This is the best John Grisham book I have read in ages. I love Jake and his family. I puzzled during the entire book about how Jake was going to get his client off. I actually decided we would not have a good ending. Needless to say, Grisham came through once more. Any reader of mysteries will love A Time for Mercy.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an eARC of this book.
Nice to be back in the courtroom with Jake. Feels like the Grisham I most enjoy.
Excellent.

John Grisham's stories set in Ford County are my favorites. Revisiting characters from A Time to Kill and Sycamore Row remind me how much I love immersing myself in the community Grisham has created. I recently read The Last Juror and enjoyed finding Lucien & Harry Rex in the cast of characters. Jake Brigance finds himself in another controversial case that will have him defend a 16 year old
suspect in the killing of a police officer. A Time for Mercy is thoughtful yet twisty. I loved it!

John Grisham is amazing. I have read all of his books and jumped at the opportunity to read the new Jake Briggance novel, set in 1990 Mississippi. I flew through this novel and loved every page. Grisham is a master at describing the law, the courtroom, and the trial. I am keeping my fingers crossed that, because of the way the book ended, that there may be another book in the works. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy.

Grisham returns to Jake Brigance and 1990 Clanton, Mississippi when the attorney is given a sixteen year old client accused of killing a deputy. Drew Gamble seems an unlikely murder suspect, but the locals are calling for his blood. Jake doesn’t believe the boy is guilty and he’s willing to risk everything, his reputation, his finances, even his life to save Drew from death in the gas chamber. If you’re a Grisham fan like I am, you’ll love this return to Clanton and Brigance. I honestly think this is the best book Grisham has written in a long time