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Description for The Broker
paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks. Sticker on front cover, remains very good
In his final hours in the Oval Office the outgoing President grants a full pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. It's a controversial move, but what no one else knows is that the presidential pardon comes as a result of enormous pressure from the CIA. They claim that Backman may have obtained secrets that would compromise the world's most sophisticated satellite surveillance system. Backman is quietly smuggled out of the country in a military cargo plane; he is given a new name, ... Read more
In his final hours in the Oval Office the outgoing President grants a full pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. It's a controversial move, but what no one else knows is that the presidential pardon comes as a result of enormous pressure from the CIA. They claim that Backman may have obtained secrets that would compromise the world's most sophisticated satellite surveillance system. Backman is quietly smuggled out of the country in a military cargo plane; he is given a new name, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099457169
SKU
KCW0015534
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About John Grisham
John Grisham is the author of twenty-two novels, one work of non-fiction, a collection of short stories, and a novel for young readers. He is on the Board of Directors for the Innocence Project in New York and is the Chairman on the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Innocence Project at the Mississippi School of Law. He lives in ... Read more
Reviews for The Broker
"A nail-biting story"
The Sun
"A killer combination of sheer story-telling nous and no-nonsense prose"
Independent
"Grisham hasn't lost his touch"
Daily Mail
"A welcome return to what he does best"
Observer
"a great story-teller"
Daily Telegraph
The Sun
"A killer combination of sheer story-telling nous and no-nonsense prose"
Independent
"Grisham hasn't lost his touch"
Daily Mail
"A welcome return to what he does best"
Observer
"a great story-teller"
Daily Telegraph