#1 NYC Situations BESTSELLER • A strong true tale about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to repair our broken system of justice-from perhaps one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time, as seen in the HBO documentary True Justice

“[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality provides inspired me and many others and made a lasting effect on our country.”-John Legend

SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING MICHAEL B..READING MORE about Just Mercy (Film Tie-In Model): A Story of Justice and Redemption JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • Called One of the better Books of the entire year by The New York Moments • The Washington Post • The Boston Globe • The Seattle Moments • Esquire • Time

Bryan Stevenson was a young attorney when he founded the Equivalent Justice Effort, a legal practice focused on defending those most eager and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children caught in the farthest gets to of our criminal justice system. One of his first situations was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was simply sentenced to expire for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The situation drew Bryan right into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship-and transformed his knowledge of mercy and justice permanently.

Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of the idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving windows into the lives of these he provides defended, and an motivating argument for compassion in the quest for true justice.

Winner from the Carnegie Medal for Brilliance in Nonfiction • Winner from the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction • Winner of a Books for a Better Life Prize • Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Finalist for the Kirkus Evaluations Award • An American Collection Association Notable Publication

“Just as moving as To Get rid of a Mockingbird, and in some ways way more . . . a searing indictment of American criminal justice and a stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields.”-David Cole, THE BRAND NEW York Review of Books

“Searing, shifting . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, become America’s Mandela.”-Nicholas Kristof, THE BRAND NEW York Times

“You don’t need to read too much time to start out cheering because of this guy. . . . The message of the book . . . can be that evil could be overcome, a difference can be produced. Just Mercy will make you upset and it will make you hopeful.”-Ted Conover, The New York Times Reserve Review

“Inspiring . . . a function of style, chemical and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great attorney, he’s also a gifted writer and storyteller.”-The Washington Post

“As deeply shifting, poignant and effective a book as continues to be, and maybe ever can be, written about the death penalty.”-The Financial Times

“Brilliant.”-The Philadelphia Inquirer