The ReckoningThe Reckoning by John Grisham is a riveting legal thriller set in the post World War II South. The novel transports readers to the small town of Clanton, Mississippi, where Pete Banning, a decorated war hero and a beloved figure in his community, commits a shocking act of violence. On a cool October morning in 1946, Pete inexplicably kills the respected Reverend Dexter Bell in cold blood. The gravity of the crime shakes the town to its core. Despite