![]() Grisham follows the course of the trial in his short story beginning with the testimonies of the sheriff and deputy in Brunswick County who investigated the crime. Benefiting Delgado’s plan to frame Junior were the incompetent police in Brunswick County, the prosecutor who wants bragging rights for winning a murder trial, and the defense lawyer who admits his own incompetence in defending Junior. Junior Mace knew that he had been framed for the murders of his wife and best friend because he spoke out against the construction of a casino on the Tappacola Indian reservation but had no proof. In the short story, “Witness to a Trial” by John Grisham, Delgado, a career criminal watched with glee as an innocent man was found guilty of the murders he had committed. “Witness to a Trial.” Doubleday, September 27, 2016. Worth the $.99 and more.The following version of the novel was used to create this study guide: Grisham, John. A huge fan of both.ĭefinitely recommend reading the short story, prior to The Whistler. Can't wait! Campbell and Grisham a winning combo. I am beyond excited Cassandra Campbell (my favorite narrator) will be performing The Whistler! Yeah have pre-ordered the audio. Secondly, the Kindle version (5 Stars), which was much better (recommend). ![]() (not my favorite narrator- Mark Deakins). (I love Whistleblowers)!įormat: I listened to the audio first (3 stars) and too many names to keep track. The judge is getting a cut and looking the other way. We will have to wait to learn what happens next in the Sunshine State (love the Florida setting)! A great teaser for The Whistler, coming October 25! Appears we have a dirty judge secretly involved with the construction of a large casino on Native American land. Remove them, and the casino would be built. Junior knew whoever killed Son and Eileen was doing a fine job of framing him. The casino would lift them out of poverty and reunite his tribe. Now, with Son dead and Junior on his way to prison, the tribe would vote again and the casino would be built. They viewed gambling nothing more than another white man’s curse, and they had narrowly won.Ĭhief: Two camps. Earlier when Son Razko and Junior Mace had been agitating against the casino on tribal land. Younger children not allowed in the courtroom. Second: Len McGuire owner of a nursery and garden shop. ![]() Witness by Defense: First: Teenager, Heath. He worked for a tight and well-organized gang of career criminals determined to build a casino on the Tappacola reservation. Were the killers from the outside – the perfect crime? Standing in their way: Son Razko and Junior Mace. Murders carefully staged by criminals hell-bent on building a casino on Tappacola land. At the time Florida had 300 men on death row and not a single one had been sent there by him. The Prosecutor: Wagner, was thrilled to be on the hunt for his first death verdict. Three college degrees, two without jobs, average age 52, conservative, middle class. The Jury: Nine whites, three blacks, no Native Americans. His criminal record was not quite as impressive as Shorts. Eighth witness, Digger Robles, another jailhouse snitch. Seventh witness Todd Short, the first of two jailhouse snitches. Sixth witness Louise Razko, wife of the murder victim. Unger pathologist from the state crime lab. The fourth witness was a ballistics expert, Montgomery, from the state crime lab. Witnesses: First, Clive Pickett, the rustic sheriff of Brunswick Country. She strongly supported the death penalty. Before becoming a judge, she had been a small-town general practitioner. The previous year she had defeated an eighteen -year incumbent by a thousand votes. The Defense Lawyer: Larry Swoboda, age thirty-one, an aspiring criminal defense lawyer from Panama City. Swoboda finally believed him after 15 months. He was making deliveries when they were killed and did not own a gun. Junior said he was being framed and loved his wife. ![]() For fifteen months he had been in jail awaiting this trial. Until he was arrested he had driven a truck and delivered propane for a nearby company. The Defendant: Junior Mace, a full blooded Tappacola Indian, age thirty-seven, father of three, and husband of Eileen, the woman he was accused of killing. ![]() Not on tribal land, but in the local county, under their jurisdiction. Two miles from the Tappacola reservation. Set in the Florida Panhandle, the book opens in the courtroom. Plus everyone knows legal thrillers are my "top genre" and Grisham, my favorite The players are lined up and detailed for the trial, a perfect set up for what's coming next! John Grisham sets up an enthralling crime-legal thriller for the highly anticipated, The Whistler, coming October 25, with a fully loaded action-packed prequel, WITNESS TO A TRIAL. ![]()
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