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The reckoning / John Grisham.
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- ISBN: 9780385544153 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 420 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
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| Subject: | Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Mississippi > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Historical fiction. Legal fiction (Literature) |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Grish | 31681010122422 | FICTION | Checked out | 06/17/2025 |
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- Baker & Taylor
The best-selling author of The Firm returns to Clanton, Mississippi, to trace the unthinkable mid-20th-century murder of a local reverend by a young war hero who refuses to defend his actions during a bizarre trial. - Baker & Taylor
Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends,and to the people of Clanton - was 'I have nothing to say'. And so the murder of the esteemed Reverend Bell became the most mysterious and unforgettable crime Ford County had ever known. - Baker & Taylor
In 1946 Clanton, Mississippi, World War II hero Pete Banning calmly and inexplicably kills his pastor and friend, the Reverend Dexter Bell, and refuses to defend his actions during the subsequent trial. - Random House Inc
#1 bestselling author John Grishamâs The Reckoning is his most powerful, surprising, and suspenseful thriller yet.
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âA murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga…The Reckoning is Grisham's argument that he's not just a boilerplate thriller writer. Most jurors will think the counselor has made his case.â
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 October 1946, Clanton, Mississippi
Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippiâs favorite sonâa decorated World War II hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning he rose early, drove into town, and committed a shocking crime. Pete's only statement about itâto the sheriff, to his lawyers, to the judge, to the jury, and to his familyâwas: "I have nothing to say." He was not afraid of death and was willing to take his motive to the grave.
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In a major novel unlike anything he has written before, John Grisham takes us on an incredible journey, from the Jim Crow South to the jungles of the Philippines during World War II; from an insane asylum filled with secrets to the Clanton courtroom where Peteâs defense attorney tries desperately to save him.Â
Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, The Reckoning would not be complete without Grishamâs signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page. - Random House, Inc.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER ⢠John Grisham's most powerful, surprising, and suspenseful thriller yet ⢠âA murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga.â âUSA Today
October 1946, Clanton, Mississippi
Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippiâs favorite sonâa decorated World War II hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning he rose early, drove into town, and committed a shocking crime. Pete's only statement about itâto the sheriff, to his lawyers, to the judge, to the jury, and to his familyâwas: "I have nothing to say." He was not afraid of death and was willing to take his motive to the grave.
In a major novel unlike anything he has written before, John Grisham takes us on an incredible journey, from the Jim Crow South to the jungles of the Philippines during World War II; from an insane asylum filled with secrets to the Clanton courtroom where Peteâs defense attorney tries desperately to save him.
Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, The Reckoning would not be complete without Grishamâs signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page.
