{"product_id":"the-reckoning-a-novel-1","title":"The Reckoning A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Wager\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOctober 1946, Clanton, Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePete 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReminiscent of the finest Southern Gothic storytelling and layered with Grisham’s signature legal suspense, \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e delivers on every page.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47963734638847,"sku":"*R0032657*","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/18719553482894.jpg?v=1767194897","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-reckoning-a-novel-1","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}