The release date for the English version of 'The Reckoning' by
John Grisham is Oct 2018. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Mississippi's Clanton, October 1946
Pete Banning was the favourite son of Clanton, Mississippi. He was a decorated veteran of World War II, the head of a well-known family, a farmer, a neighbour, and a devout Methodist. Then, one chilly October morning, he got up early, went into town, entered the church, and murdered his buddy and pastor, the Reverend Dexter Bell, with a cold head. It was puzzling that Pete's sole response to the murder, to the sheriff, to his attorneys, to the court, to the jury, and to his family, was, "I have nothing to say." As if the murder weren't startling enough. He was prepared to follow his motivation to the hereafter and had no fear of dying.
John Grisham takes us on an amazing journey in a major novel unlike anything he has written before, taking us from the Jim Crow South to the jungles of the Philippines during World War II; from a secretive mad asylum to the Clanton courtroom where Pete's defence lawyer is fighting for his life.
Grisham's trademark levels of legal suspense are a must-have for The Reckoning, which is reminiscent of the best traditions of Southern Gothic narrative. He delivers on every page.