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Sep 07, 2022ellisonlambo rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
when a judge turns p dead an inmate claims to know who done it. he tells the authorities and they lap it up, give him a new life, and face! hundreds of pages to explain the ultimate goal. he is as mean as the killer!
Mar 14, 2022Cidherman rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
John Grisham THE RACKATEER is a fun book to read. It is far from my favorite of the many books written by Grisham, but that is because his previous novels set such a high bar . It is typical of his legal thrillers and a very enjoyable…
Nov 14, 2021
my favorite Grisham novel. First rate!
Jun 01, 2019AnnSkye rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A good read that will keep you guessing. Nice twist to the plot.
Mar 28, 2019gmacwilliams rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Up there with my favorite Grisham novels.
May 09, 2018Butterfly121761 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Wasn't a true Grisham page turner for me but it was worth turning the pages and reading to the end.
Mar 09, 2018
Not as good as usual Grisham books. I found it slow despite the twists and turns.
Mar 07, 2018JLHCKY rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I read this book not as a result of the story outline but because it was Grisham. I couldn't understand the title; Wikipedia says "a racket is a planned or organized criminal act ..., often a repeated or continuous criminal operation."…
Sep 14, 2016DanglingConversations rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Great read with some real character development and the usual curt expose of the American justice system ( is that an oxymoron?)
May 30, 2016
I usually really like Grisham's books, but this one is way too involved in complexity of main character's Michaevelian (sp?) plots against 2 previous prison "friends" for no explained reason. I've ended up despising Malcolm/Max and wish…
Nov 23, 2015ThanksSPL rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very entertaining and exciting book with a great ending. How about a little mercy for Nattie?
treblig201
Sep 12, 2015
Must be large type please
Aug 04, 2015RicardoEdm rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I really enjoy this type of book and in the hands of an author like Grisham, the tale of Joe Average against the Big Bad Government can make time go by extremely fast, and the book is done before you know it. Great book
Dec 19, 2014
I have to agree with gordonhenry - a very poor outing indeed. I found the plot to be promising(ish) early on but when Grisham has the main character lie in his narration so that you are misguided in what the "real" story is (if there's…
Toox
Sep 04, 2014Toox rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If you like Grisham novels, this one will not disappoint. Easy read - page turner.
Aug 18, 2014
A patron review from the Adult Summer Game: "A disappointing novel -- I usually enjoy Grisham's novels, but this one is not up to par. The story is too far fetched -- lacks the story line of his other novels."
Feb 12, 201421221018293347 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I found this book to be rather slow and plodding; not up to the usual John Grisham standards at all. I gave up as I lost interest.
ottony
Feb 05, 2014ottony rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very good book, difficult start but once going couldn't put it down :) Good Read!
patty_at_thelibrary
Jan 28, 2014patty_at_thelibrary rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I haven't read a Grisham book in quite some time, as a few of his books leave a lot to be desired. So my expectations of this one were not particularly high. But, I loved the Racketeer - it grabbed me from the very first page and carried…
Jan 26, 2014hrhhall rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I am a huge John Grisham fan. However, The Racketeer is a disappointment. It is about 100 pages too long and, unlike most of Grisham's books has been poorly reasearched and editied (how many svelte 125 pound women do you know who can…
Jan 23, 2014
This book may be interesting for those who are fascinated by the descriptions of interrogations, prison life and jurisprudence. To me it was so boring - I could not read more than half of it. And I tried.
MickeyatFPL
Jan 23, 2014MickeyatFPL rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good read, but not favorite Grisham book.
Nov 09, 2013MaryMaryJ rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Reasonably entertaining but Grisham usually has a "tight" story line that I love. This seemed to be loosly put together and not as great as his other books. Still... it made for an entertaining read
Aug 17, 2013mroldsalty rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If you're a Grisham fan you'll like this one. Slightly better than his average.
Aug 02, 2013BZclub rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent plot John Grisham you have done it again. I have gown-up reading your books. Never have I been disappoint in any book read thus far. Well Done!! Can't waint to read the next one. YOLO reading only excellent authors' work.