{"product_id":"9781529342321","title":"John Grisham - A Time for Mercy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by John Grisham. Themes include Fiction, Thrillers, Suspense, Legal, Political.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJake Brigance, lawyer hero of A Time to Kill and Sycamore Row, is back, in his toughest case ever.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A new Grisham legal thriller is always an event, but this one is exceptional as the author is returning to Jake Brigance, the hero of his very first book, \u003ci\u003eA Time To Kill\u003c\/i\u003e . . . There is a lot of Grisham in Brigance - they were both street lawyers on the side of the people, not big corporations. It gives the book an emotional core that burns with a white heat' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A master of plotting and pacing . . . suspenseful' - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCan A Killer Ever Be Above The Law?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Deputy Stuart Kofer is a protected man. Though he's turned his drunken rages on his girlfriend, Josie, and her children many times before, the police code of silence has always shielded him.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But one night he goes too far, leaving Josie for dead on the floor before passing out. Her son, sixteen-year-old Drew, knows he only has this one chance to save them. He picks up a gun and takes the law into his own hands.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Clanton, Mississippi, there is no one more hated than a cop killer - but a cop killer's defence lawyer comes close. Jake Brigance doesn't want this impossible case but he's the only one with enough experience to defend the boy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the trial begins, it seems there is only one outcome: the gas chamber for Drew. But, as the town of Clanton discovers once again, when Jake Brigance takes on an impossible case, anything is possible ...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStarring the same hero and setting that featured in John Grisham's multi-million-selling bestsellers \u003ci\u003eA Time to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e (adapted as a film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Matthew Mcconaughey\u003c\/b\u003e) \u003cb\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSycamore Row\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Time for Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable thriller you won't be able to put down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'When Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A superb, instinctive storyteller'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Storytelling genius ... he is in a league of his own'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e350+ million\u003c\/b\u003e copies, \u003cb\u003e45\u003c\/b\u003e languages, \u003cb\u003e10\u003c\/b\u003e blockbuster films:\u003cbr\u003e No One Writes Drama Like John Grisham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58452466139510,"sku":null,"price":12.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781529342321.jpg?v=1786626918","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781529342321","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}