About this book
"The Summons" (2002, 378 pages) is one of John Grisham's standalone legal thrillers, part of the run of courtroom-adjacent novels -- alongside "The Firm," "The Pelican Brief," "The Client" and "The Rainmaker" -- that made him a fixture of 1990s bestseller lists and, in most cases, Hollywood adaptations.
Key facts about The Summons
John Grisham wrote The Summons, a book on our list. It has been out since 2002. The book has 378 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780440296003 to find the main one.
John Grisham has 50 books on our list. 14 of them belong to a series, while 36 stand alone. All 50 are out now. Other books by John Grisham on file include Camino Ghosts (2024), The Exchange (2023), Homecoming (in Sparring Partners) (2022) and The Boys from Biloxi (2022).
Earlier, Skipping Christmas came out in 2001. After it came The King of Torts in 2003. Since then, our list has added 36 more books by John Grisham.
John Grisham has 3 series on file, such as Jake Brigance, Theodore Boone and Camino Island. Those series sit on our legal thriller, middle grade and mystery shelves. Meanwhile, The Widow is the latest published John Grisham book on file, from October 2025.
About John Grisham
John Grisham is an American author widely credited with popularizing the modern legal thriller, having sold hundreds of millions of books across a career built on tightly plotted stories of lawyers, courtrooms, and corporate or criminal conspiracy. See every John Grisham book in order.
Editions
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