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| Title | : | The Summons |
| Author | : | John Grisham |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | September 27th 2005 by Delta (first published February 5th 2002) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. Legal Thriller. Suspense. Crime. Mystery Thriller |
John Grisham
Paperback | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 3.69 | 64732 Users | 2010 Reviews
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Ray Atlee is a professor of law at the University of Virginia. He's forty-three, newly single, and still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. He has a younger brother, Forrest, who redefines the notion of a family's black sheep.And he has a father, a very sick old man who lives alone in the ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi. 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 No longer on the bench, the Judge has withdrawn to the Atlee mansion and become a recluse.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. 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. 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 someone else.
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| Original Title: | The Summons |
| ISBN: | 0385339593 (ISBN13: 9780385339599) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Ray Atlee, Forrest Atlee, Reuben Atlee, Harry Rex Vonner |
| Setting: | Clanton, Mississippi,2000(United States) Atlantic City, New Jersey,2000(United States) Charlottesville, Virginia,2000(United States) |
Rating Based On Books The Summons
Ratings: 3.69 From 64732 Users | 2010 ReviewsNotice Based On Books The Summons
Judge Atlee, a retired Judge in Clanton, Mississippi requested his sons Forrest, the black sheep and Ray the law professor by letter to visit him on Sunday afternoon at 5 pm to discuss the details of his estate.Ray is right on time. Upon entering the home. Ray finds his father lying on the couch, dead. Looking around the room Ray finds something shocking. Money, all in one hundred dollar denominations in old stationery boxes.When Forrest arrives an hour later. The money has already been put inThis one had been sitting on my shelf for exactly 3 years and 20 days. It was about time I read it.I now see why everyone loves John Grisham. Man's a genius. Such a great book!
Everything about it is good, but the ending did not work well for me. It is Grisham all the way, with a little twist, as this time there was no case in court, no big time law office...The summons is a document of such, though called so with a sarcastic tone. There was the usual thrill and suspense and it wasn't quite late in the book when I figured out the culprit. I read somewhere that The King of Torts is a thematic sequel to The Summons, so I'm reading that next. Never mind that it's only
Boring. Predictable. Stupid. Read it only if you really hate yourself.
Another excellent novel by John Grisham.Looking at other reviews of this book on Goodreads it appears that readers either loved it or hated it with no middle ground. For me who I admit love the easy way John Grisham writes and enjoys his excellent plots and character development though it was a very good read. Maybe not full of action and court cases but nevertheless plenty of intrigue and mystery.I agree certainly not the best John Grisham book but the standard is so high.
Every once in a while you have to read something that isnt deep and you are just carried along from page to page. That is what the Summons is. Ive only read a few of his books but they are all about lawyers and usually old lawyers who die in the first few pages of the book. Then there are surprises that come up through out the book that keep you guessing. At the end you are totally surprised. That is the formula for Grisham. But, having said that I did like the book. An old judge dies and leaves
Shabby ending spoils good first three-fourths of money story...We see now why literally half a thousand reviewers either panned or expressed their disenchantment with Grisham's latest. Obviously his name and rep make it a best seller regardless - the book's been out a little while, which is why a bazillion people have weighed in. Indeed, at first, we were captivated and entertained, almost in the style of The Firm or The Partner. Grisham sinks a hook early with the discovery of three million in
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