The Summons
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (672 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0736684506 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 490 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He is known to all as Judge Atlee, a beloved and powerful official who has towered over local law and politics for forty years. No longer on the bench, the Judge has withdrawn to the Atlee mansion and become a recluse.With the end in sight, Judge Atlee issues a summons for both sons to return home to Clanton, to discuss the details of his estate. The Judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray.And perhaps someone else.From the Hardcover edition.. But the family meeting does not take place. He's forty-three, newly single, and still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. It 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 where he grew up, which he prefers now to avoid. He h
SAVE YOUR MONEY It's obvious that John was bored and just needed a quick, uninteresting book to make money. The ending leaves you totally in the air; it isn't really an ending at all. Highly disappointed with the author on this one. SAVE YOUR MONEY, WAIT FOR A CHEAP PAPERBACK EDITION,. K. Bill said I Enjoyed The Summons by John Grishman/Read by Mr. Beck. I must admit I gave the book an extra star because of Michael Beck. (I'm a huge fan of audiobooks and will only purchase Grisham's audiobooks if they are read by Mr. Beck) I loved The Summons. Mr. Grisham has not lost his flair for interesting, heart-thumping, twists and turns stories. I am suprised many of Grisham's fans were disappointed. This novel surpassed my exp. What goes around comes around What if you stumbled upon Big Bucks and didn't want to share?Ray Atlee, a professor at the Virginia School of Law, is summarily summoned home to Mississippi by his cancer-ridden father, a former state Chancery Judge. Ol' Dad has never been close to Ray or his younger brother, Forrest. Both call him "Judge". On arrival back at the decaying, family mansion, Ray finds th
What it doesn't mention, however, is the small fortune in cash Ray discovers hidden in the old man's house--$3 million he can't account for and doesn't mention to brother Forrest, either. He's so vivid he jumps off the page). Ray's efforts to keep his find a secret, figure out where it came from, and hide it from a nameless extortioner, who seems to know more about it than he does, culminate in a denouement with an almost biblical twist. But Grisham's legions of fans are likely to enjoy The Summons even if it lacks the power of some of his classic e