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Court-appointed lawyer Jake Brigance puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line to defend a sixteen-year-old suspect who is accused of killing a local deputy and facing the death penalty.
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Jake is the court-appointed lawyer for Drew Gamble, a young man accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance sees it another way. Once he learns the details of the case, he realizes he has to do everything he can to save Drew, who is sixteen. Jake's commitment to the truth puts his career and the safety of his family at risk.
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"Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake's fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line."--
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Court-appointed lawyer Jake Brigance puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line to defend a sixteen-year-old suspect who is accused of killing a local deputy and is facing the death penalty.
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Clanton, Misisipi. 1990. Jake Brigance se ve envuelto en un juicio profundamente divisivo cuando el tribunal lo nombra abogado de Drew Gamble, un tímido muchacho de dieciséis años acusado de asesinar a un diputado local. Muchos en Clanton quieren un juicio rápido y la pena de muerte, pero Brigance investiga y descubre que hay más en la historia de lo que parece. El feroz compromiso de Jake de salvar a Drew de la cámara de gas pone en peligro su carrera, su seguridad financiera y la seguridad de su familia. En lo que puede ser el thriller legal más personal y logrado de la legendaria carrera de John Grisham, profundizamos nuestro conocimiento de la icónica ciudad sureña de Clanton y el vívido elenco de personajes que tantos lectores conocen y aprecian. El resultado es una novela ricamente gratificante que es a la vez oportuna y atemporal, llena de ingenio, drama y, sobre todo, corazón. Rebosante de toda la intriga del juzgado, la intriga de un pueblo pequeño y los sorprendentes giros de
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Время милосердия / Джон Гришэм ; [перевод с английского А. Кабалкина].
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Гришэм, Джон, автор.
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"Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds him self embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake's fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line." --
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