Ray Atlee is summoned by his dying father, a prominent judge, to discuss his estate.

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The Summons is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows law professor Ray Atlee as he uncovers secrets and complications surrounding his dying father's hidden fortune and estate.

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instanceOf fictional character
legal thriller
novel
appearsIn The Summons NERFINISHED
The Summons NERFINISHED
The Summons NERFINISHED
author John Grisham NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
familyName Atlee NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Forrest Atlee NERFINISHED
Judge Reuben V. Atlee NERFINISHED
Ray Atlee NERFINISHED
followedBy The King of Torts NERFINISHED
followsCharacter Ray Atlee NERFINISHED
format print
genre legal thriller
hasBrother Forrest Atlee NERFINISHED
Ray Atlee NERFINISHED
hasElement legal procedure
mystery
suspense
hasFather Judge Reuben V. Atlee NERFINISHED
hasSetting Clanton, Mississippi NERFINISHED
Mississippi NERFINISHED
hasTheme greed
morality
responsibility
secrecy
trust
language English
mainCharacter Forrest Atlee NERFINISHED
Judge Reuben V. Atlee NERFINISHED
Ray Atlee NERFINISHED
marketedAs thriller
narrativePerspective third-person
occupation judge
law professor
plotFocus estate dispute
family secrets
hidden fortune
precededBy Skipping Christmas NERFINISHED
protagonistName Ray Atlee NERFINISHED
protagonistOccupation law professor
publicationYear 2002
publisher Doubleday
subjectMatter family relationships
inheritance
judicial corruption
legal ethics
timePeriod late 20th century
writtenBy John Grisham NERFINISHED

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The Summons plotSummary Ray Atlee is summoned by his dying father, a prominent judge, to discuss his estate.