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Loading... The Summons (original 2002; edition 2002)by John Grisham
Work InformationThe Summons by John Grisham (2002)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is an older one by John Grisham but it did not disappoint. It tells the story of Ray Atlee, a law professor at the University of Virginia. His father, Reuben, is a Chancery Judge in Mississippi and his brother, Forrest, has been in and out of various rehabs. Ray and Forrest both receive a "summons" from the Judge to appear at the Judge's home at a certain time on a certain day. Ray arrives first and finds his rather has died but he also finds $3 million hidden in boxes in a closet. He does not know where the money came from nor does he know why his father has the money. Forrest shows up and they start the funeral plans and the probate process for the estate. During this and afterward, Ray is figuring out what to do with the money. His apartment gets broken into and his dad's house is vandalized. Who else knows about the money? ( ) it's been awhile since I've visited the Grisham world and thought it was time. Here, two brothers receive a letter from their failing father to return home to discuss his estate. When the good brother arrives, he finds his father dead, and a huge stash of cash in a cupboard. The rest of the book tracks his attempts to find the source of the cash, and figure out what to do with it. As always, Grisham is inventive with the legal details, particularly with the efforts to hide and figure out the cash. It's not Grisham's best but it was readable, even if I figured out who was behind all the twists. 4 bones!!!! no reviews | add a review
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HTML: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â?˘ A pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years, Judge Atlee is now a shadow of his former selfâ??a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi. No library descriptions found. |
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