The Summons by John Grisham (4 out of 10)

I have read other John Grisham books before and they were pretty compelling. However, The Summons was not compelling at all and I had to force myself to finish it.

Usually Grisham gives us a little guy to root for. In this case his protagonist is a middle aged law professor who finds 3 million cash in his deceased father’s house. (How is this guy sympathetic?) The story further centers around the professor's investigations about the money and someone else’s attempts to take it.

The most interesting character is the drug addict brother who is neglected until the very end of the book. The rest of the book features the typical Grisham legal types (old boy lawyer, greedy lawyer and competent private eye.) This book would have been much more enjoyable if Grisham had done more with the character's family.

Originality-4

Characters- 4

Themes- 4