A Time to Kill
John Grisham • Dell • ISBN-13 978-0440245919
A Time to Kill
ISBN-10: 0440245915 · ISBN-13: 978-0440245919 · 2009 · Reprint Edition
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A Time to Kill is John Grisham's first novel, a legal thriller about a young attorney in Mississippi who defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his daughter. The novel explores themes of justice, race, and morality in the Deep South.
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Contributor: John Grisham
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Category: 1980s CultureCategory: American LiteratureCategory: Courtroom DramaCategory: Crime FictionCategory: Legal ThrillerCategory: LiteratureCategory: Moral DilemmasCategory: Race RelationsCategory: Southern GothicInfluenced by: Harper LeeInfluenced by: Scott TurowInfluenced: Contemporary Legal ThrillersInfluenced: Authors like Michael ConnellyCornerstone of: Legal Thriller Genre
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