The Reckoning

'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

'May be his greatest work yet' - David Grann, New York Times bestselling
author of Killers of the Flower Moon?

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

What turned Pete from a pillar of the community into cold-hearted killer? And
why won't he confide in anyone? All his closest family knows is that it must
have been something devastating - and that the fallout will haunt them, and
the town, for decades to come . . .

Further praise for The Reckoning

'Beautifully constructed . . . 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


350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films:
NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM