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The Last Juror
The Last Juror: A Novel | John Grisham
13 posts | 61 read | 1 reading | 8 to read
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In 1970, Willie Traynor comes to Clanton, Mississippi, in a Triumph Spitfire and a fog of vague ambitions. Within a year, the twenty-three-year-old finds himself the owner of Ford Countys only newspaper, famous for its well-crafted obituaries. While the rest of America is in the grips of turmoil, Clanton lives on the edge of another ageuntil the brutal murder of a young mother rocks the town and thrusts Willie into the center of a storm. Daring to report the true horrors of the crime, Willie makes as many friends as enemies in Clanton, and over the next decade he sometimes wonders how he got there in the first place. But he can never escape the crime that shattered his innocence or the criminal whose evil left an indelible stain. Because as the ghosts of the Souths past gather around Willie, as tension swirls around Clanton, men and women who served on a jury nine years ago are starting to die one by oneas a killer exacts the ultimate revenge. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from John Grisham's The Litigators.
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Sleepswithbooks
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Not what I was expecting but still a good story. #GrishGotGame 📖🤎

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
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This was my first JG in I don't know how long, possibly since high school. Randomly selected at the library. I found it entertaining and informative (I never knew how much drug use there was among soldiers during Vietnam) but the flow was strange - a lot of it was like little vignette of life in this town. Hard to explain. It won't blow you away but it's an enjoyable read.

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marleed
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When I look at my finished JG stack I can‘t always distinguish the actual story since the theme of his books is similar. This one will stand out since the MC is a journalist, Syracuse educated and Memphis raised 20-something, who bought a newspaper in a small Mississippi town in the 1970s. And I just loved his friend Cally.

ReadTheUSA2020 Mississippi - One more state to go in this challenge!

thevagabondlawyer JG is one of my influences of becoming a Lawyer. He also introduced me to the world of novels. I first read A Time to Kill and the rest was history 😊 4y
marleed @thevagabondlawyer Without specific intention I realize much of what I‘m drawn to read in fiction is written by women for women. I‘m really enjoying working through my JG stack so I get occasional stories not aimed at a specific gender. So cool that an author impacted your career choice!! 4y
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emilycoc
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Couldn't sleep, so I got up early to finish off this read. I was delighted for something new - following the life of a journalist instead of a lawyer. The storyline is also very captivating and does a good job of portraying small town life.

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emilycoc
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Next up!

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Yashika029
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Fantastic! Superb!
Gotta find a new superlative
Nice setting. It's page turningly compulsive. The mystery keeps you on the edge. The book is real reflector of crimes which are so common in today's world.
Should go for it.

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Leigh0906
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I stopped by the library to prep myself for an afternoon of jury duty😒 My big decision now is which book to take into the courthouse with me. #toughchoices #bookhaul #reading

Mdargusch I vote Big Little Lies. 😊 8y
Leigh0906 @Mdargusch I took the Emmett Till book in- I don't know if it helped me get excused or not...but it's interesting so far 😝 8y
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LinaLovesLit
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John Grisham never disappoints. He somehow makes the south likable, even to someone is who no big fan of slow southern drawls and fried pickles. His stories are intriguing and encapsulating. You really can't go wrong with one of his books.