• The Racketeer

  • By: John Grisham
  • Narrated by: JD Jackson
  • Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (10,829 ratings)

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The Racketeer

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: JD Jackson
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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

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The narrator was excellent. I think I would not have had the same impact from the story if I read the print version. I am a avid audio listener.

What other book might you compare The Racketeer to and why?

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Which character – as performed by J.D. Jackson – was your favorite?

The main character was the most impressive.

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This book kept me up all night and all through the day. Every time I though I had the story figured out another twist and the ending is AWESOME.

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What did you love best about The Racketeer?

The Racketeer is a good story that you won't want to put down. Having said that, I would just like to add that, for me, this was not John Grisham's best work. Again the story was good but the interactions between characters was not as strong as I have come to expect from this great author.

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GREAT READ!!!

Another winner from John Grisham. Couldn't put it down. Can't wait for his next one.

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Grisham At His Best

I am amazed how Grisham keeps coming up with new ideas and materials. I thought this was one of his best. The narrator was great really adding to great story.

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J. D. Jackson was fantastic

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I really enjoyed J.D. Jackson's performance. My favorite reader I've listened to by far. I have not read the book myself.

Have you listened to any of J.D. Jackson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

My first J.D. Jackson book. He was great in this one.

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I listened the entire book over a two day period. It kept my attention well.

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Loved every detail.

Carefully woven story you could never imagine. Justice, twisted on it's side, and everyone is a bad guy. Yet your heart cheers them on.

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awesome

great story....... well narrated....... highly recommend.... one of his best books in my personal opinion

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The Best of Grisham

I love Grisham book but this by far is his best! You will agree I am sure
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Slow start but interesting

Slow start but the story becomes more and more interesting. I thought it would end something like it did.

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Enthusiastically recommended

The characters are fully explained and the storyline has splo many turns into different yet totally believeable places and times.

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