John Grisham on "The Reckoning" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair
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- John Grisham on "The Reckoning" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown.
“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.”
-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.
Fiction, murder, investigation, legal fiction, thrillers, historical fiction
Is it just me or does he sound like Clint Eastwood?
Grisham = one of my favorite authors!
Currently reading The Reckoning. So far, so good.
Just finished The Reckoning last night. It's excellent. Thank you Mr. Grisham, again!
Not a nice ending though. Very upsetting.
Time for a story that features a good guy lawyer fighting for medical freedom in a totalitarian world!
problems / social issues:
1/ criminal justice and especially criminal injustice
2/ wrongful convictions
3/ death penalty
4/ mass incarcerations
5/ full packed prisons
les problèmes / les enjeux sociaux :
1/ la justice pénale et surtout l'injustice pénale
2/ les condamnations injustifiées
3/ la peine de mort
4/ les incarcérations massives
5/ des prisons pleines à craquer
Great book!!! I had no idea how much of the war would be in this book.
reading about Donte Drumm, sad book, but love John Grisham's work.
Was a movie made from "The Reckoning" Does anyone know? I couldn't put down the book, it was excellent Story!
Just finished The Reckoning, but did skip at the end== will go back and pick up now. Love the way he describes the food__ grew up experiencing the food, jim crow laws, but in state of Kentucky. My family not farmworkers, but were African American coal miners. Great writer!📝⚖️📚
Excellent story as a bible belt legacy of the WWII, enemy of the state...same thriller idea... wealthy in American History...