#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "An original, gripping, penetrating novel . . . Grisham is not only the master of suspense but also an acute observer of the human condition."--David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager October 1946, Clanton, MississippiPete 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 The Reckoning, 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 Southern Gothic storytelling and layered with Grisham's signature legal suspense, The Reckoning delivers on every page.
Sobre o autor(a)
Grisham, John
JOHN GRISHAM nasceu no Arkansas, em 1955. Atuou por muitos anos como advogado especializado em Direito Penal e processos de indenização, escrevendo nas horas que o trabalho permitia. Em 1988 publicou seu primeiro livro, Tempo de matar, que foi adaptado para o cinema com um elenco estelar, incluindo Matthew McConaughey no papel de Jake Brigance.Depois disso, Grisham não parou mais de escrever, lançando um best-seller por ano e transformando-se no mestre dos thrillers jurídicos. Teve diversos outros títulos adaptados para o cinema, entre eles O Dossiê Pelicano, com Denzel Washington e Julia Roberts, e A firma, com Tom Cruise. Suas obras geralmente criticam nuances do sistema judiciário americano e das grandes firmas de Direito. |