The Last Juror

By John Grisham

I had such a run on John Grisham novels during the mid-2000s and finished at that point with this one. I've always enjoyed his writing and, almost despite that fact all his writing is stand alone, I've thoroughly enjoyed every novel he has written. The location of 'Ford County' is a recurring place that appears in multiple novels, and here we are again, in Ford County.

Synopsis

In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colourful weekly newspapes, The Couny Time, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23-year-old college drop-out, 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 PAditt, was tried before a packed courtroom in Clanton. Mississipp. The trail came to a startling and dramatic end when the defendant threatened revenge against the juros 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.

Author

John Ray Grisham, Jr. is an American bestselling writer, attorney, politician, and activist best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide.  - Wikipedia

Other books by the author

A Time to Kill(1989)

The Firm (1991)

The Pelican Brief (1992)

The Client (1993)

The Chamber(1994)

The Rainmaker (1995)

The Runaway Jury(1996)

The Partner (1997)

The Street Lawyer (1998)

The Testament (1999)

The Brethren (2000)

A Painted House(2001)

Skipping Christmas (2001)

The Summons (2002)

The King of Torts (2003)

Bleachers(2003)

The Last Juror(2004)

The Broker(2005)

Playing for Pizza(2007)

The Appeal (2008)

The Associate(2009)

The Confession(2010)

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer(2010)

The Litigators(2011)

Theodore Boone: The Abduction(2011)

Calico Joe (2012)

The Racketeer (2012)

Theodore Boone: The Accused(2012)

Sycamore Row(2013)

Theodore Boone: The Activist(2013)

Gray Mountain(2014)

Theodore Boone: The Fugitive(2015)

Rogue Lawyer (2015)

Theodore Boone: The Scandal(2016)

The Whistler(2016)

Camino Island(2017)

The Rooster Bar (2017)