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Tag Archives: Clanton MS
Sparring Partners
John Grisham is the author of scores of novels of varying quality and two collections of short stories, if memory serves. Sparring Partners is a ‘novelty’, in that it collects three novellas, ranging in time from the 1980s to the … Continue reading
A Time for Mercy
A Time for Mercy© 2020 John Grisham480 pages A woman lies beaten and unconscious in the kitchen; her children quiver in fear in a back room while the man they’re terrorized by lies in a drunken stupor in his bedroom. … Continue reading
Sycamore Row
Sycamore Row© 2013 John Grisham 464 pages I have been less than impressed with John Grisham’s books in recent years; The Racketeer made me suspect Grisham or his publishers were merely milking the success of his name. Sycamore Row, however, … Continue reading
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Tagged American South, Clanton MS, John Grisham, mystery, race, thriller
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The Summons
The Summons© 2002 John Grisham373 pages When Professor Ray Atlee returned to his family home in Clanton, Mississippi to discuss his ailing father’s will, he found two surprises waiting for him. His father, an elderly judge who even in retirement … Continue reading
The Last Juror
The Last Juror© 2004 John Grisham355 pages As [Padgitt] was about to step out of the witness box and return to the defense table, he suddenly turned to the jury and said something that stunned the courtroom. His face wrinkled … Continue reading
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Tagged American South, Clanton MS, historical fiction, John Grisham, mystery, Southern Literature, thriller
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Ford County: Stories
Ford County: Stories© 2009 John Grisham320 pages I was delighted to receive John Grisham’s Ford County: Stories for Christmas. I’ve been a Grisham reader since reading a battered paperback copy of The Firm years ago, and many of my favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged American South, Clanton MS, John Grisham, short story collection, Southern Literature
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