The Racketeer

By John Grisham

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Racketeer (2012) is a legal thriller by John Grisham. Malcolm Bannister, a former small-town Virginia lawyer, is halfway through a ten-year federal prison sentence for racketeering, a crime he insists he did not commit, when a federal judge and his mistress are found murdered. Bannister offers the FBI the killer's name in exchange for his release and a place in witness protection. As the plot unfolds, it becomes clear he has a carefully planned scheme of his own. It was one of the bestselling books of 2012.

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