The Summons
- 382
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Summons” takes Grisham out of the courtroom and into a family mystery, with a protagonist who gets things wrong. Some readers welcome that after the all-knowing, always-winning heroes of his other novels, though they feel the middle goes round in circles while answers are withheld. Others find little substance in it. It reads easily and entertains.
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About the book
The Summons is a legal thriller novel written by American author John Grisham, first published in February 2002. Known for his courtroom dramas, Grisham once again explores the legal world in this novel, though with a significant departure into family dynamics and mystery.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 104 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 41% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.7 | 17 | 16% |
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 87 | 84% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Summons?
It has 382 pages — shorter than 77% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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