Drew, his younger sister and their mother lived in constant fear of beatings by Stu, who often returned home in a drunken stupor. Drew contends that he shot Stu in self-defense after believing Stu had killed his mother. There’s no question that Drew pulled the trigger, but Jake faces an ethical challenge over whether the shooting was justified. Jake Brigance-the hero of Grisham’s 1989 debut, A Time to Kill-is court-appointed to represent 16-year-old Drew Gamble in the shooting death of his mother’s boyfriend, deputy sheriff Stu Kofer. With nationwide calls for police reform and defunding, literary giant John Grisham’s novel A Time for Mercy is undoubtedly timely, as it explores the ways that violence committed by or against law enforcement officials can complicate the pursuit of justice.
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