The Summons
by Grisham, John
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0712684360
- ISBN 13
- 9780712684361
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About This Item
London: Century. Good+. 2002. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Trade PB . Some reading and cover corner creases, some shelf wear, long closed tear to rear endpaper, paper lightly edge toned. ; First printing of Century trade paperback edition with full number line, 2002. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover images courtesy of GettyOne Stone. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 352 pages; Ray Atlee is a law professor at the University of Virginia who is forty-three and newly single. His father, Judge Atlee, was once a beloved and powerful official who towered over local law and politics, but is now a sick old man living as a recluse in the ancestral Atlee home of Clanton, Mississippi. With the end in sight, the Judge summons Ray home to discuss the details of his estate. Ray reluctantly heads south. But the meeting never happens. The Judge dies too soon, leaving behind a shocking secret known only to Ray. And perhaps someone else... .
Synopsis
John Grisham is the author of twenty-three novels, including, most recently, The Litigators; one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and a novel for young readers. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.
Reviews
John Grisham, one of America's most prolific of bestselling authors, bring us yet another taught, and tightly wound mystery suspense thiller of the first magnitude. The summons, comes from Ray Arlee's father, Judge Arlee, to return home to the family estate in a small southern town. The occasion is his impending death, and he wants to discuss family matters with Ray, a law professor, and Ray's brother, Forrest, the all-time winner for family black sheep of family black sheep. But, Judge Arlee dies before the meeting takes place, not only leaving their unfinished meeting behind, but a shocking secret only he and Ray knew ... and perhaps one other. This Grisham novel will draw you in and capture your imagination from page 1 to page 341.
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- Title
- The Summons
- Author
- Grisham, John
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0712684360
- ISBN 13
- 9780712684361
- Publisher
- Century
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Trade PB
- Bookseller catalogs
- Thrillers;
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