A time to kill
The author
John Grisham was born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. As a child he dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Realizing he didn't have the right stuff for a pro career, he began to study accountancy1 at Mississippi State University. After graduating at the University in Mississippi School of Law in 1981, he went on to practise law for nearly a decade in Southaven, specializing in criminal law and civil law. In 1983, he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 1990. Now he lives with his family in Virginia, Mississippi.
Since first publishing "A Time to Kill" in 1989, Grisham has written one novel a year (his other books are The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Chamber, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, The Partner, The Street Lawyer, The Testament, The Brethren, A Painted House, Skipping Christmas, The Summons, and The King of Torts) and all of them have become bestsellers. There are currently over......
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