Jake Brigance #2 : Sycamore Row (P)

Literary awards - Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction (2014).

Sycamore Row (Jake Brigance #2) by John Grisham (P)
The explosive sequel to A Time to Kill

Seth Hubbard is dying—and his final act shocks Ford County. Just before taking his own life, he pens a new will, leaving nearly all of his fortune to his Black housemaid, Lettie Lang, cutting out his children entirely.

Enter Jake Brigance, named executor of the estate. As the small town erupts with racial tension and legal wrangling, Jake must navigate dangerous truths buried deep in Sycamore Row. What drove Seth’s decision? What secrets from the past still haunt the land? And can justice ever truly be served?

A gripping legal thriller with race, legacy, and morality at its core, Sycamore Row cements Grisham’s place as the master of courtroom drama.

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