description: When Carl Lee Hailey guns down the hoodlums who have raped his ten-year-old daughter, the people of Clanton see it as a crime of blood and call for his acquittal. But when extremists outside Clanton hear that a black man has killed two white men, they invade the town, determined to destroy anything and anyone that opposes their sense of justice. Jake Brigance has been hired to defend Hailey. It's the kind of case that can make or break a young lawyer. But in the maelstrom of Clanton, it is also the kind of case that could get a young lawyer killed.
language: English
title: A Time to Kill
titlecomplete: A Time to Kill
characters: Mack Loyd Crowell, Mickey Mouse (A Time to Kill), Lucien Wilbanks, Ethel Twitty, DeWayne Looney, James Willard, Jake Brigance, Billy Ray Cobb, Clyde Sisco, Dr. W.T. Bass, Stump Sisson, Tonya Hailey, Freddy Cobb, Judge Omar Noose, Harry Rex Vonner, Bo Marsharfsky, Dr. Wilbert Rodeheaver, Wanda Womack, Carl Lee Hailey, Rufus Buckley, Ozzie Walls, Ellen Roark, Ollie Agee
genres: Thriller, Novels, Adult Fiction, Crime, Suspense, Legal Thriller, Adult, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 790773
places: Clanton, Ford County, Mississippi
series: Jake Brigance
publisher: Random House