The Summons
About this book
John Grisham's bestselling backlist repackaged with fantastic new coversRay Atlee is a professor of law at the university of Virginia who is forty-three and newly single. He has a father, a very sick old man who lives alone in the ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi; a beloved and powerful official who has towered over local law and politics for many years and is now a recluse. With the end in sight, Judge Atlee issues a summons to Ray to return home to Clanton, to discuss the details of his estate. Ray reluctantly heads south. But the 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 someone else.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 345 readers · 373 pages · ≈ 6 h 54 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Summons?
About ≈ 6 h 54 m — 373 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Summons?
373 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Summons?
It sits on the Thriller, Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is The Summons in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does The Summons take place?
It is set in Mississippi, Misisipi.
Who wrote The Summons?
John Grisham.