In this will and a cover letter to Jake, Seth (who's never met Jake) clearly states that this will supersedes the one created by a big law firm in Tupelo a year ago. He carefully planned everything out ahead of time, including a last-minute handwritten will that he mailed to Jake the day before he died. This time, a wealthy white man named Seth Hubbard, who is dying of cancer, commits suicide. In this novel, several years later, in 1988, race is again front-and-center in a high-profile case for Jake. Jake's actions shatter the norms in this still deeply-segregated Southern town. Jake was the main character of John Grisham's very first novel, A Time to Kill, which I read back in the early 90's! In that story, Jake defends a Black man who takes vengeance after two white men attack his young daughter. Lawyer Jake Brigance of the small town of Clanton, Mississippi, is at the center of this novel. Just as I remember of Grisham's novels, it was a thought-provoking, gripping page-turner. I finally tackled Sycamore Row by John Grisham, which has been on my shelf for years, for Big Book Summer 2022, and I'm so glad I did. and I started the blog in 2006! So, I was glad to finally read one again because I know I enjoyed them years ago. In fact, searching my blog, I didn't find a single review of a Grisham novel. It's been many years since I last read a John Grisham novel.
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