The Last Juror

"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. <p><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Last-Juror/John-Grisham/e/9780385510448/?&amp;sLinkPrefix">This slipcased, clothbound limited edition</a> has been signed by the author. Other features include a ribbon marker, stained page edges, and embossed endpapers. Each copy is also hand numbered. </p>

Author(s): John Grisham  

ISBN 10: 0440246024
ISBN 13: 9780440246022
Pages: 496
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publication: 3/27/2012