{"id":68879,"date":"2026-03-06T15:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/book-excerpt-judge-stone-by-viola-davis-james-patterson\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:57:24","slug":"book-excerpt-judge-stone-by-viola-davis-james-patterson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/book-excerpt-judge-stone-by-viola-davis-james-patterson\/","title":{"rendered":"Book excerpt: &#8220;Judge Stone&#8221; by Viola Davis &#038; James Patterson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/06\/d621d620-c0c8-47f0-b341-918135760eb3\/thumbnail\/620x465\/c606d0ff495f44ee2995b6a25b841d31\/judge-stone-cover-little-brown-1280.jpg#\" alt=\"judge-stone-cover-little-brown-1280.jpg \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/06\/d621d620-c0c8-47f0-b341-918135760eb3\/thumbnail\/620x465\/c606d0ff495f44ee2995b6a25b841d31\/judge-stone-cover-little-brown-1280.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/06\/d621d620-c0c8-47f0-b341-918135760eb3\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/8efdf478e205ef9d4826c76df315df08\/judge-stone-cover-little-brown-1280.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Little, Brown &amp; Co.<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>Bestselling author James Patterson has collaborated with other bold-faced names to pen original thrillers, from President Bill Clinton (<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/book-excerpt-the-first-gentleman-by-bill-clinton-and-james-patterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;The First Gentleman&#8221;<\/a><\/span>) to singer Dolly Parton (<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/dolly-parton-james-patterson-run-rose-run-book-excerpt\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;Run, Rose, Run&#8221;<\/a><\/span>). Now he&#8217;s teamed up with Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/james-patterson\/judge-stone\/9780316579834\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;Judge Stone&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> (to be published March 9 by Little, Brown), a courtroom drama that touches on the lightning-rod issue of abortion. <\/p>\n<p>Read an excerpt below, and <strong>don&#8217;t miss Tracy Smith&#8217;s interview with Viola Davis and James Patterson on &#8220;CBS Sunday Morning&#8221; March 8!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Judge-Stone-Novel-James-Patterson\/dp\/0316579831?tag=cbs-news-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;Judge Stone&#8221; by Viola Davis &amp; James Patterson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prefer to listen?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?node=18145289011&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=cbs-news-20&amp;linkId=aa786326720cc98c8ec74d842c39745b&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow, sponsored, noopener\">Audible<\/a>\u00a0has a 30-day free trial available right now.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The door to Judge Stone&#8217;s chambers opened, and the court bailiff called, &#8220;All rise! Circuit Court of Bullock County, Alabama, is in session, Judge Stone presiding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Bria pushed back her chair and stood up next to her defense attorney, Benjamin Meyers, she slipped her hands into the pockets of her skirt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Judge Stone took the bench, carrying a small wicker basket with her. She set it beside her laptop. &#8220;Be seated,&#8221; the judge said.<\/p>\n<p>Bria sat down and put her hands in her lap.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Stone turned to the fourteen people in the jury box.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Good morning! Hope y&#8217;all are rested. Are the accommodations okay? Everyone have enough hot water? Beds pretty comfortable?&#8221; The jurors nodded \u2014 without enthusiasm. They weren&#8217;t being lodged in luxury accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>The judge launched into a recitation of the jury&#8217;s obligations. Meyers bent his head and murmured to Bria. &#8220;Put your hands out where the jurors can see them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her arm jerked, as if he&#8217;d startled her. She bent her head toward his to whisper, &#8220;What if they notice the red ink?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have to see your hands. Don&#8217;t want to leave an impression that you&#8217;re hiding something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She didn&#8217;t counter his advice. Bria knew he was the expert about the courtroom. With a swift move, her hands appeared on the table, folded, as if in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Stone wrapped up her jury instructions. Bria watched the judge rise from the bench with the wicker basket, descend the steps, and walk over to the jury box.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a tradition in jury trials. As long as I&#8217;ve been on the bench, I like to have a hard candy while I&#8217;m listening to the court proceedings. I think it helps me pay attention. Stay focused. Plus, I like candy. Always have, since I was a kid. And if I get to have it, my jury does, too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bria tried to smooth the fabric of her sleeve while the judge commanded the jury&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<p>The judge held up a red-and-white-striped peppermint for the jurors to see. &#8220;They&#8217;re individually wrapped. We&#8217;re not sharing germs, just sharing hard candies! Don&#8217;t worry about me doing anything that will make my jurors get sick. You&#8217;re important to me. No way I&#8217;d risk your health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bria could tell that the jury was relaxing. And she&#8217;d begun to ease up, too. Her hands weren&#8217;t so tense, the tendons were less prominent. Ben glanced over at Bria. When he caught her eye, she gave him a slight smile.<\/p>\n<p>He scribbled a note on his yellow legal pad. Judge is warming them up. A laughing jury is good for the defense.<\/p>\n<p>That made sense to Bria. Sending people to prison was a serious business. 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