Unfortunately, this novel, for me, was not a page-turner despite the enticing premise. Money-driven lawyers, greedy children, and crotchety judges. The cast of characters seem a bit off the shelf. But before he commits the act, he leaves a handwritten will giving 90% of his estate to his black maid/caretaker, to the express exclusion of his children or grandchildren, “they get nothing.” He then mails it to Brigance along with a letter instructing Brigance to defend his will “to the bitter end.” The recipe for the legal thrill-ride is all there: White, millionaire recluse, Seth Hubbard, suffering terminal cancer, decides to hang himself from a sycamore tree. It’s about a tremendous and high stakes will contest! Set in late-eighties Clanton, Mississippi, it stars trial attorney, Jake Brigance, hero of Grisham’s first novel, A Time to Kill. As a huge Grisham fan and practicing probate attorney, I felt a rush of excitement when I read the inside jacket of Grisham’s latest legal thriller, Sycamore Row.
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