A review by travellingcari
Sycamore Row by John Grisham

3.0

Welcome home Jake. You knew how it was going to end, just not how it would get there. As is typical with his Mississippi tales, Clanton/Ford County are as much of characters in Grisham's books as are his humans. In some cases, much more likeable too.

This book would have been a little more helpful with a map of the state as there was a lot of travel and it wasn't always clear how far they were traveling. Otherwise, it was a typical Grisham, which I've missed in the years I've been away. Even though this came out on the heels of A Time to Kill on Broadway, it wasn't the must read Grisham used to be -- but a good look back at the good old days. Or the not so good old days in rural Mississippi of the 1980s.

Spoiler

A few false leads: would Judge Atlee die during trial, would Lucien wreck on the way home from Memphis. But you knew Jake Brigance wasn't going to lose a trial in Clanton. I like how Ancil tied in and how he even found a good way to use Lucien without him being the complete villain.