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A TIME TO KILL

Book • 1989
The novel tells the story of attorney Jake Brigance and his client, Carl Lee Hailey, whose ten-year-old daughter, Tonya, is raped by two white men.

Carl Lee kills the rapists and is charged with capital murder.

Jake Brigance, despite the dangers and racial tensions, defends Carl Lee in a trial that becomes a focal point for racial violence and community unrest.

The story explores themes of inequality, intolerance, and retribution, set against the backdrop of a small town in Mississippi where ancestral racism remains strong.

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