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A Time For Mercy
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Overview
Award-winning and bestselling author John Grisham published A Time for Mercy, the third book in the landmark Jake Brigance series, in 2020. It follows A Time to Kill (1989) and Sycamore Row (2013), both of which use an unpopular defendant and divided juries, as does A Time for Mercy. This novel takes place in 1990 in northern Mississippi. Jake Brigance fights to keep a 16-year-old boy off death row for murdering a police officer. Because of the religious culture of this rural area, Jake has an uphill battle defending Drew in a case where no one wins. This bestselling legal thriller explores themes of truth, justice, and loyalty.
Content Warning: This novel contains depictions of child abuse, rape, and domestic violence. This study guide also quotes and obscures the author’s use of the n-word.
Plot Summary
Early on Sunday, March 25, 1990, in Clanton, Mississippi, Ford County deputy Stuart Kofer and Josie Gamble get into an argument after Stuart returns home drunk and accuses Josie of infidelity. Stuart hits Josie, knocking her unconscious. Josie’s children, Drew and Kiera, hide in a bedroom. Stuart tries to get to them but gives up and passes out on his bed.
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