The Last Juror -- John Grisham

<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BEST SELLER - In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, <i>The Ford County Times</i>, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college dropout, named Willie Traynor. </b> <p/>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 his newspaper began to prosper. <p/> The murderer, Danny Padgitt, was tried before a packed courthouse in Clanton, Mississippi. The trial came to a startling and dramatic end when the defendant threatened revenge against the jurors if they convicted him. Nevertheless, they found him guilty, and he was sentenced to life in prison. <p/> 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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> John Grisham<br><b>Publisher:</b> Doubleday Books<br><b>Published:</b> 02/03/2004<br><b>Pages:</b> 355<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.39lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.50h x 6.60w x 1.11d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780385510431<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.8<br><b>Point Value:</b> 19<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>78192 / Last Juror<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Library Journal Prepub Alert</i> 10/01/2003 pg. 5