John Grisham is an American novelist. Some
of his novels were adapted into film, for example, The Firm, The Pelican Brief,
A Time to Kill and The Rainmaker.
His legal thrillers are quite popular. “The
Last Juror” is also a story about a murder case and the jury in the court.
Willie Traynor is a journalist at the local
newspaper in Mississippi
His friend, Miss Callie was one of the
jurors of the case. Willie published the story on the newspaper. Danny Padgitt,
the killer, threatened to kill the jurors in the court. Finally, the jury didn’t
agree to the death penalty but sent Padgitt to jail for life.
Nine years later, Padgitt was released from
the prison. Then two jurors were killed by a sniper. Willie tried to find out
the truth before Miss Callie get hurt…
“The Last Juror”(F GRI) is an exciting but
sad story. If you want to read a contemporary fiction, you will enjoy this one.
It will be available in the school library soon.
John Grisham是美國小說家，他的不少作品獲改編為電影，其中包括The Firm糖衣陷阱、The Pelican Brief塘鵝暗殺令、A Time to Kill殺戮時刻和The Rainmaker造雨人。
他的法庭驚悚小說甚受歡迎，”The
Last Juror”就是以一宗凶案和法庭陪審團為故事。
Willie Traynor是密西西比州的本地報章記者。一宗兇殺案的發生，令一切也都改變。
他的朋友Miss
Callie是案件陪審團的一員，Willie把案件刊載在報章。兇手Danny Padgitt在庭上威脅要殺死陪審團成員，最終陪審團未有判他死刑，而是判定為終身監禁。
九年後Padgitt自獄中釋放，兩位陪審團成員相繼被射殺，Willie竭力在Miss Callie遇險前找出真相……
“The Last Juror”(F GRI)是個刺激但哀傷的故事。如你想讀讀當代小說，會樂在其中。本書稍後將在圖書館推出。
"How did life there get so crazy? It was a small American town, the same as hundreds of other towns. Then, one night, Danny Padgitt killed Rhoda Kassellaw. After that, everything changed."
沒有留言:
張貼留言