The Racketeer
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (962 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307943232 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 366 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Big disappointment Charles Platt There are major plausibility issues with this book. Some examples:A man has such effective cosmetic surgery, and is so adept at modifying his way of speaking, that someone who knows him well doesn't recognize him when sitting and talking to him for many hours face-to-face. But a woman who developed a basically physical interest in him (without ever getting very close) still has exactly the same interest after his face is modified--and she quickly b. I liked this book even less than Gray Mountain and that Mr. Grisham, where have you gone? I liked this book even less than Gray Mountain and that is saying something. At least Gray Mountain contained a plot of substance. It was going somewhere. It was building up. It had a climax. And then itended. Unresolved. With absolutely no indication that the protagonist was going to follow through with anything that the plot had been building up to. But I digress.The Racketeer gives us Malcolm Bannister, who cons. a bit of a dissapointment My fist Grisham and a bit of a disappointment.It started out great. I really enjoyed the book till about half way through and then it fell flat.I did not like any character and for me to like a book there has to be someone, any one, with some redeeming qualities. There has to be a hero. There has to be someone I can root for. I didn't find a single person, or in-fact institution, that I can support. That was my biggest problem with it.I was hoping
And the Racketeer wasn’t born yesterday .Nothing is as it seems and everything’s fair game in this wickedly clever new novel from John Grisham, the undisputed master of the legal thriller.. There was no forced entry, no struggle, just two dead bodies: Judge Fawcett and his young secretary. 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 judge’s untimely demise? His name, for the moment, is Malcolm Bannister. Job status? Former attorney. 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. The judge&rsq
The Racketeer was one of 's mystery/thriller Best Books of the Month picks for October. Currently, I’m 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 don’t think I finished reading the letter.