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Racketeer
Racketeer | John Grisham
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"The Racketeer" is guilty of only one thing: keeping us engaged until the very last page. "USA Today" #1 "NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER 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. Praise for "The Racketeer" "" Exhilarating . . . surprising . . . ingenious. Janet Maslin, "The New York Times" 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""
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marleed
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I was entertained by this unbelievable storyline so I‘m giving it a slow pick. I was intrigued with the Malcolm Bannister and Quinn Rucker storyline, but the flow of the story took a hit at midpoint with a story within a story and - I wanted back to the original plot. It came together but I‘d have liked it more if the sub-story had been significantly reduced. ↓

#BookSpin Category: Author‘s Canon @TheAromaofBooks

marleed My goal was to complete the JG canon this calendar year, and that‘s not going so well. However, for the last 5 months I have the pleasure of this Canon 4 days per week. He came into this world 9 months ago - the same day as @CoverToCoverGirl was graced with Kacey. I think that makes us grandma twins! 2y
jlhammar What a sweetheart! Wow, that‘s a lot of JGs! Did you ever read B.J. Novak‘s story collection, One More Thing (2014)? One of stories, The something by John Grisham, was pretty funny. You might appreciate it. 2y
marleed @jlhammar oh I‘ll look for it - it would be fun to read. In 2018, in some casual conversation about books after noting I liked JG, as sister asked which were my favorite. I was clueless - because they kind of melt together. So I decided I‘d read or reread all of them. This complete stack (minus one received as a gift) was thrifted! So now its against my book rules to be the original owner of a JG book! 2y
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sarahbarnes Cute!! 2y
MemoirsForMe Awww! What a sweetie! 2y
dabbe What a cutey-patooty! 💙💙💙 2y
marleed @sarahbarnes @UwannaPublishme @dabbe. Thanks! I sat him down and tried taking this pic for several minutes. He just kept looking at me with this bored look asking - so now I‘m a prop to you!? 2y
dabbe @marleed Da most precious prop ever! 🤣💙🤗 2y
bthegood ❤👍 2y
CoverToCoverGirl There he is! 💙💙💙 The cutest prop ever #GrandmaTwin. (edited) 2y
marleed @dabbe @bthegood @CoverToCoverGirl Haha, my 2 1/2 yo grand twins spend Thursday nights with me. I thought they were both asleep on my bed, so I opened Litsy. RiEllie saw my post, and said - That‘s Baby Canon, he‘s so worried. Canon wants his mommy! 2y
CoverToCoverGirl @marleed 🤣 Grand twins, double the fun and cuddles. 💙 2y
marleed @CoverToCoverGirl And those twins have a baby brother arriving in July. Three grandkids under three has been something, but four under three - I can‘t even wrap my head around it! 2y
Gissy He is so cute!❤️❤️❤️ 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
CoverToCoverGirl @marleed oh my! You will certainly be one busy, but wonderfully blessed grandmother. 2y
Suet624 Awww, what a cutie. 2y
marleed @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Suet624 Oh thank you! He‘s the quietest little guy - he must be a thinker. I watch him Mon-Thurs. Then I have my 2 yr old grandkids overnight Thurs and all of Fri. It fun! 2y
Suet624 That‘s a lot of grandbaby time! Good for you. ❤️ 2y
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EngrMoks
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Surely is a page-turner, with many characters and places. Fans of suspense novels, like myself, would love this book. Grisham does it fast-paced and never gives a chance to bore you.

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richham63
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Good

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NatalieR
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Completely different type of Grisham novel compared to the ones he wrote before this one. A much slower pace and well crafted story. An inmate at a federal prison camp, who was previously a lawyer, knows who killed a federal judge and what was stolen from his safe. He‘s willing to cooperate with the FBI...for a price, of course. #MountTBR

Lauraandherbooks I haven‘t read a John Grisham book in a while! 5y
Prairiegirl_reading I used to read a Grisham every summer but it‘s been a couple years. I have to start this tradition back up again. 5y
Trashcanman What's up with no thumbs? 5y
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NatalieR @Lauraandherbooks He certainly keeps cranking them out! 😆 5y
NatalieR @Prairiegirl_reading I‘m trying to get caught up. I fell off for a few years too. 5y
NatalieR @Trashcanman Maybe one of them will make an appearance in my next post. 😎 5y
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paulareadsallthetime
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Mehso-so

Entertaining audiobook while working

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emilycoc
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Didn't realize I forgot to make an introductory post until just now 😂 this is my most recent read and Grisham doesn't disappoint. Whenever I read his books - especially his newer books - I get the sense that he doesn't like the police or FBI very much, because of what seems to be a common theme in all books. But definitely recommend this one - the little review on the cover sums it up.

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MrBook
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Book bundle 13 for our #SummerReadingProgram: the Grisham Paperback Bundle! Would you choose this one? Any Grisham fans?

#LitsyLovesLibraries

Amor4Libros LOVE Grisham! 6y
thereadingowlvina Used to read his books but not at the moment. Don't know why 😐 6y
JHSiess Love him! Always been a big fan. Probably cuz I'm a lawyer. 6y
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tammysue My husband is a fan of Grisham. I‘m writing these down, I know he‘ll definitely be interested in finding these at the library! 👍🏻😁 6y
Richryan52 I need to catch up on my Grisham 6y
kezzlou85 Have read a couple of his, my brother is a huge fan. 6y
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Bookladylinda
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I finished my audio today. I haven‘t read John Grisham in probably 2 years. I love that Grisham likes to take you down one path and you think you know where the book is going and then it flips on you. If you haven‘t read John Grisham in a long time, you should check this one out, its a good one and I gave it 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Prairiegirl_reading I always enjoy Grisham in the summer. 😄 6y
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Bookladylinda
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Eek!!! Three of my library holds showed up in the same week! And I‘m nit a fast reader, good thing 2 of them are audios. I‘m listening to the tagged book now and starting The a Perfect Mother today. #librarybookproblems

Samplergal That‘s always the way it goes. Last week I had four come in. Decided to send two right back rather than stress. 6y
Julsmarshall I‘m reading Perfect Mother right now 😄 Enjoy! 6y
Prairiegirl_reading Isn‘t this always how it goes!!?? At least you get three weeks. I only get two. Last week I finally got Hillary Clinton‘s book that I‘ve been waiting for since March 3 an hour after I got another hold. 🙄 6y
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joem2go
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Mehso-so

It‘s a John Grisham.

Bought for me by my Mother in Law for xmas. A process that have provided some hits and misses over the years.

So review wise I would say well written, pedestrian plot that it is sown up well at the end so you get closure.

Not on par with Rainmaker or a Time to Kill.

Even the cover of the book was meh. I like this one better

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joem2go
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This was is in the mixed bag that were my xmas presents. Some bought for me, some given to myself.

Already deviated from the plan of reading these before getting anything new in

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GirlInGreyBoots
The Racketeer | John Grisham
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Another solid book by Grisham. Some of the twists and turns got a little confusing in the last half of the book, but, in Grisham style, it all came together at the end.

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GirlInGreyBoots
Racketeer | John Grisham

What a crazy web of twists and turns. It's so easy to get caught up in this novel. I've never read a bad Grisham book. So good!

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MrsMarks88
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I forgot how good (and dangerous) it is to have 1 click access to millions of books via kindle....

I really love crime thrillers and have heard rave reviews about The Racketeer - hopefully it will make my 12 hour flight more exciting!

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