If you're a fan of John Grisham, you won't be disappointed in his novel, The Summons. It's classic lawyer thriller. The story is about the Atlee family and the emotional bonds among them. The patriarch in the family is the highly ethical, Judge Atlee. He has cancer and is dying. His two sons live far away. Ray is a respected law teacher at the University of Virginia. Forrest is a drug addict.
The judge summons his sons. When Ray arrives his father is dead. Ray looks around the house and finds three million dollars. It's not mentioned in the will, which just happens to be on his father's desk. Ray also knows that if he reports it, the government will take half. Plus, if he gives his brother a half, he literally would be killing his brother.
He's not sure what to do, never mind where the judge got that kind of money. It could be counterfeit or a bribe. So, Ray hides it in three trash bags.
The first thing he wants to do is ascertain the fact that the money is real. He does this by going to a few casinos, thinking that if anyone would know funny money, it would be a casino. At all the places he goes the money is examined and passes. It is real. Now, what and where to keep it and do with it?
While he's planning he can't sleep. When the money is in his car he has to watch it. When it's in the house, he keeps it with him, plus he has a gun. He's not sleeping well. Not only the physical stress on his body, he is also getting threatening letters:
Don't spend it.
His apartment is broken into twice. He's being followed.
Ray is being driven crazy. Simultaneously, he wants to know how his morally honest father came by this money. His research yields results and also the answer to who is psychologically torturing him.
The knowledge doesn't help. Ray is in danger of being killed for the money and runs from the threats. The tension is unbearable for the reader, besides Ray.
How it ends would spoil the reader's pleasure. I will tell you that it's more than you suspect. Enjoy.
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