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The Racketeer

Written by: John Grisham
Narrated by: JD Jackson
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Nothing is as it seems and everything’s fair game in this “deeply engrossing thriller” (The Washington Post) from the undisputed master of the legal thriller.

“The Racketeer is guilty of only one thing: keeping us engaged until the very last page.”—USA Today

In the history of the United States, only four active federal judges have been murdered. Judge Raymond Fawcett has just become number five. His body is found in his remote lakeside cabin. There is no sign of forced entry or struggle. Just two dead bodies: Judge Fawcett and his young secretary. And one large, state-of-the-art, extremely secure safe, opened and emptied.

One man, a former attorney, knows who killed Judge Fawcett, and why. But that man, Malcolm Bannister, is currently residing in the Federal Prison Camp near Frostburg, Maryland. Though serving time, Malcolm has an ace up his sleeve. He has information the FBI would love to know. Malcolm would love to tell them. But everything has a price—and the man known as the Racketeer wasn’t born yesterday. Legal Suspense Thriller & Suspense Law Thriller Fiction Crime
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What the critics say

“Exhilarating . . . surprising . . . ingenious.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“Grisham at his best: tilting at injustice . . . A satisfying, deeply engrossing thriller in which different forms of justice are ultimately served.”—The Washington Post

“Fast-paced . . . with enough startling plot twists—and changes of scenery, from Miami to Montego Bay and beyond—to surprise even the most suspicious reader.”—The Wall Street Journal

“Tautly plotted.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Devious fun . . . almost impossible to keep up with.”—New York Daily News

“Precisely plotted . . . Grisham is back in top form.”—Publishers Weekly

“[A] complex tale of cat and mouse . . . Evenly paced, smart legal thriller—trademark Grisham, in other words.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Took us a while to become hooked to the story, but improved in the last half.

Reader had a pleasant voice.

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Loved it. I recommend it. You will not want to put it down. Awesome ending

Great plot full of unexpected twists

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This book was riveting. I couldn't stop listening. Hung on to every word
This was a pleasure

loved

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It took a little while before I was fully engaged in the story. Mr. Jackson narrative was superb. If you stay with it you will enjoy the ending.

Stay with it

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I really liked listening to this book! I must be totally naive in thinking this could really happen. However, with John Grisham’s understanding of the law, I am sure anything is possible.!
I really enjoyed listening to the readers!

Decent read!

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