The Last Juror
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0739309013 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 227 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Rather than shy from reporting on the subsequent open-and-shut trial (those who oppose the Padgitt family tend to turn up dead in the area's swampland), Traynor launches a crusade to ensure the unrepentant murderer is brought to justice. Soon afterward, his new business receives the readership boost it needs thanks to his editorial efforts and coverage of a particularly brutal rape and murder committed by the scion of the town's reclusive bootlegger family. When a guilty verdict is returned, the town is relieved to find the Padgitt family's grip on the town did not sway the jury, though Danny Padgi
Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome details, and his newspaper began to prosper.The murderer, Danny Padgitt, was tried before a packed courthouse in Clanton, Mississippi. But in Mississippi in 1970, "life" didn't necessarily mean "life," and nine years later Danny Padgitt managed to get himself paroled. In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, went bankrupt. The trial came to a startling and dramatic end when the defendant threatened revenge against the jurors if they convicted him. 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. Nevertheless, they found him guilty, and he was sentenced to life in prison. He returned to Ford County, and the retribution began.From the Hardcover edition.
Small town life in Mississipi Life in Clanton, Ford County, MS seen through the eyes of Willie Traynor, a young man who buys the 'Times' the local weekly newspaper. A town still divided by race facing up to the oncoming desegregation of schools - into this steps Willie from 'up north' like a breath of fresh air.Using a gruesome rape & murder, the ensuing trial and it's far reaching consequences as the main plot, Grisham, in this tale of 'The last Juror' paints a panorama of life in Clanton with fully fleshed characters who draw you into their lives.A great read.. "A+ for another Grisham Novel" according to Olivias Twin. You usually know what you are getting with John Grisham. I found this one to be the same - very original with a twist I was not expecting at the end. This is the first Grisham book that I finished and thought - they should make it into a movie. The only reason a movie would not work is the element of time (the story actually takes place over many years) and I think all of the locations would make for an expensive filming budget.I would recommend this book if you enjoy Grisham or if you are looking for something entertaining to read.. "Best Grisham book I've read in a while" according to Ian D Gordon. Best Grisham book I've read in a while, but still lacks the bite of the first one or two. The main character, a journalist, is quite developed as a character - at least for this form of literature - but most of the others are caricatures. Pity, because the story was interesting and could have been better told by understanding more of the victim and of the accused - but all we learned was bits and pieces of the lives of not-at-all-involved onlookers and jurors. Even the accused's family, whom our journalist narrator blamed for all the ill doings, hardly made an appearance. Still, it w