Llevaba tiempo sin leer nada de Grisham. Es entretenido, me ha gustado. Aunque me temía lo peor porque el principio parecía un poco lento, pero enseguida pone velocidad de crucero y toma un buen ritmo que lo acompaña hasta el final. La trama está muy bien, el misterio, el ingenio de Ray con el dinero, el comportamiento intachable del Juez Atlee (que te desconcierta más a la hora de pensar de dónde habrá salido el dinero), y la investigación de Ray para saber de dónde provienen los tres millones de dólares. El final me gustado mucho, da un giro que no te esperas y te desconcierta un poco, pero todo queda bien atado, dejándolo un poco también en la imaginación del lector...

This is not a legal thriller in my opinion. No courtroom drama, no unrelenting legalese, no defendant versus plaintiff. It is a story about lawyers however. In fact, the MC is a lawyer stumbling through his father's death and the family estate, and a discovery he just can't seem to wrap his mind around. I enjoyed the story more than I expected. I am constantly amazed with Grisham's characters and plots and how quickly I become invested in the story.

Fantastic storyline, Grisham at his best - better than King of Torts. Story starts out simply enough despite its slow-paced southerly-style plotline, and has an easy-to-follow yet intriguing build-up to the plot denouement, which comes as a bit of a surprise even though you might have your own suspicions as to the hidden murderer, OR is it a murder? Without doing a spoiler, Grisham leaves the reader guessing, which makes the story all the more compelling. Jolly good read whatever!

Another Grisham book concluded, definitely an improvement on A Time to Kill in terms of the graphic content in the latter. I guess the problem with this book is that nothing much happens in the first half--it is very slow and takes a long time to really get off the ground.

The story is about two brothers that have led very different lives. One is a responsible professor of law and the other has spent most of his adult life checking in and out of drug rehab facilities. Their father is a prominent and powerful figure but has complicated relationships with his sons. The sons receive an unexpected and unusual summons to visit their highly respected father. They arrive to find that they are too late, dad has died. But why is there three million dollars in cash hidden in the house?

This is probably the best novel I have read that demonstrates the allure and power of money when it gets a grip of a person's soul.

Sitting on the concrete floor with three million dollars strewn around him, he finally admitted how important the money had become. The real horror of last night had been the chance of losing it. Now he was afraid to leave it....In the past few weeks he had become more curious about how much things cost, about what the money could buy, about how it could grow if invested conservatively, or aggressively. At times, he thought of himself as wealthy, and then he would dismiss those thoughts. But they were always there, just under the surface and popping up with greater frequency....One by one the options were being eliminated. He might be forced to keep it himself.

The problem with money and material things is the more we have of them, the more we want. Our hearts will never be satisfied and we will never have enough. Yet, ironically, the more things we have, the more stressed we feel as we are compelled to think about them. It is one of the biggest lies of the enemy to make us think that if only we had this amount of money or that item or that person's lifestyle we would be happy. Not so. The grass will always be greener and we will just become more and more dissatisfied with what we have. Another factor is that we appreciate things more if we have had to work for them. We value them more because they cost us more to get them. Being spoiled by someone or winning a large amount of money won't bring the happiness that might be expected. God is the source of all good gifts and He is the one who allows us to enjoy them.....Life is about people, relationships, faith (God) and not about things!

This novel is worth reading due to the principles it highlights about material wealth and the dangers and pitfalls. It is not especially exciting or dramatic although I definitely didn't guess the twist at the end. It plods along describing the gradual corruption that money can bring to a person's heart and mind leading to a loss of control and willingness to to do things that are out of character.

There is a small amount of bad language, there are no sex scenes and nothing particularly violent. Grisham fans may enjoy it. It is harmless!

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Good start and middle... But ending was too adrupt..

Awesome read with a twist ending. Judge Ruben Vincent Atlee has died. He was the chancellor of Ford and the surrounding counties for Clanton, Mississippi for forty years. He was well received, respected, admired, feared, loved, and hated. His two sons Ray and Forrest expected to arrive in their home town to discuss their father's will with him, only to find him dead and a bookshelf of over three million dollars. This is where the adventure begins. Where did the money come from? How did his father acquire such a large sum of money? Is the money illegal? Who knows about this money? Should Ray/Forrest include this money in their father's estate or just keep it? Continue to read to find out how often Ray moves the money between Charlottesville and Clanton. This is a witty novel. Enjoy the journey.

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Vicki's departure from his life was so well planned and her execution of it was so cold-blooded that Ray's lawyer's first comment was, "Give it up,pal."

"Don't Be. There's not much to discuss, nothing to fight over, so it'll probably be ugly."

"I don't lie. I cheat and bribe, but I don't lie. "

The Summons was an addictive read from John Grisham, but it didn’t quite live up to the expectations I have developed from reading other books from the author. The story certainly had me hooked, but it didn’t quite have the tension I’ve come to expected.

The Summons was a quick and easy read, one I was happy to power through, one that had me creating theories throughout. Although I worked out certain elements of the story, I failed to work the why behind it and it was an interesting explanation that we were given. As eager as I was to see the story come together, I wasn’t as connected to the characters as I had hoped to be. They were a bit flat, and I didn’t care much for the details about their life and was only interested in finding out more about the mystery.

All in all, an enjoyable read, but not the best example of the author’s work.

I'm surprised to see how many readers were disappointed with this book since I thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe the plot was a bit thin and predictable, but Grisham's writing style is so smooth and easy to read that I was able to consume this book in two sittings. It was like I was able to sit down and visit with an old friend. Perhaps some other readers confused this familiarity with boredom.
It all starts when law professor Ray Atlee and his prodigal brother, Forrest, are summoned home by their ailing father to settle his estate. But, by the time Ray arrives, his father is already dead. The will is simple enough: the estate is to be divided equally between the two sons. However, Ray discovers something he hadn't planned on-- $3 million in cash stashed in the father's house. It turns out that Ray isn't the only one who knows about this fortune; someone else is after the money and won't hesitate to remove Ray from the picture. The remainder of the book is devoted to investigating the source of the cash and trying to discover who the other party is that wants it.

Some better proofreading would have made this an easier book to read since there are some glaring errors that should have been caught. But, all in all, an enjoyable, suspensful book. I will continue reading Grisham.

Story starts a bit slow, but once I got to know the character of Ray and he finds the money that's not referenced in the will, I was intrigued. Where did the money come from, and who knows about it? Ray appears to want to do the right thing and doesn't know who to trust. His brother has been on a path of destruction for years, and the family lawyer can only provide so much insight. Ray's quest to find the source of the money leads him on a few paths with few answers. As the days pass, he gets very little rest, and the situation becomes more and more dangerous. How will Ray react, and can he figure out who is behind the events happening? It wasn't until the end that I started suspecting the person who turned out to be responsible. I enjoyed this read, and the twists kept me invested. FYI, there is a bit of language in this book, but nothing that made me uncomfortable.

Another great Grisham read. Fast with twists. Two sons are summoned by their father a retired judge to discuss his Will. The eldest son Ray Atlee arrives early to find his father dead and over 3 million dollars secreted in cardboard boxes.

Then we follow Ray as he attempts to find out where the money came from and trying to keep his younger brother (a drug addict) in the dark about the money.

Didn’t see the twist coming. Enjoyed the story.

When I first looked at the book, I first noticed a dull scene of a car driving to infinity as the sun reached the end of the horizon. But, as I read through the book, I grew more interested in the plot and just couldn’t put down the book. I found this book unique in its content and also the characters seemed so life-like. The book I am talking about is “The Summons” by a wonderful author named John Grisham.
I give this book a decent four stars because of its surprising characters and powerful storyline that has a fascinating plot that has all the characters entangled in a complex situation. The part of the story when Ray plans to transfer the money into his car literally gave me chills down my spine. This book is a wonderful piece presented by Grisham in which he has made the story in such a way that it makes you feel like you’re part of the plot yourself! By hearing the story in such a way of a dying father with two sons, one may think of how melodramatic this story would be. But, the twists and turns introduced in the book by Grisham compel you to think twice. He has organized the characters well enough and has narrated the mystery of the money with great dexterity.
I enjoyed reading this book and I strongly believe that John Grisham knows how to create the best storylines ever!