The Reckoning

Author John Grisham
Narrator Michael Beck
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Run Time 17 hours and 37 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Ethical issues: capital punishment, Political / legal thriller, Society and Social Sciences, Thriller / suspense fiction.

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What to expect

The electrifying new thriller from internationally bestselling author John Grisham.

John Grisham returns to Clanton, Mississippi, to tell the story of an unthinkable murder, the bizarre trial that followed it, and its profound and lasting effect on the people of Ford County.

Pete Banning was Clanton's favourite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbour, 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.

Praise for Grisham's latest book, The Rooster Bar

'Scintillating storytelling' - The Sunday Times

'A buoyant, mischievous thriller . . . This reliable best-selling author is feeling real pleasure, and not just obligation, in delivering his work' - New York Times

(P)2018 Random House Audio

Critics Review

I couldn’t help thinking of Harper Lee’s great American novel To Kill a Mockingbird while reading The Reckoning . . . [Grisham] knows how to spin a yarn

Chicago Sun-Times

Beautifully constructed, [The Reckoning] captures the racial tensions of the Deep South and weaves a truly magical spell

Daily Mail

In this saga of love and war, John Grisham has given us a sprawling and engrossing story about a southern family, a global conflict, and the kinds of secrets that can shape all of us. From the courtrooms and jails of rural Mississippi to the war-torn Pacific, Grisham spins a tale that is at once entertaining and illuminating

Jon Meacham, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America

John Grisham is the master of legal fiction, and his latest starts with a literal bang – and then travels backward through the horrors of war to explore what makes a hero, what makes a villain, and how thin the line between the two might be

Jodi Picoult, internationally bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things

When a master of storytelling and suspense takes on one of the most wrenching stories in history, the result is a book that will break your heart, set your blood pumping and your mind racing, and leave you gasping for breath by the final page. I’m still trying to recover from The Reckoning

Candice Millard, New York Times bestselling author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic

A murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga, a coming-of-age story, a war narrative, a period piece: The Reckoning is Grisham’s argument that he’s not just a boilerplate thriller writer. Most jurors will think he has made his case

USA Today

User Reviews

Book 5.0

Narration 5.0

5.0

A very good book. At first I wasn't really sure how things were going to go, then came part 2 and I thought I knew. When part 3 came along I realised I didn't.

Hojohns 29/06/2024

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