been doing pretty well with journeyman work like divorces, wills, personal injury, etc,



Now Jake's firm has a huge wrongful death suit on its calendar, Taylor Smallwood, his wife Sarah, and two of their three children were killed when their car collided with a train at a dangerous crossing, A witness said the red crossing lights were not working and the train's engineer swears they were, The Smallwood relatives are suing the railroad, and Jake is representing the family in what might be a seven figure verdict or settlement,



Thus Jake is dismayed when Judge Omar Noose, . .



. . 'asks' him to represent an indigentyearold boy named Drew Gamble, who's accused of capital murder,



Drew, hisyearold sister Kiera, and their mother Josie had been living with a Clanton police officer named Stuart Kofer, Stuart was a good cop and a

respected member of the community when he was sober,



But Stuart liked to drink, and when Stuart was soused he would brawl in bars and beat up his girlfriend Josie, Stuart would even hit Drew and Keira on occasion, and they were scared to death of him,

Unfortunately, Stuart's fellow cops covered up his bad behavior and didn't take Josie'scalls seriously which allowed the abusive situation to continue, One night Stuart knocked Josie out and Drew was certain his mother was dead,



So when Stuart fell asleep Drew took the cop's gun and shot him in the head, Shooting a police officer is a death penalty offense in Mississippi, and Drew is facing the gas chamber despite the fact that he's only sixteen,

Jake doesn't want Drew Gamble's case, but since Judge Noose is Jake's mentor as well as being the judge for the Smallwood wrongful death lawsuit Jake has no choice.




Representing Drew makes Jake VERY unpopular in Clanton, especially with Stuart Kofer's family and friends, who are griefstricken and furious, Moreover, Mississippi will pay Jake only,for representing an indigent, even in a death penalty case,

Since a guilty plea by Drew Gamble would mean an automatic death sentence, Jake has to go to trial, Jake is assisted by his friends and associates: lawyer Harry Rex Vonner



disbarred attorney Lucien Willbanks



and paralegal Portia Lang who's about to start law school and will be the first black female attorney in Clanton.




Everyone knows Jake will have trouble with the Gamble case because Clanton residents are very conservative and think a cop killer should die, no matter the circumstances.




The situation puts a lot of pressure on the Brigance family, especially Jake and his schoolteacher wife Carla, who are stared at in church, getting threatening phone calls, and going broke because of the Gamble case.




Still, the Constitution says 'innocent until proven guilty' and 'fair trial', and Jake knows his responsibility,

As the story unfolds we follow both the Smallwood wrongful death case and the Drew Gamble murder trial, For the Gamble trial, we watch jury selection see Jake crossexamine prosecution witnesses and observe Jake put on a defense, As usual, Jake has some tricks up his sleeve and it's informative to see him put on a case,

Additional characters from A Time to Kill put in an appearance, including law professor Ray Atlee and Sheriiff Ozzie Walls, the first and only black sheriff in Mississippi.




Even now, Ozzie can't dine in certain Clanton restaurants, which though they've taken down the 'whites only' signs don't welcome black customers,

The story develops slowly and the book is long, but it kept my interest throughout, I'd recommend the book to fans of John Grisham and courtroom dramas,

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