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The Racketeer

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
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EVERYONE HAS THEIR PRICE.

A judge has been brutally murdered.

His body is found in a remote lakeside cabin. There is no sign of forced entry or a struggle. Just two dead bodies - the judge and his secretary - and one state-of-the-art safe, opened and emptied.

Ex-attorney Malcolm Bannister knows who killed the judge - and why. The FBI need to know his secrets. And Bannister is ready to talk. But there's a catch: he is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence.

Bannister knows that everything has a price - and this racketeer wasn't born yesterday.

350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: JOHN GRISHAM IS THE MASTER OF THE LEGAL THRILLER

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Critic reviews

"Grisham is brilliantly comic in a novel that is full of zest and brimming with memorable characters and rich storylines." (The Sunday Times)

"Superbly plotted legal thriller." (Sunday Express)

"The best thriller writer alive" (Ken Follett, Evening Standard)
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The plot is weak and the ending predicable. I really enjoyed it until the halfway point but once I guessed the ending it was a case of going through the motions. Fans of the author maybe a little disappointed and interestingly the authors note at the end made me feel like it was a novel to fulfill part of a book deal.

Not his best

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The latest from John Grisham is a good story and has a number of unexpected twists. I read the book first and then listened to the audio. The audio narration added an extra dimension to the story and helped bring out aspects I had missed while reading. I would recommend this audiobook.

Good story

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Classic Grisham.

Peppered with legal paraphernalia (enough to make you feel educated). The plot moves at a good pace and there is a twist (naturally).

Great holiday reading (listening).

More Grisham for me.

Silly .. But a good yarn.. I couldn't put it down.

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Ultimately the book and the story was good. Whilst I suspected the twist there was enough to keep me hooked. And the story fleshed out in the end. The problem is the first half of he book which is monotonous and longwinded. For the first quarter nothing of note happens. The second quarter picked up pace a little but don't expect Grisham's usual pace an d engagement until you get through this.

A game of two halves.

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This started out good - a classic Grisham... but, and perhaps this is only me, I seemed to lose interest the more the book went on. I realise now that I just didn't warm to the lead character who seemed more than just a little smug with himself, his good fortune and, of course, his amazing cleverness... However, it is a very well narrated book, has very interesting plot and I am sure it will appeal to his many fans.

Should have been great, but....

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