The Racketeer

By: John Grisham

Narrated by: JD Jackson

Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

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. Current residence? The Federal Prison Camp near Frostburg, Maryland.

On paper, Malcolm’s situation isn’t looking too good these days, but he’s got an ace up his sleeve. He knows who killed Judge Fawcett, and he knows why. The judge’s 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 price—especially information as explosive as the sequence of events that led to Judge Fawcett’s death. 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.

©2012 Belfry Holdings, Inc. (P)2012 Random House Audio

Captivating

If you could sum up The Racketeer in three words, what would they be?

interestingly jumps around!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Malcolm - a second chance at life.

What about J.D. Jackson’s performance did you like?

He fit the part

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No, but it kept my attention

Any additional comments?

The bad guy gets what he deserves.

GREAT! GREAT! GREAT!

awesome narrator he kept me engaged. the story flowed no slow or deadspots .. nothing dragged at anytime . i really enjoyed the book.i could see this coming as a movie!

Fantastic book

Fantastic book, one fantastic voice. I’m spoiled wish he was the voice for many books. Loved it had to stop to spread out the time, otherwise it would have been finished same day.

I couldn’t put it down!

It’s a good thing this was a book on tape because I literally couldn’t put it “down”!
Grisham is the best storyteller there is. This book is phenomenal!

Grisham at his best!

Gripping from start to finish. It will have you guessing to the very end, even when you think you’ve figured it out, another twist throws you down a different path.

meh

it was alright. I got pulled in at the beginning, then lost interest, although I finished it!

Not My Favorite. . .

I'm a huge Grisholm fan. That said, I downloaded this book as soon as it was available. I liked that you never really knew what was going to happen. That was fun. What I didn't like was the endless preaching about how BAD the government is. If I want a lecture on that, I can just watch the evening news! It was also hard to tell who the good guys were. It was an OK book, but not Grisholm's best by far. Just my opinion. . .

Another John Grisham mystery

Loved the intrigue. Kept me guessing till the end. Every character well developed and surprising. Will read more of his.

Grabbed My Attention From Beginning To End!

What made the experience of listening to The Racketeer the most enjoyable?

It is a well written easy to understand story read by a great narrator. I had not heard J. D. Jackson read before. From the start he had a very clear and strong voice that took command of the story as if it was indeed his very own experience.

What did you like best about this story?

The story is written as a first person narrative. Thus it was easy to follow along. Too often Books are written with too many characters and too many scene changes. This makes for a lot of confusion in the beginning of many books.

What does J.D. Jackson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

As I stated above, he has a strong articulate voice that gives strength to the main character. The story is very well written and J.D. Jackson elevates it and the listener thinks that he is indeed the actual main character.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No.

Any additional comments?

A great story with a great finish. You won't regret selecting this book.

Loved the book

What did you love best about The Racketeer?

At first I thought the voice of JD was too slow, but then I loved it. I enjoyed the twists in the book and was kept wondering until the end as to what ta hell was going on. :) read it..