The reckoning / John Grisham.
Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, 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. As 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'. And so the murder of the esteemed Reverend Bell became the most mysterious and unforgettable crime Ford County had ever known.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385544153
- ISBN: 0385544154
- ISBN: 9781984819581
- Physical Description: 420 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 420). |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.9 24 511719. |
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| Subject: | Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Trials (Murder) > Fiction. Veterans > Fiction. Clergy > Crimes against > Fiction. African Americans > Segregation > Southern States > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Philippines > Fiction. Mississippi > Fiction. United States > History > 1945-1953 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Legal fiction (Literature) Thrillers (Fiction) Historical fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Eden Library | Fic GRI (Text) | 31554010273539 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | Fic (Text) | 31554010273331 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | Fic (Text) | 31554010273547 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/06/2025 |
| Reidsville Library | Fic (Text) | 31554009640136 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/10/2025 |
| Stoneville Library | Fic (Text) | 31554010273356 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Grisham (Text) | 31010000653891 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F GRISHAM (Text) | 39493108438765 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | F Grisham (Text) | 34269001225912 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F GRISHAM (Text) | 30664100291316 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek Public Library | F Gri (Text) | 33630004537531 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, 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. As 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'. And so the murder of the esteemed Reverend Bell became the most mysterious and unforgettable crime Ford County had ever known.
