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The Racketeer

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
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Publisher's Summary

Number-one best-seller John Grisham returns with his most suspenseful thriller yet.

Given the importance of what they do, and 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 Monday morning, his law clerks panicked, called the FBI, and in due course the agents found the crime scene. There was no forced entry, no struggle, just two dead bodies - Judge Fawcett and his young secretary.

I did not know Judge Fawcett, but I know who killed him, and why.

I am a lawyer, and I am in prison.

It's a long story.

©2012 Belfry Holdings Inc (P)2012 Random House Audio Inc

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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Easy listening good yarn

Grisham’s a good story teller and draws you in. The reader couldn’t have been better. A very binge able listen.

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Long winded

Definitely not his usual standard. Kept waiting for the “good part” waste of time. Sorry

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Not that exciting

Was a struggle to finish. Just listened off the back of another of his books. This one was disappointing

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Long Winded

I found this book got boring. It wasn't the kind of book you couldn't put down.

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great story

great story. delivery was spot on. story was unpredictable, and thrilling. keep it up John

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Protracted and quite monotonous.

Not one of the better stories. So convoluted that it is an unreal and extremely unlikely tale. It annoyed me that the character squealed on a mate, otherwise I would have returned it.
Grisham was good at one time.

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Solid book

Is there anything you would change about this book?

No, it was an interesting book that kept me interested.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

It twists and turns and keeps you guessing. Sometimes you wondered what it was all about but it came together in the end.

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Did The Racketeer inspire you to do anything?

No

Any additional comments?

Not his best but certainly a good listen.

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