Sycamore Row

@2@Jake Brigance has never met Seth Hubbard, or even heard of him, until the old man's suicide note names him attorney for his estate. The will is dynamite. Seth has left ninety per cent of his vast, secret fortune to his housemaid.@3@@2@ The vultures are circling even before the body is cold: the only subject more incendiary than money in Ford County is race, and this case has both.@3@@2@ AS the relatives contest the will, and unscrupulous lawyers hasten to benefit, Jake searches for answers to the many questions left by Seth Hubbard's death:@3@@2@ What made him write that last-minute will leaving everything to a poor black woman named Lettie Lang?@3@@2@ Why did he choose to kill himself on the desolate piece of land known as Sycamore Row?@3@@2@ And what was it that Seth and his brother witnessed as children that, in his words, 'no human should ever see'?@3@@2@ In the long-awaited successor to the novel that launched his phenomenal career, John Grisham brings us the powerful sequel to @18@A Time to Kill@19@. As filled with page-turning twists as it is with legal mastery, @18@Sycamore Row @19@proves beyond doubt that John Grisham is in a league of his own.@3@

A solid courtroom thriller with plenty to say about the long half-life of prejudice in the deep south... The much-trailed conclusion is powerful.

Vorwort
'Fight them, Mr Brigance. To the bitter end. We must prevail.' Jake Brigance, hero of A TIME TO KILL, is back.

Autorentext

John Grisham

Klappentext

For almost a quarter of a century, John Grisham's A Time to Kill has captivated readers with its raw exploration of race, retribution, and justice. Now, its hero, Jake Brigance, returns to the courtroom in a dramatic showdown as Ford County again confronts its tortured history. Filled with the intrigue, suspense and plot twists that are the hallmarks of the world's favourite storyteller, SYCAMORE ROW is the thrilling story of the elusive search for justice in a small American town.

Zusammenfassung

A sequel to A TIME TO KILL

He will make them pay . . .

Jake Brigance has never met Seth Hubbard, or even heard of him, until the old man's suicide note names him attorney for his estate. The will is dynamite. Seth has left ninety per cent of his vast, secret fortune to his housemaid.

The vultures are circling even before the body is cold: the only subject more incendiary than money in Ford County is race, and this case has both.

AS the relatives contest the will, and unscrupulous lawyers hasten to benefit, Jake searches for answers to the many questions left by Seth Hubbard's death:

What made him write that last-minute will leaving everything to a poor black woman named Lettie Lang?

Why did he choose to kill himself on the desolate piece of land known as Sycamore Row?

And what was it that Seth and his brother witnessed as children that, in his words, 'no human should ever see'?

Praise for SYCAMORE ROW

'A gripping read' - Literary Review

'A fantastic book' - 5 STAR reader review

'Just as good [as A Time To Kill] . . . an excellent climax' - 5 STAR reader review

'Grisham at his best'- 5 STAR reader review

350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films:
NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM