About the book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years, Judge Atlee is now a shadow of his former self—a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi.
Knowing that the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate. Ray Atlee is the elder, a Virginia law professor, newly single, still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. Forrest is Ray’s younger brother, the family’s black sheep.
The summons 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 he now prefers 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 to someone else.
Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
Editions of The Summons
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780385503822
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780375431487
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780375431975
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385339599
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345531988
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780440244295
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307576095
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780553528909
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780553528916
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780736684415
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780553755183
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- ISBN 9780553755190
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- ISBN 9781415945353
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780553714630
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- ISBN 9780736684507
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years, Judge Atlee is now a shadow of his former self—a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi.
Knowing that the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate. Ray Atlee is the elder, a Virginia law professor, newly single, still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. Forrest is Ray’s younger brother, the family’s black sheep.
The summons 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 he now prefers 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 to someone else.
Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years, Judge Atlee is now a shadow of his former self—a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi.
Knowing that the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate. Ray Atlee is the elder, a Virginia law professor, newly single, still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. Forrest is Ray’s younger brother, the family’s black sheep.
The summons 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 he now prefers 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 to someone else.
Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Summons?
Fiction > Thriller / suspense fiction
Where can I read a sample of The Summons?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Summons?
John Grisham
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Summons is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780385503822) and hardcover(ISBN 9780375431487) and paperback(ISBN 9780375431975) and paperback(ISBN 9780385339599) and paperback(ISBN 9780345531988) and paperback(ISBN 9780440244295) and ebook(ISBN 9780307576095) and audiobook(ISBN 9780553528909) and audiobook(ISBN 9780553528916) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736684415) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780553755183) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780553755190) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781415945353) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780553714630) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780736684507)
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