John Grisham'sThe Reckoningis the master storyteller's most powerful, surprising, and accomplished novel yet"John Grisham is not only the master of suspense but also an acute observer of the human condition. And these remarkable skills converge inThe Reckoning—an original, gripping, penetrating novel that may be his greatest work yet."—David Grann,New York Timesbestselling author ofKillers of the Flower MoonOctober 1946, Clanton, MississippiPete 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, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed his pastor and friend, the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder weren't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only...