Umbuso wamakhaya okhuseleko aseMississippi ahlobo lomdlalo omnyama waseMelika ophucukileyo. KUNYE John Grisham Unayo ukubona kwakhe ukuphikisana okunzulu phakathi kwendlela yokuziphatha yenkululeko yaseNtshona kunye neendawo ezinamandla zokuphendula ezinje ngeli lizwe lisemazantsi le-idiosyncrasy ekhethekileyo kunye nokungaqondakali okungaqhelekanga.
Ukuphinda utyelele uClanton (hayi eyona dolophu yaseAlabama yokwenyani kunye naleyo iphindaphindwe ngulo mbhali) kukuhlala kwindawo egcwele ubungqongqo kwimigangatho yokuziphatha ephikisanayo ngexesha lenoveli, kwiminyaka yoo-XNUMX, yayisemandleni ngakumbi.
Kodwa njengakwezinye izihlandlo eziqatshelweyo eClanton okanye nakweyiphi na imeko yaseGrisham, lo mbandela uphela usisiqingatha somantyi kwicandelo lezomthetho, nakwinxalenye yalo yokuziphatha. Kwaye ke lo mbandela ubalula ukubaluleka kwezentlalo, kuhlalutyo lwemida yezomthetho, yokuziphatha kunye nembambano yokuba leliphi elona lungelo lendalo lingaphezu kwawo wonke umthetho.
USekela-Sheriff uStuart Kofer uzijonga njengongenakuphathwa. Nangona, xa esela ngaphezu kwemfuneko, into eqhelekileyo, uphalaza ingqumbo kwintombi yakhe, uJosie, nakubantwana bakhe abakwishumi elivisayo, ikhowudi yamapolisa yokuthula ibisoloko imkhusela.
Kodwa ngobunye ubusuku, emva kokubetha uJosie engekho zingqondweni emhlabeni, unyana wakhe uDrew uyazi ukuba unendlela enye kuphela yokusindisa usapho. Uthatha umpu kwaye ugqiba kwelokuba athathe ubulungisa ezandleni zakhe.
EClanton, akukho nto iphakamisa inzondo ngaphezu kombulali ... ngaphandle, mhlawumbi igqwetha lakho. UJake Brigance akafuni kuthatha eli tyala lingenakwenzeka, kodwa nguye kuphela onamava awaneleyo okukhusela inkwenkwe.
Kwaye xa ityala liqala, kubonakala ngathi sinye kuphela isiphumo kumda kaDrew: igumbi legesi. Kodwa, njengoko iSixeko saseClanton sifumanisa kwakhona, xa uJake Brigance ethatha ityala elingenakwenzeka… nantoni na enokwenzeka.
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