A Time for Mercy

#145 in Thriller

A Time for Mercy

John Grisham

First published 2020Original language EN

7.77.7 / 10
Score out of 1063 ratingsConfidence 30%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#145 of 200 in Thriller ahead of 28% of the category
  • NYT bestseller · 20 weeks on the list, peaked at #1

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About the book

A Time for Mercy, a legal thriller novel by American author John Grisham, is the sequel to A Time to Kill and Sycamore Row. The latest book features the return of the character Jake Brigance, a small-town Mississippi lawyer who takes on difficult cases. The novel was released on October 13, 2020.

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Reading order · Jake Brigance

Full order & progress →
7.58.08.5
7.87.8 / 10
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1989201320202022
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1989201320202022
7.87.8 / 10
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Score per volume4 volumes on a timeline, 1989 to 2022 · Best-rated volume: A Time to Kill
  1. A Time to Kill
    A Time to Kill1989 · 568 ratings · Filmed 1996Start here
    7.87.8 / 10
  2. Sycamore Row
    Sycamore Row2013 · 137 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  3. A Time for Mercy
    A Time for Mercy2020 · 63 ratingsThis book
    7.77.7 / 10
  4. Sparring Partners: Novellas
    Sparring Partners: Novellas2022 · 32 ratings · Not ranked yet
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Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.0 across 63 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 30% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover8.063 100%

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