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The Ford County Times, a long‑standing weekly newspaper in Mississippi, faces bankruptcy until a 23‑year‑old college dropout named Willie Traynor takes the helm. Traynor's fierce coverage of a brutal rape and murder by Danny Padgitt revives the paper. The case goes to trial in Clanton, where the jurors confront a defense that vouches for revenge against them. They still find Danny guilty, sentencing him to life. Yet in 1979, after nine years of incarceration, Danny receives parole and returns to Ford County, setting the stage for a violent pursuit of vengeance that tests the limits of law and conscience.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller
Authors: John Grisham
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