The reckoning : a novel

Format:

Electronic Resources

Title:

The reckoning : a novel

Author:

Grisham, John author

ISBN:

9781987146097

Edition:

Unabridged.

Distribution:

Solon, Ohio : [Distributed by] Findaway World, LLC

Publication:

Solon, Ohio : Playaway, [2018]

Physical Description:

1 audio media player (approximately 18 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.

General Note:

Title from Playaway label.

"HD."

"LIGHT."

"Random House Audio."

Previously released by Penguin Random House LLC, ℗2018.

Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.

One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.

Summary:

"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"--Container cover

Subject(s):

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Playaway (Preloaded audio player)

Mississippi -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Mississippi -- Fiction.

Mississippi.

Genre:

Audiobooks (Playaway)

Audiobooks.

Fiction.

Legal fiction (Literature)

Thrillers (Fiction)

Playaway.

Added Author:

Beck, Michael, 1949-

Added Corporate Author:

Random House Audio Publishing.

Penguin Random House.

Playaway Digital Audio.

Findaway World, LLC.

Holds:

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Summary

New York Times bestselling author John Grisham returns to Clanton, Mississippi, to tell the story of an unthinkable murder and the bizarre trial that follows it, in this powerful new legal thriller. 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.

Author Notes

John Grisham was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on February 8, 1955. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Mississippi State University. He was admitted to the bar in Mississippi in 1981 after receiving a law degree from the University of Mississippi, specializing in criminal law. While a lawyer in private practice in Southaven, Mississippi, Grisham served as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 until 1990. He left the law and politics to become a full-time author.

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)

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Injured World War II hero Pete Banning calmly walks into Rev. Dexter Bell's church office and shoots him in the head three times. Pete refuses to reveal his motive for the shooting to anyone, not even to his adoring wife, Liza; his two teenage children; or his concerned sister, Florry. The story flashes back to Pete's horrific experiences as an American soldier captured by the Japanese and as the commander of a band of resistance fighters. Soon after Pete returns to Clanton, his wife has a nervous breakdown and Pete admits her to a mental institution. Heartbreaking and surprising family secrets are revealed only at the end of the story. Michael Beck does an excellent reading. He moves seamlessly from the Standard English of the narrator to the pleasant Southern drawl of the main characters. -VERDICT Highly recommended for fiction collections and especially for Grisham and William Faulkner fans, as well as those who enjoy historical fiction and stories set in the South.-Ilka -Gordon, Beachwood, OH © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.