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, and committed a shocking crime. 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e In a major novel unlike anything he has written before, 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 Pete's defense attorney tries desperately to save him. u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, u003ciu003eThe Reckoningu003c/iu003e would not be complete without Grisham's signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003ePraise foru003c/bu003e u003ciu003eu003cbu003eThe Reckoningu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "The quest for justice is only the beginning in this Southern family saga. . . . [Grisham] does so much more this time around."u003cbu003eu003ciu003e--Akron Beacon Journalu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "John Grisham is not only the master of suspense but also an acute observer of the human condition. And these remarkable skills converge in u003ciu003eThe Reckoningu003c/iu003e--an original, gripping, penetrating novel that may be his greatest work yet."u003cbu003e--David Grann, u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling author of u003ciu003eKillers of the Flower Moonu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "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."u003cbu003e--Jodi Picoult, #1 u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling author of u003ciu003eA Spark of Lightu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eSmall Great Thingsu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e
