John Grisham - The Broker (2nd Hand Hardback)

Synopsis

The Broker is a suspense novel written by American author John Grisham and published in the United States on January 11, 2005. The novel follows the story of Joel Backman, a newly pardoned prisoner who had tried to broker a deal to sell the world's most powerful satellite surveillance system to the highest bidder.

In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. It seems Backman, in his power broker heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world's most sophisticated satellite surveillance system.

Backman is quietly smuggled out of the country in a military cargo plane, given a new name, a new identity, and a new home in Italy. Eventually, after he has settled into his new life, the CIA will leak his whereabouts to the Israelis, the Russians, the Chinese, and the Saudis. Then the CIA will do what it does best: sit back and watch. The question is not whether Backman will survive, there is no chance of that. The question the CIA needs answered is, who will kill him?

Details

• Format : Standard 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
• Condition : Very Good
• Category : Fiction - Suspense & Thriller
• Published : 2015 (Century/Random House - 1st Edition, 1st Printing)
• ISBN : 9781844131624
• SKU : B002354
• PPC : SP500gm
• RRP : £17.99 (Unclipped)
• Quantity Available : 1 only.

External Reviews

"This was a great read and kept me hooked until the end. The danger the main character was in felt real and exposed the potential power plays going on at the highest levels of American government and within the intelligence systems." - Goodreads Review.

"A nail-biting story" - The Sun.

"A killer combination of sheer story-telling nous and no-nonsense prose. The Independent.

"Grisham hasn't lost his touch." - Daily Mail.

The Author

John Ray Grisham Jr. (born February 8, 1955) is an American novelist, attorney, politician, and activist, best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide.

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