The Summons / The Brethren

Written by:
John Grisham
Narrated by:
Frank Muller , Michael Beck

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
98
Narrator
14
Release Date
October 2006
Duration
20 hours 24 minutes
Summary
The Summons
Once Judge Atlee was a powerful figure in Clanton, Mississippi–a pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years. Now the judge is a shadow of his former self, a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home. Knowing the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate.
The summons is typed by the judge himself, on his handsome old stationery, and gives the date and time for his sons Ray and Forrest to appear in his study. But the judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret.

The Brethren
They call themselves the Brethren: three disgraced former judges doing time in a Florida federal prison.
Meeting daily in the prison law library, taking exercise walks in their boxer shorts, these judges-turned-felons can reminisce about old court cases, dispense a little jailhouse justice, and contemplate where their lives went wrong.
Or they can use their time in prison to get very rich -- very fast. And so they sit, sprawled in the prison library, furiously writing letters, fine-tuning a wickedly brilliant extortion scam ... while events outside their prison walls begin to erupt.
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James Crockett

Great listen for a road trip. I'm a big fan of Grisham books and especially those read by Michael Beck. The Summons was classic Grisham with all the twists and turns we love.

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veronica thurman

Wonderful read from John again.

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Sam S.

great read. it thought I had read one of these but was pleasantly surprised that I had not.

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Ttowngal12

Definitely not my favorite John Grisham book. It was pretty predictable

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Rebekah B.

Story and narration were excellent

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Erin P

Interesting plot, great characters. The Summons. Nice storyline, ended too abruptly. The Brethren

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Morgan Silvers

Perfection! Both books were just great. .......................

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