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The Reckoning: A Novel Audiobook
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • John Grisham's most powerful, surprising, and suspenseful thriller yet • “A murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga.” —USA Today
October 1946, Clanton, Mississippi
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.
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.
Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, The Reckoning would not be complete without Grisham’s signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page.
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"The book is richly detailed with some good prose. It certainly captured my interest from the very beginning with a strong inciting incident. In many ways the center of the book, about the Bataan Death March, was the most engaging. But overall The Reckoning felt like a major disappointment, and when the ending finally did come it was abrupt and somewhat of a narrative cop-out. The "hero" that was abandoned about 2/3 of the way through the book, and most of the rest simply a story of ruin and despair."
— James (4 out of 5 stars)
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“A murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga…The Reckoning is Grisham’s argument that he’s not just a boilerplate thriller writer. Most jurors will think the counselor has made his case.”
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“The quest for justice is only the beginning in this Southern-family saga…Grisham does so much more this time around.”
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The quest for justice is only the beginning in this Southern-family saga…Grisham does so much more this time around.
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John Grisham is not only the master of suspense but also an acute observer of the human condition. And these remarkable skills converge in The Reckoning—an original, gripping, penetrating novel that may be his greatest work yet.
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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, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things -
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 “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.
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#1 New York Times bestseller
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New York Times audio bestseller
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A #1 Amazon.com bestseller in historical thrillers
The Reckoning Listener Reviews
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Marvin, 1/26/2023
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Grace Tallhamer, 11/20/2022
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kim kosilla, 10/26/2022
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Ralph E. Bennett II, 9/14/2022
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CWILLM , 5/2/2022
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James Douthitt, 12/28/2021
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Colleen Kelly, 11/30/2021
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Tracey Palmer, 11/5/2021
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" This book had you wanting to know what happened all the way to the end. The ending was disappointing though. In addition, this recording keeping starting over consistently throughout the reading so we had to keep trying to find where we were and pick back up at that place. Overall, I would recommend, but definitely a disappointing ending for such a LONG read! "
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Faye Nash, 7/9/2021
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VERY DISAPPOINTED, 6/2/2021
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" Well done. "
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thomas hopkins, 7/23/2020
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" With the exception of Camino Island, I've read every Grisham book, even the one about the Italian football league. Grisham is a phenomenal story teller, but this story leaves sometime to be desired. I had high hopes in the beginning of the book, but the climactic moment never really happened. The ending tied it all up, but I wanted something more. Maybe Grisham will write a sequel and my blood lust will be sated. "
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About John Grisham
John Grisham is the author of more than thirty-five novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and seven novels for young readers. Thirty-three of his crime thrillers have made the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list
About Michael Beck
Michael Beck is an American actor and audiobook narrator. He is best known for his role in the 1979 film The Warriors. He has narrated numerous novels by John Grisham, as well as Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz and My Life by Bill Clinton. He lives in California.