The Still Before Dawn
McConnell, Suzanne / McConnell, James Based on what is believed to be the true story that inspired John Grisham's "A Time to Kill, " this edition tells a very different story than the popular novel. Mandy Stevens was 10 when she was brutally assaulted and left for dead in a neighbor's cow pasture. There was an investigation, a trail of lies, and no one was ever punished for the crime committed against her.