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Loading... The Last Juror (2004)by John Grisham
   No current Talk conversations about this book.  Allyoopsi | Jun 22, 2022 |  It is not a legal thriller as the name might hint. It is rather a chronicle of a young man's life and work as an editor of the county weekly neespaper. The jurors, last or otherwise, don't even make an appearance until well into the second third of the story, and they don't stay long. I wouldn't say it is a bad book, it's quite interesting in a way, but it is so much NOT what you'd expect it to be that it's hard not feel at least a little bit disappointed. (  ) alissee | Dec 8, 2021 | Instructions for the Franklin electronic dictionary and thesaurus, model LM-6000SEV. BLTSbraille | Oct 12, 2021 | It has been a long time since I read a Grisham novel. I enjoyed it--a good quick read about a publisher of a small town newspaper and murder in a small town. Captured the essence of Mississippi of the early seventies. (  ) auldhouse | Sep 30, 2021 | The owner of a small town newspaper covers the story of a brutal rape and murder, seeking justice--and now the murderer wants revenge. BLTSbraille | Sep 11, 2021 | no reviews | add a review
Is contained inIs abridged inReader's Digest Condensed Books: The Last Juror • The Various Haunts of Men • The Codex • Life and Limb by Reader's Digest Has as a student's study guideHas as a teacher's guide
In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college dropout, named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome details and the paper began to prosper. The murderer, Danny Padgitt was tried before a packed courthouse in Clanton, Mississippi. The trial came to a startling and dramatic end when he was found guilty. He was sentenced to life in prison, but in Mississippi, in 1970, "life" didn't necessarily mean "life" and nine years later Danny Padgitt managed to get himself paroled. He returned to Ford County and the retribution began. No library descriptions found. |
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Edit: I hadn't read the back cover or Goodreads summary before touching the book or leaving my review. If you DID have that info, I would say that book would go from "chill" to tedious. It's predictable without a plot pathway. (