The Summons by John Grisham (Epub)

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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 No longer on the bench, the Judge has withdrawn to the Atlee mansion and become a recluse.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.

User’s Reviews

Review “The Summons ranks as my absolute favorite in many years…[with] an ending too delicious and morally instructive to give away.”—USA Today“A pleasure to read…a good yarn.”—The Washington PostFrom the Paperback edition. Review Newly single law professor Ray Atlee is called back to his Mississippi family home by his dying father, a powerful official who has towered over local law and politics for many years. But before he reaches his father the old man dies and leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray – and perhaps someone else. –This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Amazon.com Review Law professor Ray Atlee and his prodigal brother, Forrest, are summoned home to Clanton, Mississippi, by their ailing father to discuss his will. But when Ray arrives the judge is already dead, and the one-page document dividing his meager estate between the two sons seems crystal clear. 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. 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. It’s a slender plot to hang a thriller on, and in truth it’s not John Grisham’s best in terms of pacing, dramatic tension, and interesting characters (except for Harry Rex, a country lawyer who was the judge’s closest friend and in many ways is the father Ray wishes he’d had. He’s so vivid he jumps off the page). But Grisham’s legions of fans are likely to enjoy The Summons even if it lacks the power of some of his classic earlier books, like The Firm, The Brethren, and The Testament. –Jane Adams –This text refers to the audio_download edition. From the Inside Flap 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. –This text refers to the audio_download edition.

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ Not one of my more favorite books by Grisham. Story line was OK, but unfortunately, none of the characters, either deceased or alive were very sympathetic. Maybe it’s just me, but I have to find at least one character to root for in any book I read to enjoy it. I’d say better than The Chamber, probably my least favorite, but not quite as good as The Reckoning, which was so-so, but a little more intriguing with better character development.

⭐ I am 60% of the way through this book, and I’m not sure I can finish it! It is very slow and boring. Very unusual for John Grisham. I just finished “The Testament” and really enjoyed it. This one should have been a short story instead of a novel. Just not enough content to string it out for so long. Maybe I’ll be surprised and pleased, if I can get to the end of it. But right now, I would say, “Don’t bother.”

⭐ This book sucked. So the druggie low life who drained his family, killed his father, burned down the family home, lied and stole from everyone he ever knew was richly rewarded with everything and no repercussions. While the hard-working, kept his nose clean protagonist was dumped on first by his father, then by his trashy unfaithful whore wife and finally by the ner do well drug addict brother. Wow great story… Wish I could give negative stars!

⭐ John Grisham’s legal thrillers are the best. The Summons holds you in suspense right until the end. A sleepy Southern community and a family that has drifted apart find many reasons to reconsider if coming together may not be the best idea.

⭐ The book was enough tiny. I liked its speed. I did not like his references to black characters. Grishom and Patterson are typical Whites who see blacks in demeaning positions only. Classic White authors. The book was engaging. I would recommend to the Whites I know.

⭐ I’m a huge John Grisham fan & decided to read all of his books from the beginning last year. I had forgotten how much I liked this book because I hadn’t read it in years. I recommend any of It’s books. It’s about an old man who summoned his two grown sons home because he knew he was dying.

⭐ I expected more from John Grisham. The book starts slowly and stays slow for 20,000 words or so. The procedural parts and geographic accuracy were interesting, but occasionally implausible. Once I got into it, I wanted to keep reading. Occasional missing words and punctuation errors that should have been caught in copyediting were a bit irritating.

⭐ Good read as alwaysRecommend bookEasy to readVery interesting storyHis books are always interestingLook forward to more

⭐ Different format with no courtroom drama but plenty of legal influences affecting the story line. Grisham’s deep southern charm is present in the key characters and plays a key role in how the story unfolds. It is a story you can not put down and the search for where the money came from opens many doors with possible outcomes. Another excellent book by Grisham.

⭐ The book had its interesting parts but it wasn’t a page turner. I loved the Jake Brigamce books so I thought I’d enjoy the Judge Atlee book. I had a hard time getting into the book and there wasn’t a lot about the Clanton characters in it.

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