Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Here's the book's synopsis:Ĭlanton, Mississippi. In Grisham's novel A Time for Mercy, Brigance is now defending a teenager accused of murdering a cop. Jackson), who was on trial in Canton, Mississippi, for murdering the racist rapists who sexually assaulted his young daughter.
There, Brigance was a lawyer defending a Black man named Carl Lee Hailey (played by Samuel L.
McConaughey previously played the character in another Grisham adaptation – 1996's A Time to Kill, directed by Joel Schumacher. He practiced as a criminal defense attorney for about a decade and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for six years.Variety is reporting that Matthew McConaughey will reprise the role of Jake Brigance for A Time for Mercy, a new HBO series based on the novel by John Grisham. Nine of his novels have been adapted for film. He is best known for his legal thrillers, including A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Reckoning, and The Guardians. John Grisham is an American author, attorney, politician and activist. You are my secret weapon because you are one of the bad guys.
How’s a black man ever going to get a fair trial with the enemy on the bench and in the jury box? My life in white hands? You Jake, that’s how. It was okay to be afraid – just don’t show it.Īmerica is a war and you are on the other side. Lucien had taught him that fear was good fear was an ally that every lawyer was afraid when he stood before a new jury and presented his case. It will remain nothing more than a reflection of our own prejudices Until her black father acquires an assault rifle–and takes justice into his own outraged hands.įor ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client’s life…and then his own…Īnd until we can see each other as equals, justice is never going to be even-handed. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in the small southern town of Clanton, Mississippi. Audiobook Length: 16 hours and 47 minutesīefore The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice.
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