a time for mercy – Mike Wilson https://mikewilsonwriter.com Writing in the post-truth world Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:13:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 177517995 Book Review, A Time for Mercy, by John Grisham https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2021/02/13/book-review-a-time-for-mercy-by-john-grisham/ https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2021/02/13/book-review-a-time-for-mercy-by-john-grisham/#respond Sun, 14 Feb 2021 00:12:00 +0000 https://mikewilsonwriter.com/?p=1297 A Time for Mercy is John Grisham’s latest, and a return to the place where it all started. The characters from Grisham’s first (and his favorite) novel, A Time to Kill, reappear in this follow-up about a sixteen-year-old boy who kills his mother’s abusive boyfriend (who also happens to be a deputy sheriff). There’s no doubt they boy did the killing and the community has little sympathy for a cop killer. Jake Brigance, hero of Grisham’s first novel, is appointed by the court to represent the boy. Since plot is a big part of Grisham’s books, I won’t say any more, but expect dramatic courtroom scenes, victories and reversals, and danger. I have two criticisms – the beginning of the book could have been edited down and I found the ending unsatisfying – but if you like Grisham’s lawyer novels, you’ll like this one. Here’s what Kirkus Reviews says:

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-grisham/time-mercy/

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