Free Audiobook : The Racketeer, By John Grisham

Given the gravity of their role, the controversies that often envelop them, and the dangerous individuals they occasionally confront, it's truly astonishing that in the history of this nation, only four active federal judges have been slain.

Now, Judge Raymond Fawcett joins their ranks as the fifth victim.

But who is the enigmatic figure known as the Racketeer, and how is he linked to the judge's untimely demise? Currently, he goes by the name Malcolm Bannister. His professional title? Former attorney. His present residence? The Federal Prison Camp near Frostburg, Maryland.

On the surface, Malcolm's circumstances appear rather grim these days. However, he holds a hidden card. He possesses knowledge about the identity of Judge Fawcett's killer and the motive behind it. The judge's lifeless body was discovered in his isolated lakeside cabin. No signs of forced entry, no evidence of a struggle—just two corpses: Judge Fawcett and his young secretary. Plus, a high-tech, heavily fortified safe, opened and emptied.

The question remains: what secrets did the safe contain? The FBI is eager to learn, and Malcolm Bannister is eager to share. Yet, information as explosive as the sequence of events leading to Judge Fawcett's death comes with a steep price. And the Racketeer is no amateur...

In this cunningly ingenious new novel from the master of legal thrillers, John Grisham, nothing is as straightforward as it seems, and all bets are off.