{"product_id":"judge-stone-a-novel","title":"Judge Stone: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnion Springs, Alabama, population 3,314, is about to hear the most controversial case in the history of the South. James Patterson and Viola Davis put Judge Mary Stone on the bench for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegal thriller set in a small Southern town, co-written by James Patterson and Viola Davis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA #1 New York Times bestseller, according to the publisher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Booklist; also reviewed in Publishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover from Little, Brown and Company, published March 9, 2026, 432 pages; a paperback edition is also available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe publisher frames the case in two lines: open-and-shut as a crime, no middle ground as an ethical question, with a life on the line and no ruling that will satisfy everyone. Kirkus describes the result as courtroom drama, small-town excitement and strong characters wrapped in a moral dilemma. Booklist calls it wonderfully satisfying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Little, Brown hardcover suits readers of courtroom thrillers and of Southern fiction, and readers who follow either author. The law tells Judge Stone what the verdict should be. The town is waiting to see whether she will deliver it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Patterson created Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Jane Smith and Maximum Ride, and has received an Edgar Award, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation and the National Humanities Medal. Viola Davis is an actress and producer, an EGOT winner with an Academy Award for \u003cem\u003eFences\u003c\/em\u003e, and the author of the memoir \u003cem\u003eFinding Me\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47854478753941,"sku":"NEW-ING-HB-0316579831","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/57_cfbeac2d-4b91-4057-9860-eaf2182ccb0e.jpg?v=1787904126","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/judge-stone-a-novel","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}