The reckoning a novel
John Grisham's The Reckoning is the master storyteller's most powerful, surprising, and accomplished novel yet "John Grisham is not only the master of suspense but also an acute observer of the human condition. And these remarkable skills converge in The Reckoning -- an original, grip...
| Main Author: | Grisham, John (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Beck, Michael, 1949- (Narrator) |
| Format: | Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Random House Audio,
2018.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable Audiobook Here. |
| Summary: |
John Grisham's The Reckoning is the master storyteller's most powerful, surprising, and accomplished novel yet "John Grisham is not only the master of suspense but also an acute observer of the human condition. And these remarkable skills converge in The Reckoning -- an original, gripping, penetrating novel that may be his greatest work yet." -- David Grann, New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon October 1946, Clanton, Mississippi Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippi's favorite son -- a 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, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed his pastor and friend, the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder weren't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it -- to the sheriff, to his lawyers, to the judge, to the jury, and to his family -- was: "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 Pete's defense attorney tries desperately to save him. Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, The Reckoning would not be complete without Grisham's signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page. |
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| Item Description: |
Unabridged. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (14 audio files) : digital |
| Playing Time: |
17::3:6: |
| Format: |
Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 495429 KB). |
| ISBN: |
9780525639282 |
| Author Notes: |
His first novel, A Time to Kill, was published in 1989. His other novels include The Partner, The Street Lawyer, The Testament, The Brethren, The Summons, The King of Torts, Bleachers, The Last Juror, The Broker, Playing for Pizza, The Appeal, Calico Joe, The Racketeer, Gray Mountain, Rogue Lawyer, The Confession, The Litigators, The Whistler, Camino Island, The Rooster Bar, and the Theodore Boone series. Several of his novels were adapted into films including The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Chamber, A Painted House, The Runaway Jury, and Skipping Christmas. (Bowker Author Biography) |