โ Scribed by John Grisham
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*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 this country only four active federal judges have been murdered.
Judge Raymond Fawcett has just become number five.
*Who is the Racketeer? And what does he have to do with the judges untimely demise? His name, for the moment, is Malcolm Bannister. Job status? Former attorney. Current residence? The Federal Prison Camp near Frostburg, Maryland.
On paper, Malcolms situation isnt looking too good these days, but hes got an ace up his sleeve. He knows who killed Judge Fawcett, and he knows why. The judges body was found in his remote lakeside cabin. There was no forced entry, no struggle, just two dead bodies: Judge Fawcett and his young secretary. And one large, state-of-the-art, extremely secure safe, opened and emptied.
What was in the safe? The FBI would love to know. And Malcolm Bannister would love to tell them. But everything has a priceespecially information as explosive as the sequence of events that led to Judge Fawcetts death. And the Racketeer wasnt born yesterday . . .
Nothing is as it seems and everythings fair game in this wickedly clever new novel from John Grisham, the undisputed master of the legal thriller.
The Racketeer was one of Amazon's mystery/thriller Best Books of the Month picks for October. A Q&A with the author:
A federal judge is murdered, and our hero in prison knows who did it, and why.
What's on your nightstand/bedside table/Kindle?
Ian McEwans latest novel, Sweet Tooth; a friends manuscript; and a Kindle Fire loaded with daily newspapers, magazines, and about three dozen books.
Top 3-5 favorite books of all time?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; A Confederacy of Dunces;The Grapes of Wrath; Little Drummer Girl
Important book you never read?
There are so many. Atlas Shrugged, though Ive been told for the past 30 years that its unreadable.
Book that made you want to become a writer?
To Kill a Mockingbird made me question race for the first time in my young, insulated, white life. It also inspired me to try and write something great.
Memorable author moment?
I received a note from Harper Lee, along with an autographed first edition of To Kill A Mockingbird.
What's your most prized/treasured possession?
A first edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, signed by the author.
Pen envy - book you wish you'd written?
Harry Potter hes the only dude I cant outsell.
Im 57 years old. Crushes are for sophomores.
What's favorite method of procrastination? Temptation? Vice?
Dont get me started. I can waste enormous amounts of time, and with no guilt whatsoever. Currently, Im doing so on the golf course, playing a game that I took up only four years ago and is driving me nuts.
What do you collect?
First editions, primarily Faulkner, Hemingway, and Steinbeck.
Best piece of fan mail you ever got?
The letter began: As the newly elected President of the Arkansas Bar Association, it is incumbent upon me to suggest various topics for your future novels I dont think I finished reading the letter.
What's next for you?
Im hard at work on Theo 4 - Theodore Boone, The Activist.
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Praise for THE LITIGATORS:'Grisham is brilliantly comic in a novel that is full of zest and brimming with memorable characters and rich storylines' -- The Sunday Times 'A superbly plotted legal thriller' -- Sunday Express Praise for John Grisham:'The best thriller writer alive' -- Ken Follett, Evening Standard 'Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller' -- The Times
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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 foun
***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 this country only four active federal judges have been murdered. Judge Raymond Fawcett has just become number five.***
Een onterecht veroordeelde advocaat vertelt de FBI dat hij weet wie een hoge rechter heeft vermoord om met onmiddellijke ingang in vrijheid te worden gesteld.