Description
The Last Juror by John Grisham is a legal thriller set in the small town of Clanton, Mississippi, in 1970. When 23-year-old college dropout Willie Traynor takes over the struggling Ford County Times, the newspaper is given a new lease on life after a young mother is raped and murdered. Willie’s detailed coverage of the case attracts readers as Danny Padgitt, a member of the notorious Padgitt family, stands trial for the crime.
The trial ends with Padgitt threatening the jurors with revenge if they convict him. Despite his threats, the jury finds him guilty and he is sentenced to life in prison. But nine years later, Padgitt is paroled and returns to Ford County. As the jurors begin to face the consequences of their verdict, Willie finds himself caught up in a frightening chain of events that threatens the town.
