The last juror / John Grisham.
In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, 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 his newspaper 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 the defendant threatened revenge against the jurors if they convicted him. Nevertheless, they found him guilty, and 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385510431
- ISBN: 0385510438
- ISBN: 044024157X
- Physical Description: 355 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2004.
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| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.8 19 78192. |
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| Subject: | Trials (Murder) > Fiction. Newspaper publishing > Fiction. Ex-convicts > Fiction. Revenge > Fiction. Jury > Fiction. Jurors > Mississippi > Fiction. Ex-convicts > Mississippi > Fiction. Trials (Murder) > Mississippi > Fiction. Mississippi > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Legal fiction (Literature) |
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- 86 of 90 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Iredell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | F GRISHAM (Text) | 33114014111314 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | F GRISHAM (Text) | 33114023778616 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, 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 his newspaper 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 the defendant threatened revenge against the jurors if they convicted him. Nevertheless, they found him guilty, and 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.
