A Time To Kill
By: John Grisham

John Grisham's book focuses on the trial of Carl Lee Hailey a black
factory worker who, in front of half the citizens of Ford County, shoots and
kills the two white men accused of raping his 10-year-old daughter.
The movie is seen through the eyes of Jake Brigance, the white
lawyer, who decides to defend Lee. A local boy who's evolved a half-step
above most of his affluent, all-white crowd, Jake has a daughter, too. To
take Lee's case, Jake has to oppose most of his friends -- including his
secretary, his best friend and, eventually, even his wife.

Jake Brigance, a young, attractive and highly-skilled attorney is faced
with the toughest case of his life, one that on many occasions
may also
threaten it. In the southern Mississippi town of Canton, the K.K.K. is active
and the tension is high when the black majority is angered at the raping and
slaying of a black man's 10-year-old daughter. Against Jake's advice, the
distraught......

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Title: A Time To Kill
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