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A Time to Kill

by John Grisham

Age band: 18+

Looky Rating System: Violence 5/5, Love & Romance 1/5, Mental Health 2/5, Language 2/5, Substance Use 1/5, Fear / Horror 3/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5.

Description

A Time to Kill is a 1989 legal thriller and debut novel by American author John Grisham. The novel was rejected by many publishers before Wynwood Press eventually gave it a 5,000-copy printing. When Doubleday published The Firm, Wynwood released a trade paperback of A Time to Kill, which became a bestseller. Dell published the mass market paperback months after the success of The Firm, bringing Grisham to widespread popularity among readers.