--- product_id: 1372545 title: "The Racketeer: A Novel" price: "E£ 2787" currency: EGP in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/1372545-the-racketeer-a-novel store_origin: EG region: Egypt --- # The Racketeer: A Novel **Price:** E£ 2787 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Racketeer: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** E£ 2787 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.eg](https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/1372545-the-racketeer-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Racketeer: A Novel [Grisham, John] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Racketeer: A Novel Review: Great plot -Suspenseful reading! - I enjoyed this book and couldn’t put it down once I started reading. The author’s imagination is amazing and kept me guessing! Review: Read it as soon as I got it on release day - pros and cons of the book - What you'll get in this one: the snappy characterizations and plot twists that make Grisham's legal thrillers so irresistible to his loyal fans. I received my book in the wee hours of release day, and stayed up reading the entire novel. It was too good to put down. Grisham wisely keeps readers guessing about how lawyer Malcolm Bannister may pull off a revenge scheme. I was hooked as soon as I grasped the basic plot. But this doesn't mean The Racketeer is flawless.. It took awhile for me to become fully engaged with the book -- mainly because Grisham took his time revealing crucial details and spent awhile describing prison life. Some of that is interesting and adds depth. But parts of the novel lagged for me. The Racketeer starts off with lawyer Malcolm Bannister describing his basic situation: he has been sent to prison for 10 years based on a sentence "handed down by a weak and sanctimonious federal judge in Washington, DC". I'm not giving away anything here because that info is revealed on the first page of my edition of this book (Kindle). Bannister has tried every appeal available. His wife, initially supportive, has left him. He misses his son. In short, his life is grim and depressing. Bannister can't imagine being incarcerated for 10 years, and he is desperate to get out. The reason he is in jail constitutes "a long story." but he is convinced he has been convicted of a crime he had "no knowledge of committing" (he does, however, admit to naivite' and stupidity which helped lead to his downfall). The rest of the details in the early half of The Racketeer mainly involved Bannister's carefully constructed plan to get out of prison, starting with info he knows about the murder of federal judge Raymond Fawcett. He says he knows who murdered the judge - and why. This is where I started to become intrigued, trying to figure out what if Bannister's plan will succeed- and anticipating the inevitable plot twists along the way. I also wanted to know how his conviction was connected to the murder of the judge. Bannister's exclusive information is what he plans to use as leverage. That's when I became impatient for Grisham to cut to the chase. But because of his writing style, still above par for many legal thrillers, I couldn't put The Racketeer down. Grisham doesn't give everything away at once. Information is revealed chapter by chapter. I wanted to know more. And I'm betting other readers will feel the same. I am not going to reveal any more about The Racketeer because I think there is enough info here to either interest potential readers and help them decide whether the book is of interest or not. I don't want to add spoilers or plot twists. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #170,702 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #15 in Legal Thrillers (Books) #591 in Political Thrillers (Books) #621 in Suspense Thrillers | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (77,098) | | Dimensions | 4.2 x 0.9 x 7.5 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 0345530578 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0345530578 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 400 pages | | Publication date | August 27, 2013 | | Publisher | Vintage | ## Images ![The Racketeer: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71dAfTkGcHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great plot -Suspenseful reading! *by G***L on April 22, 2026* I enjoyed this book and couldn’t put it down once I started reading. The author’s imagination is amazing and kept me guessing! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read it as soon as I got it on release day - pros and cons of the book *by K***N on October 23, 2012* What you'll get in this one: the snappy characterizations and plot twists that make Grisham's legal thrillers so irresistible to his loyal fans. I received my book in the wee hours of release day, and stayed up reading the entire novel. It was too good to put down. Grisham wisely keeps readers guessing about how lawyer Malcolm Bannister may pull off a revenge scheme. I was hooked as soon as I grasped the basic plot. But this doesn't mean The Racketeer is flawless.. It took awhile for me to become fully engaged with the book -- mainly because Grisham took his time revealing crucial details and spent awhile describing prison life. Some of that is interesting and adds depth. But parts of the novel lagged for me. The Racketeer starts off with lawyer Malcolm Bannister describing his basic situation: he has been sent to prison for 10 years based on a sentence "handed down by a weak and sanctimonious federal judge in Washington, DC". I'm not giving away anything here because that info is revealed on the first page of my edition of this book (Kindle). Bannister has tried every appeal available. His wife, initially supportive, has left him. He misses his son. In short, his life is grim and depressing. Bannister can't imagine being incarcerated for 10 years, and he is desperate to get out. The reason he is in jail constitutes "a long story." but he is convinced he has been convicted of a crime he had "no knowledge of committing" (he does, however, admit to naivite' and stupidity which helped lead to his downfall). The rest of the details in the early half of The Racketeer mainly involved Bannister's carefully constructed plan to get out of prison, starting with info he knows about the murder of federal judge Raymond Fawcett. He says he knows who murdered the judge - and why. This is where I started to become intrigued, trying to figure out what if Bannister's plan will succeed- and anticipating the inevitable plot twists along the way. I also wanted to know how his conviction was connected to the murder of the judge. Bannister's exclusive information is what he plans to use as leverage. That's when I became impatient for Grisham to cut to the chase. But because of his writing style, still above par for many legal thrillers, I couldn't put The Racketeer down. Grisham doesn't give everything away at once. Information is revealed chapter by chapter. I wanted to know more. And I'm betting other readers will feel the same. I am not going to reveal any more about The Racketeer because I think there is enough info here to either interest potential readers and help them decide whether the book is of interest or not. I don't want to add spoilers or plot twists. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is an action-packed and riveting book *by L***A on November 26, 2023* There are many ways to escape prison, and Malcolm Bannister, 43, is black, the only black ex-attorney at the Maryland prison campuses to escape. Malcolm is serving a ten-year sentence for his involvement in a crime he did not commit. Malcolm Bannister is now halfway through a ten-year sentence. He has come with some inside knowledge of events surrounding the death of a federal judge, which links to witness protection, drugs, Jamaicans, and some heavy bad guys. Bannister creates a charade of proof that enables him to convince the FBI to guarantee his safety, help him surgically change his appearance, and give him the reward money. Once he receives his freedom and reward money, he'll tell them about the judge's killer. Of course, the feds initially think he's just another inmate trying to get a Rule 35 ruling to get himself out of prison. Bannister is Grisham's longish, complex tale of cat and mouse. Every character in the book is believable, and though some of the plot turns seem improbable, the reader never quite knows whether things are going to work out for Bannister before he makes his plan work when he meets an accomplice and becomes involved in a lasting romance that leads to a new and most satisfying conclusion. There are plenty of surprises along the way. As ever, a solid, unflashy performance by Grisham. 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