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The Summons is a legal thriller novel written in 2000 by noted American author John Grisham.

Plot summary

The main character, Ray Atlee is a law professor with a good salary in Virginia. He has a brother, Forrest, and a dying father, known to many as Judge Reuben V. Atlee. Ray is sent to his father's estate in Clanton, MS to discuss issues regarding the old man's will and estate. The old man is found dead in his study and Ray discovers a sum of over three million dollars nearby, money which was not part of Judge Atlee's will.

Assuming that he was the only one who knew about the money, Ray decided he would take it without making it officially part of the estate, and did not tell anyone about it. But later reality proves otherwise. Ray was being followed -- someone else knew about the money. After various investigations into the roots of the money, including trips to casinos and lawyers.

He later found out that it was two men hired by his brother Forrest who were following him. Forrest knew about the money from when he had secretly visited

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