The Racketeer
by:
John Grisham (author)
Format: papier
Publish date: 4 lipca 2013
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
3.5 starsMalcolm is very smart. I really liked how he worked everything out. I did figure a lot of what was happening out ahead of time and feel that some of the people he tricked should have been a little quicker on the uptake. Definitely entertaining.
I have come to expect a polished story from JG, pacy and with a concise opening, which hooks the reader from the off. 'The Racketeer' fits this pattern and yet in my view it is not one of his best. The plot seemed more contrived than usual and the characters less plausible somehow. I do not regret r...
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The author admits in his notes that this new novel is a work of pure fiction more than usual and nothing said is based on actual events. With this in mind this unique and tightly drawn thriller features an African American as its main protagonist. “The Racketeer” is definitely a departure from Mr. G...
The only actual entertaining part of this was Grisham's "I didn't give a shit anyway" disclaimer at the end. At least he admitted it.
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