Cedar Hill Farm landscape near Hernando

1989

John Grisham's first novel

The DeSoto County lawyer and state representative signed A Time To Kill at local libraries before The Firm reached bestseller lists.

Cedar Hill Farm, Hernando

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Source: DeSoto County Genealogical Society, About DeSoto County: A Brief History of DeSoto County Mississippi

DeSoto Countians' friend, lawyer, and State Representative John Grisham published his first novel, A Time To Kill, in 1989. He signed books at local libraries and sold a few thousand copies.

His second effort, The Firm, hit the bestseller list and made those early copies of A Time To Kill much sought after.

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