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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53989269 Title: The last juror Author: John Grisham Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2004. ISBN/ISSN: 0385510438 9780385510431 044024157X 9780440241577 OCLC:53989269

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The last juror

Author:	John Grisham
Publisher:	New York : Doubleday, 2004.
Edition/Format:	Book : Fiction : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers 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 the paper began to prosper. The murderer, Read more... In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers 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 the paper 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 he was found guilty. 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.
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Genre/Form:	Suspense fiction., Legal stories.
Material Type:	Fiction, Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	John Grisham Find more information about:
ISBN:	0385510438 9780385510431 044024157X 9780440241577
OCLC Number:	53989269
Description:	355 p. ; 25 cm.
Responsibility:	John Grisham.
More information:	Contributor biographical information Sample text Publisher description

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In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers 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 the paper 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 he was found guilty. 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.

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