A gripping legal mystery by John Grisham. The story follows Ray Atlee, a law professor who receives an unexpected summons from his father, a respected judge living in rural Mississippi. When Ray arrives at his father's home, he discovers that the judge has died—and hidden in the house is a secret cache of more than three million dollars in cash.

Unsure of the money's origin, Ray decides to keep the discovery to himself. However, he soon realizes that someone else knows about the hidden fortune. As mysterious messages, threats, and dangerous encounters begin to escalate, Ray is drawn into a suspenseful search for the truth behind the money and the people willing to kill for it.

Set against the backdrop of the American South, The Summons combines family drama, mystery, suspense, and Grisham's trademark storytelling to create a compelling page-turner.