The Summons

About “The Summons”

John Grisham's novel follows Ray Atlee, a 43-year-old law professor at the University of Virginia and newly single. He has a father, a sick old man living alone in the family home in Clanton, Mississippi. The father, a former powerful judge who once dominated local law and politics, has become a recluse. The judge summons Ray to discuss his estate, but the meeting never happens. The judge dies before they can meet, leaving Ray with a shocking secret that only he knows—along with possibly someone else.