{"product_id":"the-reckoning","title":"The Reckoning","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 bestselling author John Grisham\\'s \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e is his most powerful, surprising, and suspenseful thriller yet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\\\"A murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e is Grisham\\'s argument that he\\'s not just a boilerplate thriller writer. Most jurors will think the counselor has made his case.\\\"--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOctober 1946, Clanton, Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e would not be complete without Grisham\\'s signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \\\"The quest for justice is only the beginning in this Southern family saga. . . . [Grisham] does so much more this time around.\\\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Akron Beacon Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\\\"John Grisham is not only the master of suspense but also an acute observer of the human condition. And these remarkable skills converge in \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e--an original, gripping, penetrating novel that may be his greatest work yet.\\\"\u003cb\u003e--David Grann, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\\\"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.\\\"\u003cb\u003e--Jodi Picoult, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Spark of Light\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmall Great Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"sureshotbooks.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41666170978541,"sku":"0525639314","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/sureshotbooks-com-reckoning-32915742064877.gif?v=1643113305","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-reckoning","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}