"The Racketeer" a novel by John Grisham.
Grisham is well known for his legal thrillers. This one is a borderline legal thriller. It has no court room drama.
Malcom Bannister, a black lawyer and ex marine, is sentenced for 10 yrs for money laundering. He claims to be innocent, his only fault being choosing wrong client.
A fedral judge is murdered with his girlfriend. His locker opened. Why was the judge killed? Banister may or may not have some vital info about the murder and killer.
Does the FBI get the info from Banister? What is the price? Is the murderer found? Who is the racketeer?
The story takes place in America and Carrebien. The pace is good, although it slows down in a couple of places. Writing style of this book seemed to be different from the previous Grisham books. Moreover this book is written in present tense (but not continuous present), which is a novelty.
There is a big twist to the story towards end that I did not see coming. It changes all the equations.
Its a good change from hard core Grisham legal thrillers. Although this book is not in the same league as 'The runaway jury' its a good one. If you don't like legal thrillers but would still like to read John Grisham, this is your book.
Grisham is well known for his legal thrillers. This one is a borderline legal thriller. It has no court room drama.
Malcom Bannister, a black lawyer and ex marine, is sentenced for 10 yrs for money laundering. He claims to be innocent, his only fault being choosing wrong client.
A fedral judge is murdered with his girlfriend. His locker opened. Why was the judge killed? Banister may or may not have some vital info about the murder and killer.
Does the FBI get the info from Banister? What is the price? Is the murderer found? Who is the racketeer?
The story takes place in America and Carrebien. The pace is good, although it slows down in a couple of places. Writing style of this book seemed to be different from the previous Grisham books. Moreover this book is written in present tense (but not continuous present), which is a novelty.
There is a big twist to the story towards end that I did not see coming. It changes all the equations.
Its a good change from hard core Grisham legal thrillers. Although this book is not in the same league as 'The runaway jury' its a good one. If you don't like legal thrillers but would still like to read John Grisham, this is your book.
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