Synopsis
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781399751902
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 34 mm
- Weight: 280g
- Languages: English
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My first Grisham
Was gripped from the very beginning and throughout! Recommended this book to so many people as I want to talk about it all the time!
Heard so much about Jo... READ MORE
An excellent read
Once again John Grisham did not disappoint, this novel is full of unexpected twists and turns that keep you in suspence to the very end never quite sure if... READ MORE
NOT FOR ME
Having not read any of John Grisham novels before I was excited when I received The Racketeer to review. The book starts slowly and I have to say for me it... READ MORE
Keeps you guessing!
I often forget that I like John Grisham books and this one has reminded me to read more. The plot twists and turns and keeps you guessing throughout. I par... READ MORE
Lost in Transition
As usual, John Grisham has devised another great story, but his ability to spin a yarn seems to be on the wane.
The Racketeer is a book of three parts. It... READ MORE
for those who love crime novels
Another fine book by John Grisham, a real page turner which keeps you in suspense right until the end.
The story centres on Malcolm Bannister, one time la... READ MORE
Could not put down
I am not normally into crime fiction but picked this up read the back cover and decided to read the first few pages. I then put the book I was currently re... READ MORE
An Enjoyable and Easy Read
This book is a great read whether a John Grisham fan or not and a refreshing change from some predictable crime stories.
The story is written so well it ho... READ MORE
Enjoyable story, worth a read
I am no great John Grisham fan, and haven't read any of his books for a good few years. Having said that, I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It is a d... READ MORE
Grisham does it again!
I have read many books by John Grisham, and have enjoyed his style immensely. This book is no exception. It is a very clever novel, with twists and turns a... READ MORE
Almost back to his best.....
The Racketeer is the first Grisham book I have read in quite a while, probably because, like a lot of people, I have been a little disappointed with some o... READ MORE
Well worth a read!
I thoroughly enjoyed The Racketeer and found it difficult to put down. The novel centres on Malcolm Bannister, a former lawyer turned prison inmate, who cl... READ MORE
Enjoyable read
Following the twists and turns in the life of Malcolm Bannister, the main character in this book, left me with a book I was unable to put down. The flow of... READ MORE
Super
I haven't read a Grisham book since I was at university and I had forgotten how much I enjoy them. Slightly formulaic, Yes. At times predictable, Yes. Thor... READ MORE
Hugely disappointing
Promising start but became so far fetched as to be ludicrous, ended up putting it down.
It was OK.
Like many other John Grisham novels, The Racketeer, is based on law. Set inside a prison the story follows Malcolm Bannister, a naïve lawyer who unwittingl... READ MORE
The Legal Maestro Does It Again!
One has to admire Grisham's consumate skill in creating a character we both believe in and sympathise with, after just the opening chapter of the novel. Ma... READ MORE
the racketere
I have now finished reading this book, and I have to say it was very good
Disappointing ...
Given my enjoyment of crime novels and the protest of several friends who insisted this was an author I simply HAD to read {though to be fair most of them ... READ MORE