Sycamore Row - John Grisham

Sycamore Row

By John Grisham

  • Release Date: 2013-10-22
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
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From 9,097 Ratings

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham returns to the iconic setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill, as Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a controversial trial that exposes a tortured history of racial tension.

“Welcome back, Jake. . . . [Brigance] is one of the most fully developed and engaging characters in all of Grisham’s novels.”—USA Today

Seth Hubbard is a wealthy white man dying of lung cancer. He trusts no one. Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, Hubbard leaves a new, handwritten will. It is an act that drags his adult children, his black maid, and defense attorney Jake Brigance into a conflict as riveting and dramatic as the murder trial that made Brigance one of Ford County’s most notorious citizens, just three years earlier. 

The second will raises many more questions than it answers. Why would Hubbard leave nearly all of his fortune to his maid? Had chemotherapy and painkillers affected his ability to think clearly? And what does it all have to do with a piece of land once known as Sycamore Row?

Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

Reviews

  • Keeps you guessing

    5
    By Careyflowergirl
    This book keeps you guessing, you think Jake is done and will lose the case. Lucien comes through in way you never thought would happen.
  • I loved this book!

    5
    By B. Loren
    Mr. Grisham always keeps me looking forward to picking up his books again! Thank you!
  • Good read

    4
    By Gonzo 085
    Reels you in from the outset. Great characters and a good read. A bit predictable but the story is a reminder of the South’s dark past.
  • Slow start - fast finish.

    3
    By canucbrad
    Took way too long to set the characters and the situations, then put it all together in one finishing chapter.
  • Sycamore Row

    5
    By NotMuchOnCamping
    This book is more timely now than when it was written.
  • Good

    4
    By Madmich17
    I was hoping for some murder etc but this book was just plain good!! Kept my interest without all the blood, murder and twists & turns! It was a good legal read. I’ll definitely read the next book in the series!!!
  • Awesome Read

    5
    By TSUC21
    I love this book! It is a great read. My daughter enjoyed listening to me tell her how much I loved it.
  • Great ending

    5
    By beancntr32
    Some parts required intense reading, some parts easily absorbed. Loved how everything came together at the end.
  • Amazing

    5
    By Ccthegog
    If you’re a fan of A Time To Kill you’ll love this one!
  • Great read

    5
    By kbm0125
    This was a great book. I love the Jake Brigance series.

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