****#1* NEW YORK TIMES* BESTSELLER• **NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX• A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.
“[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.” **—John Legend**
**NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN* *• Named One of the Best Books of the Year by *The New York Times• The Washington Post• The Boston Globe• The Seattle Times• Esquire• Time***
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Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.
*Just Mercy* is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.
**Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction• Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction• Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award• Finalist for the *Los Angeles Times* Book Prize• Finalist for the *Kirkus Reviews* Prize• An American Library Association Notable Book**
“Every bit as moving as *To Kill a Mockingbird,* and in some ways more so . . . a searing indictment of American criminal justice and a stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields.” **—David Cole, *The New York Review of Books***
“Searing, moving . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be America’s Mandela.” **—Nicholas Kristof, *The New York Times***
“You don’t have to read too long to start cheering for this man. . . . The message of this book . . . is that evil can be overcome, a difference can be made. *Just Mercy* will make you upset and it will make you hopeful.” **—Ted Conover, *The New York Times Book Review***
“Inspiring . . . a work of style, substance and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyer, he’s also a gifted writer and storyteller.” **— *The Washington Post***
“As deeply moving, poignant and powerful a book as has been, and maybe ever can be, written about the death penalty.” ***—The Financial Times***
“Brilliant.” ***—The Philadelphia Inquirer***