ISBN: 0553456644

John Grisham's novels have all been so systematically successful that it is easy to forget he is just one man toiling away silently with a pen, experimenting and improving with each book.… Plus…

John Grisham's novels have all been so systematically successful that it is easy to forget he is just one man toiling away silently with a pen, experimenting and improving with each book. While not as gifted a prose stylist as Scott Turow, Grisham is among the best plotters in the thriller business, and he infuses his books with a moral valence and creative vision that set them apart from their peers. The Brethren is in many respects his most daring book yet. The novel grows from two separate subplots. In the first, three imprisoned ex-judges (the "brethren" in the title), frustrated by their loss of power and influence, concoct an elaborate blackmail scheme that preys on wealthy, closeted gay men. The second story traces the rise of presidential candidate Aaron Lake, a puppet essentially created by CIA director Teddy Maynard to fulfill Maynard's plans for restoring the power of his beleaguered agency. Grisham's tight control of the two meandering threads leaves the reader guessing through most of the opening chapters how and when these two worlds will collide. Also impressive is Grisham's careful portraiture. Justice Hatlee Beech in particular is a fascinating, tragic anti-hero: a millionaire judge with an appointment for life who was rendered divorced, bankrupt, and friendless after his conviction for a drunk-driving homicide. The book's cynical view of presidential politics and criminal justice casts a somewhat gloomy shadow over the tale. CIA director contemporary,genre fiction,legal,literature and fiction,mystery,mystery thriller and suspense,political,spy stories and tales of intrigue,suspense,thrillers Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue, Random House Audio<

ISBN: 9780553456646

Random House Audio. Audio CD. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex … Plus…

Random House Audio. Audio CD. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Random House Audio<

2000, ISBN: 9780553456646

Sprecher: Beck, Michael, Random House Audio, Audio CD, Auflage: Abridged, Publiziert: 2000-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.54 kg, Verkaufsrang: 13092, Politik, Unterhaltungslitera… Plus…

Sprecher: Beck, Michael, Random House Audio, Audio CD, Auflage: Abridged, Publiziert: 2000-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.54 kg, Verkaufsrang: 13092, Politik, Unterhaltungsliteratur, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Krimis & Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Format: Gekürzte Ausgabe, Hörbuch, Random House Audio, 2000<