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"Sam Cayhall kills a lawyer's two boys and goes on death row. He stays there for years to come until his grandson tries to get him off of death row."
Amarjot Biring, Resident Scholar
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"A young lawyer who tries his best to save his grandfather, who's on death row with an execution date pending. He tries also to have this old arrogant man showing his feelings and admitting his own and others' responsibilities for racist crimes committed in the Ku Klux Klan years."
Katy, Resident Scholar
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"Sam Cayhall is to be tried for the third time for the murders of two young men who were killed when he allegedly bombed their father's law office. The first two trials resulted in a hung jury. This time, twelve years after the event, the prosecution feels more confident. The jury is not all white. Cayhall was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and the time and place were the south in the days where racism was rife. Adam Hall is a young lawyer working for the firm that acts for Cayhall. He asks for the case and, bleak as the outlook seems, does his best for his client. He brings with him some family secrets. He is Cayhall's grandson. Grisham as usual presents his readers with a dilemma, time is running out for Cayhall and he is heading for the gas chamber. So, apart from the touchy subject of racism, is the even more controversial one of capital punishment."
Penny , Resident Scholar
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" Sam Cayhall is to be tried for the third time for the murders of two young men who were killed when he allegedly bombed their father's law office. The first two trials resulted in a hung jury. He stays there for years to come until his grandson tries to get him off of death row.This time, twelve years after the event, the prosecution feels more confident. The jury is not all white.
Cayhall was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and the time and place were the south in the days where racism was rife. Adam Hall is a young lawyer working for the firm that acts for Cayhall. He asks for the case and, bleak as the outlook seems, does his best for his client. He brings with him some family secrets. He is Cayhall's grandson. Grisham as usual presents his readers with a dilemma, time is running out for Cayhall and he is heading for the gas chamber.
So, apart from the touchy subject of racism, is the even more controversial one of capital punishment. He tries also to have this old arrogant man showing his feelings and admitting his own and others' responsibilities for racist crimes committed in the eleven years ago.
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Melissa Jacobson, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain?
- Story partially from villain's perspective
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller
Yes
Legal Plotlets
- finding out whether someone is really guilty
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
The antagonists are:
- lawyer creatures
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Deep South
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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