This is Grisham's best, IMO. It was written before he began writing formulaically, and although it's not as polished as his later works, it resonates better.
To give you some idea of how well this book drew me in, when reading about the National Guard troops coming in from around the state for the trial, I thought, "Hey, I bet I know some of those guys!" (I went to HS in Columbus, MS, where...
more This is Grisham's best, IMO. It was written before he began writing formulaically, and although it's not as polished as his later works, it resonates better.
To give you some idea of how well this book drew me in, when reading about the National Guard troops coming in from around the state for the trial, I thought, "Hey, I bet I know some of those guys!" (I went to HS in Columbus, MS, where some of those troops came from.)
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