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A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill is a legal suspense thriller authored by John Grisham in 1989 that was adapted into a feature film in 1996.

The story takes place in the fictional Clanton, MS (some consider to be a mutation of two Jackson, MS suburbs-- Clinton and Canton). The '96 movie was filmed in Canton, MS.

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The story revolves around a small southern Mississippi town where a young black girl is raped and beaten by two white men. The father, Carl Lee Hailey (Jackson), distraught and seeking vengeance, guns down the two men involved in the courthouse. Now, local lawyer Jake Brigance (McConaughey) works to defend Hailey in the midst of now-growing racial tensions that threaten to break out into a full-fledged race riot.

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John Grisham's novels:


The Firm The Pelican Brief
A Time to Kill The Client
The Chamber The Rainmaker
The Runaway Jury The Partner
The Street Lawyer The Testament
The Brethren A Painted House
Skipping Christmas The Summons
The Bleachers The King of Torts
The Last Juror
As of 2004


Last updated: 11-06-2004 06:56:45