#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠āAn original, gripping, penetrating novel . . . Grisham is not only the master of suspense but also an acute observer of the human condition.āāDavid Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager
October 1946, Clanton, Mississippi
Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippiās favorite sonāa 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. Peteās only statement about itāto the sheriff, to his lawyers, to the judge, to the jury, and to his familyāwas: āI have nothing to say.ā He was not afraid of death and was willing to take his motive to the grave.
In The Reckoning, 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 Peteās defense attorney tries desperately to save him.
Reminiscent of the finest Southern Gothic storytelling and layered with Grishamās signature legal suspense, The Reckoning delivers on every page.
The Reckoning: A Novel (Unabridged) - John Grisham
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠āAn original, gripping, penetrating novel . . . Grisham is not only the master of suspense but also an acute observer of the human condition.āāDavid Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager
October 1946, Clanton, Mississippi
Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippiās favorite sonāa 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. Peteās only statement about itāto the sheriff, to his lawyers, to the judge, to the jury, and to his familyāwas: āI have nothing to say.ā He was not afraid of death and was willing to take his motive to the grave.
In The Reckoning, 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 Peteās defense attorney tries desperately to save him.
Reminiscent of the finest Southern Gothic storytelling and layered with Grishamās signature legal suspense, The Reckoning delivers on every page.