{"product_id":"reckoning-14","title":"Reckoning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I couldn''t help thinking of Harper Lee''s great American novel \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird \u003c\/i\u003ewhile reading \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning . . . \u003c\/i\u003e[Grisham] knows how to spin a yarn'' - \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''May be his greatest work yet'' - David Grann, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his unforgettable novel, John Grisham tells the story of an unthinkable murder, the bizarre trial that followed it, and its profound and lasting effect on the people of Ford County.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePete 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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''.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eFurther praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Beautifully constructed . . . weaves a truly magical spell'' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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'' - Jodi Picoult, internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Spark of Light\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmall Great Things\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''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 \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning'' \u003c\/i\u003e- Candice Millard, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe River of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDestiny of the Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e************\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE INNOCENT MAN by John Grisham is now a major six-part documentary series on Netflix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317506613630,"sku":"NW9781473684386","price":16.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781473684386.jpg?v=1778251646","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/reckoning-14","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}