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The summons

Ray Atlee is a professor of law at the University of Virginia. When Ray and his younger brother are summoned to their ancestral home by their ailing father, a powerful judge, they reluctantly comply. But the judge dies before the family meeting can take place, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray ... and perhaps someone else.

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  • "Ray Atlee is a professor of law at the University of Virginia. When Ray and his younger brother are summoned to their ancestral home by their ailing father, a powerful judge, they reluctantly comply. But the judge dies before the family meeting can take place, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray ... and perhaps someone else."@en
  • "Judge Altee dies before his sons can reach his deathbed."@en
  • "Ray Atlee is a professor of law at the University of Virginia. He's 43, newly single, and still enduring the after-shocks of a surprise divorce. His father known as 'The judge' dies too soon, and leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray."@en
  • "A legal thriller that involves family secrets and the power they can have over those left behind."@en
  • "Judge Atlee has been a powerhouse in local politics and law in Clanton, Mississippi for over forty years. But he is dying, and has turned into a recluse. He has summoned his two boys, Ray and Forrest, home to discuss his estate before he dies. Ray is a good son, recently divorced, a professor of law at the University of Virginia. Forrest is a black sheep to end all black sheep. Forrest doesn't show up at the appointed time, and Ray himself is too late. His father has died before any discussion could take place, and Ray is left knowing a shocking secret that he hopes only he knows. But someone else might."
  • "Law professor Ray Atlee arrives at the family home in rural Mississippi and discovers his elderly father dead--and three million dollars in cash. Ray decides not to tell his drug-addicted brother about the loot. But someone is soon after him and the money."@en
  • "Ray Atlee and his brother, Forrest, receive a letter from their father, a reclusive, retired judge, instructing them to return home to Clanton, Mississippi, to discuss his estate, but the judge dies before his sons arrive, leaving behind a secret known only to Ray. For the first time since A Time to Kill, the author returns to Ford County, Mississippi, a place rich in colorful characters and dark family secrets, for his latest legal thriller."@en
  • "Na de dood van zijn vader, een voormalig rechter, treft een hoogleraar rechtswetenschappen drie miljoen dollar aan in het voorvaderlijk huis in Mississippi."
  • "Judge Atlee has been a powerhouse in local politics and law in his hometown of Clanton, Mississippi for over forty years. But he is dying, and has turned into a recluse. He has summoned his two boys, Ray and Forrest, home to discuss his estate before he dies. Ray is a good son, recently divorced, a professor of law at the University of Virginia. Forrest is a black sheep to end all black sheep. Forrest doesn't show up at the appointed time, and Ray himself is too late. His father has died before any discussion could take place, and Ray is left knowing a shocking secret that he hopes only he knows. But someone else might."@en
  • "Ray Atlee is a professor of law, is forty three, and newly divorced. He also has a younger brother, Forrest, the black sheep of the family. And his sick father is Judge Atlee-a powerful official who has towered over local politics for forty years. With the end in sight, Judge Atlee issues a summons for both sons to return home to discuss the details of his estate. But the Judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray ..."@en
  • "Ray Atlee is a professor of law, is forty three, and newly divorced. He also has a younger brother, Forrest, the black sheep of the family. And his sick father is Judge Atlee-a powerful official who has towered over local politics for forty years. With the end in sight, Judge Atlee issues a summons for both sons to return home to discuss the details of his estate. But the Judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray ..."
  • "Ray Atlee is a professor of law at the University of Virginia. He's 43, newly single, and still enduring the after-shocks of a surprise divorce. He has a younger brother, Forrest who redefines the notion of a family's black sheep. And he has a father, a very sick old man who lives alone in the ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi. He is known to all as judge, and gives the date and time for Ray and Forrest to appear in his study. But the family meeting does not take place. The judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray. And perhaps someone else."@en
  • "Law professor Ray Atlee arrives at the family home in rural Mississippi and discovers his elderly father dead--and three million dollars in cash. Ray decides not to tell his drug-addicted brother about the loot. But someone is soon after him and the money. Some strong language."@en
  • "Ray Atlee is a professor of law, he's forty-three, newly single, and still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. He has a younger brother, Forrest, who redefines the notion of a family's black sheep. His father, Judge Atlee, has become a recluse. With the end in sight, he issues a summons for both sons to return home to Clanton, to discuss the details of his estate."@en
  • "Ray Atlee is a professor of law at the University of Virginia. He's 43, newly single, and still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. He has a younger brother, Forrest, who redefines the notion of a family's black sheep. He has a father, a very sick old man who lives alone in the ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi. He is known to all as Judge Atlee, a beloved and powerful official who has towered over local law and politics for forty years. No longer on the bench, the Judge has withdrawn to the Atlee mansion and become a recluse. With the end in sight, Judge Atlee issues a summons for both sons to return home to Clanton, to discuss the details of his estate. It is typed by the Judge himself, on his handsome old stationery, and gives the date and time for Ray and Forrest to appear in his study. Ray reluctantly heads south, to his hometown, to the place where he grew up, which he prefers now to avoid. But the family meeting does not take place. The Judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray. And perhaps someone else."
  • "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. Ray Atlee is the eldest, a Virginia law professor, newly single and still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. Forrest is Ray's younger brother, who redefines the notion of a family's black sheep. The summons is typed by the judge himself, on his handsome old stationery, and gives the date and time for Ray and Forrest to appear in his study. Ray reluctantly heads south to his hometown, to the place where he grew up and now prefers to avoid. But the family meeting does not take place. The judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray."@en

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  • "Mystery fiction"
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  • "Legal stories"
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