in 1970, One Of Mississippi's More Colorful Weekly Newspapers, The Ford County Times, Went Bankrupt. To The Surprise And Dismay Of Many, Ownership Was Assumed By A 23 Year-old College Dropout, Named Willie Traynor. The Future Of The Paper Looked Grim Until A Young Mother Was Brutally Raped And Murdered By A Member Of The Notorious Padgitt Family. Willie Traynor Reported All The Gruesome Details, And His Newspaper Began To Prosper.
the Murderer, Danny Padgitt, Was Tried Before A Packed Courthouse In Clanton, Mississippi. The Trial Came To A Startling And Dramatic End When The Defendant Threatened Revenge Against The Jurors If They Convicted Him. Nevertheless, They Found Him Guilty, And He Was Sentenced To Life In Prison.
but In Mississippi In 1970, Life Didn't Necessarily Mean Life, And Nine Years Later Danny Padgitt Managed To Get Himself Paroled. He Returned To Ford County, And The Retribution Began
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the Novel Will Satisfy Those With An Appetite For Legal Thrillers And Those Who Believe Grisham Possesses More Talent Than Those Breathless Page-turners Sometimes Reveal. It Ranks Among His Best-written And Most Atmospheric Novels. deirdre Donahue
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
- Crime
- Murder
- Crime
- Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher : Anchor
Author : Grisham, John
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2006-04-25
Number Of Pages : 416
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0385339682
ISBN-13 : 9780385339681
Item weight : 0.5 lb
Dimensions : 1.2 in x 4.1 in x 6.8 in
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