One day, Grisham overheard the harrowing testimony of a twelve-year-old rape victim and was inspired to start a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl's father had murdered her assailants. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss in 1981, he went on to practice law for nearly a decade, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation. John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Hodder Paperback an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton But, as the town of Clanton discovers once again, when Jake Brigance takes on an impossible case, anything is possible. Jake Brigance doesn't want this impossible case but he's the only one with enough experience to defend the boy.Īs the trial begins, it seems there is only one outcome: the gas chamber for Drew. In Clanton, Mississippi, there is no one more hated than a cop killer - but a cop killer's defence lawyer comes close.

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