Before The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice -- at last it's available in a Doubleday hardcover edition. 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 a small southern town...Clanton, Mississippi.
The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young man. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle -- and takes justice into his own outraged hands.
For 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...
From the Hardcover edition.
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此书乃John Grisham的处女作，看了他的很多作品后，还是最喜欢这本。 以下是我对本书的感慨： 本书很有哈伯·李的《杀死一只知更鸟》的影子，这本1961年出版的经典小说至今仍遭受各种人的口诛笔伐。想必本书受这本名著的影响颇深。 先提一下John Grisham，美国著名庭审罪案...
评分其实这本小说更像是关于美国法制制度的生动写照。很庆幸的是，在之前看了林达的《历史深处的忧虑》，所以对美国的政治法律制度有点了解，不然看这本原版的英文估计十分困难； 美国的律师行业十分发达，通过这部小说可以充分体现，随随便便一个普通人在生活的不同阶段都可能需...
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评分其实这本小说更像是关于美国法制制度的生动写照。很庆幸的是，在之前看了林达的《历史深处的忧虑》，所以对美国的政治法律制度有点了解，不然看这本原版的英文估计十分困难； 美国的律师行业十分发达，通过这部小说可以充分体现，随随便便一个普通人在生活的不同阶段都可能需...
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评分米国人还真是喜欢法律fiction...
评分米国人还真是喜欢法律fiction...
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