genre a time to kill 
The ___MASK69___ is a subgenre of thriller and crime fiction in which the major characters are lawyers and their employees . The system of justice itself is always a major part of these works , at times almost functioning as one of the characters . In this way , the legal system provides the framework for the ___MASK69___ much as the system of modern police work does for the police procedural . Pulp magazines ( often referred to as " the pulps ") were inexpensive ___MASK45___ magazines that were published from 1896 to the 1950s . The term " pulp " derives from the cheap wood pulp paper on which the magazines were printed ; in contrast , magazines printed on higher quality paper were called " glossies " or " slicks ". The typical pulp magazine had 128 pages ; it was wide by high , and thick , with ragged , untrimmed edges . Julia Fiona Roberts ( born October 28 , 1967 ) is an American actress and producer . She became a Hollywood star after headlining the ___MASK16___ " Pretty Woman " ( 1990 ), which grossed US $ 464 million worldwide . She has won three Golden Globe Awards ( out of eight nominations ) and has been nominated for four Academy Awards for her film acting , winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in " Erin Brockovich " ( 2000 ). A ___MASK99___ book or comicbook , also called ___MASK99___ magazine or simply ___MASK99___ , is a publication that consists of ___MASK99___ art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes . Panels are often accompanied by brief descriptive prose and written ___MASK8___ , usually dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form . Although some origins in 18th century Japan and 1830s Europe , ___MASK99___ books were first popularized in the United States during the 1930s . The first modern ___MASK99___ book , " Famous Funnies ", was released in the United States in 1933 and was a reprinting of earlier newspaper humor ___MASK99___ strips , which had established many of the story - telling devices used in comics . The term " ___MASK99___ book " derives from American ___MASK99___ books once being a compilation of ___MASK99___ strips of a humorous tone ; however , this practice was replaced by featuring stories of all genres , usually not humorous in tone . A Time to Kill is a 1989 legal ___MASK85___ thriller by John Grisham . It was Grisham ' s first ___MASK4___ . The ___MASK4___ was rejected by many publishers before Wynwood Press ( located in New York ) eventually gave it a modest 5 , 000 - copy printing . After The Firm , The Pelican Brief , and The Client became bestsellers , interest in A Time to Kill grew ; the book was republished by Doubleday in hardcover and , later , by Dell Publishing in paperback , and itself became a bestseller . This made Grisham extremely popular among readers . In 1996 , the ___MASK4___ was adapted into a film of the same name , starring Matthew McConaughey and Samuel L . Jackson . In 2011 , it was further adapted into a stage play of the same name by Rupert Holmes . The stage production opened at the Arena Stage ( Washington , D . C . ) in May 2011 and opened on Broadway in October 2013 . A ___MASK3___ is a set of written , printed , illustrated , or blank sheets , made of paper , parchment , or other materials , fastened together to hinge at one side , with text and / or images printed in ink . A single sheet within a ___MASK3___ is a leaf , and each side of a leaf is a page . A set of text - filled or illustrated pages produced in electronic format is known as an electronic ___MASK3___ , or e - ___MASK3___ . A hardcover or hardback ( also known as hardbound , and sometimes as case - bound ) ___MASK3___ is one bound with rigid protective covers ( typically of cardboard covered with buckram or other cloth , heavy paper , or occasionally leather ). It has a flexible , sewn spine which allows the ___MASK3___ to lie flat on a surface when opened . Following the ISBN sequence numbers , books of this type may be identified by the abbreviation " Hbk ". John Ray Grisham , Jr . ( born February 8 , 1955 ) is an American bestselling writer , attorney , politician , and activist best known for his popular legal thrillers . His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide . The Pelican Brief is a legal - ___MASK85___ thriller written by John Grisham in 1992 . It is his third ___MASK4___ after " A Time To Kill " and " The Firm ". The hardcover edition was published by Doubleday in that same year . Two paperback editions were published , both by Dell Publishing in 1993 . A ___MASK100___ was released in 1993 starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington . Denzel Hayes Washington Jr . ( born December 28 , 1954 ) is an American actor , director , and producer . He has received three Golden Globe awards , a Tony Award , and two Academy Awards : Best Supporting Actor for the historical ___MASK60___ ___MASK76___ film " Glory " ( 1989 ) and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the ___MASK1___ thriller " Training Day " ( 2001 ). Dell Publishing , an American publisher of books , magazines and ___MASK99___ books , was founded in 1921 by George T . Delacorte , Jr . with $ 10 , 000 , two employees and one magazine title , " I Confess ", and soon began turning out dozens of pulp magazines ; everything from penny - a - word detective stories and articles about the movies , to even romance books ( or " smoochies " as they were known in the slang term of the day ). A ___MASK59___ is a publication , usually a periodical publication , which is printed or electronically published ( sometimes referred to as an online ___MASK59___ ). Magazines are generally published on a regular schedule and contain a ___MASK27___ of content . They are generally financed by advertising , by a purchase price , by prepaid subscriptions , or a combination of the three . At its root , the word " ___MASK59___ " refers to a collection or storage location . In the case of written publication , it is a collection of written articles . This explains why ___MASK59___ publications share the word root with gunpowder magazines , artillery magazines , firearms magazines , and , in French , retail stores such as department stores .