When the KKK burns down Jake's house, he realizes he is up to his head in this case - with no turning back.Ī Time to Kill shows in detail how juries are chosen. Of course, this is only a temporary setback. At one point, Carl Lee even fires Jake and hires a big city lawyer. Impressively, he writes in a way that is not very preachy - considering the controversial aspects of the story.Īs far as the plot is concerned, it shows the ups and downs that Jake Brigance will go through in one of his first notable trials. This is all accomplished within the first one hundred pages.įrom this point on, John Grisham goes back and forth writing some story here, and describing the court system there, then some more story, then some more facts, and so on. Nonetheless, a young white lawyer, Jake Brigance (a family friend of the Hailey's), decides to take on this almost impossible case - and as a favor to the family, he does it on the cheap. After all, he did it in the open and in full view of the town. Well, when it's all said and done, Carl Lee shoots down both Pete Willard and Billy Ray Cobb as they're leaving the courtroom.Ĭarl Lee knows he killed them. After being returned to her family, the father, Carl Lee Hailey, instantly vows revenge - despite both men being put on trail for this crime.
The story begins when two drunken white men from the south rape a young black girl. In many ways you can tell because it is not written with his usual style that forms over his later novels. A Time to Kill By: John Grisham Rating: 86%īrief Summary: A young, white lawyer defends a black man in a racist town.Ī Time to Kill is John Grisham's first novel.
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