A review by mandylovestoread
A Time for Mercy by John Grisham
5.0
Absolutely Sensational! A Time For Mercy is John Grisham at his best! It is an old school legal thriller, just like A Time to Kill and I could not get enough or get the story out of my mind. It took me back to when I first read a Grisham novel as a teenager and I couldn't be happier about it.
Jake Brigance returns, 5 years after he dramatically got Carl Lee off on a murder charge in A Time to Kill. Now I can only see Jake as Matthew McConaughey after the film... not that that is a bad thing. This time the case does not centre on race. He is appointed as as the attorney for Drew Gamble, a 16 year old boy who shot and killed his mothers boyfriend, who also happened to be a local deputy on the police force. He admits to the crime and then say no more. It seems like the impossible case to defend, but if anybody can Jake can.
Once again this case makes him unpopular in his town of Clayton, Mississippi. He is defending a cop killer. But this is nothing new for him. Jake has always been the lawyer with a big heart, who believes in doing the right thing. He has a big heart and he lives for his family and his work. He is not loaded, his practice is still struggling to stay afloat but he is determined to help this boy - no matter what the cost.
I loved this book, being back in the world of Jake Brigance and his team, fighting for the little guy. Grisham brings it all to life with the way he writes, and I can absolutely see this as a movie. A Time For Mercy can be read without reading the previous books and I guarantee that you will want more when you are finished. It is not a fast read, it is a book to take your time with and appreciate the master of the legal thriller.
Thank you so much to Hachette Australia for my advanced copy of this book to read.
Jake Brigance returns, 5 years after he dramatically got Carl Lee off on a murder charge in A Time to Kill. Now I can only see Jake as Matthew McConaughey after the film... not that that is a bad thing. This time the case does not centre on race. He is appointed as as the attorney for Drew Gamble, a 16 year old boy who shot and killed his mothers boyfriend, who also happened to be a local deputy on the police force. He admits to the crime and then say no more. It seems like the impossible case to defend, but if anybody can Jake can.
Once again this case makes him unpopular in his town of Clayton, Mississippi. He is defending a cop killer. But this is nothing new for him. Jake has always been the lawyer with a big heart, who believes in doing the right thing. He has a big heart and he lives for his family and his work. He is not loaded, his practice is still struggling to stay afloat but he is determined to help this boy - no matter what the cost.
I loved this book, being back in the world of Jake Brigance and his team, fighting for the little guy. Grisham brings it all to life with the way he writes, and I can absolutely see this as a movie. A Time For Mercy can be read without reading the previous books and I guarantee that you will want more when you are finished. It is not a fast read, it is a book to take your time with and appreciate the master of the legal thriller.
Thank you so much to Hachette Australia for my advanced copy of this book to read.