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The Summons
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A father's sudden death leaves one of his sons holding a dangerous secret in this masterful thriller from "a legal literary legend" (USA Today).
"A pleasure to read . . . a good yarn."--The Washington Post
A pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years, Judge Atlee is now a shadow of his former self--a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi.
Knowing that the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate. Ray Atlee is the elder, a Virginia law professor, newly single, still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. Forrest is Ray's younger brother, the family's black sheep.
The summons is typed by the Judge himself, on his handsome old stationery, and gives the date and time for Ray and Forrest to appear in his study. Ray reluctantly heads south to his hometown, to the place he now prefers to avoid. But the family meeting does not take place. The Judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray . . . and perhaps to someone else.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780345531988
EAN:
9780345531988
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Pages:
384
Authors:
John Grisham
Publisher:
Vintage
Published Date: 2012-28-02
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BORING
I’ve read all of John’s books a couple of times, and a few months ago I decided to reread his entire collection again. When I got to this book I realized I hadn’t read it. I was glued to it just like all his others. Great book. I highly recommend.
Great read , but seemed to end too soon with a disappointing ending.Love Grisham’s writing and plots.Very good but not great.
I've read and enjoyed many of Grisham's books. This is the first one that really let me down. Grisham's major appeal to me is his ability to combine descriptive detail with page-turning narrative development. He's really good at it but not so evident in this one. There were pages which were... well... boring. I was not too impressed with the ending because he seemed to just throw together some scenarios that, at first reminded me of some of his earlier works, but then as the events resolved they were pretty bland.Further, this book builds on some characters from earlier works set in the imaginary town of Clanton, MS. However, the storyline ignored many other characters that should have had at least a cameo appearance. I cannot imagine a funeral for Judge Atlee where Jake Brigance was not immediately visible. Also there is a different sheriff. These were mere annoyances but still, why build a story around the life and legacy of a great judge and then virtually strip his narrative from its original setting.All this having been said, I'm glad I read the book Grisham is worth reading even when he's not in top form.
Another novel by Grisham I couldn’t put down. Who dunnit and where to run.Highly recommended. I wish the story could continue yet the ending was almost enough. hahaha
