The Racketeer
the gripping crime thriller from the number 1 sunday times bestselling author
$22.74
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
10 June 2013
Summary
The Fifth Justice: A Racketeer’s Confession
Given the importance of what they do, the controversies that often surround them, and the violent people they sometimes confront, it is remarkable that in the history of the USA only four active federal judges have been murdered.
Judge Raymond Fawcett just became number five. His body was found in the small basement of a lakeside cabin he had built himself and frequently used on weekends. When he did not show up for a trial on Mond…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444729764 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444729764 |
| Author: | John Grisham |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 10 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 128mm x 30mm |
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No one does it better than Grisham
Electrifying… carries the reader along one track (innocent man seeks exoneration) only to switch on to another (cat-and-mouse caper) halfway through with delicious, frictionless ease. - Guardian
But this is not a story about a triumph or a miscarriage of courtroom justice. It’s the more devious, surprising story of a smart man who gets even smarter once he spends five years honing his skills as a jailhouse lawyer – and then expertly concocts an ingenious revenge scheme…. Mr. Grisham writes with rekindled vigor here. - New York TimesLike many a Grisham hero, Mal is a legal insider who knows how to work the system to his advantage. He’s also a peculiarly lone wolf, willing to shed all his family ties in pursuit of a very long and entertaining con. - Entertainment WeeklyElectrifying… carries the reader along one track (innocent man seeks exoneration) only to switch on to another (cat-and-mouse caper) halfway through with delicious, frictionless ease. - GuardianBut this is not a story about a triumph or a miscarriage of courtroom justice. It’s the more devious, surprising story of a smart man who gets even smarter once he spends five years honing his skills as a jailhouse lawyer – and then expertly concocts an ingenious revenge scheme…. Mr. Grisham writes with rekindled vigor here. - New York TimesLike many a Grisham hero, Mal is a legal insider who knows how to work the system to his advantage. He’s also a peculiarly lone wolf, willing to shed all his family ties in pursuit of a very long and entertaining con. - Entertainment WeeklyAbout The Author
John Grisham
John Grisham is the author of twenty-five novels, one work of non-fiction, one collection of short stories, and three novels for young readers. His works are translated into thirty-nine languages. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.
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