{"product_id":"the-last-juror-9780739308998","title":"The Last Juror","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1970  one of Mississippis more colorful weekly newspapers  The Ford County Times  went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many  ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college dropout  named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome details  and his newspaper began to prosper.  The murderer  Danny Padgitt  was tried before a packed courthouse in Clanton  Mississippi. The trial came to a startling and dramatic end when the defendant threatened revenge against the jurors if they convicted him. Nevertheless  they found him guilty  and he was sentenced to life in prison.  But in Mississippi in 1970  \"life\" didnt necessarily mean \"life \" and nine years later Danny Padgitt managed to get himself paroled. He returned to Ford County  and the retribution began.  From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923514196021,"sku":"ByrdShop_0739308998","price":67.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780739308998.jpg?v=1794106327","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-last-juror-9780739308998","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}