The broker

The broker

2005 • 422 pages

Ratings53

Average rating3.5

15

With 14 years left on a 20 year sentence, notorious Washington powerbroker Joel Blackman receives a surprise pardon from a lame duck President. Smuggled out of the country, he is given a new identity and tucked away in a small town in Italy.


Become a Librarian

Reviews

Popular Reviews

Reviews with the most likes.

I really enjoyed this book. The majority of the action takes place in Bologna, Italy and involves walking around the city.

February 19, 2021
dereklawrie
Derek LawrieSupporter

Quite enjoyable thriller with Grisham showing that he has been on holiday to Bologna. Probably.

November 24, 2010

This is a pretty good story, but (a) the writing is not great and (b) it was apparently an excuse for Grisham to spend a lot of time in Italy eating and drinking. If you're into all things Italian, you might like it

September 25, 2018

Top Lists

See all (47)

List

102 books

Thriller

The Island
Cold Storage
Hostage
Billy Summers
The Gray Man
Steel Fear
The Terminal List

List

76 books

Drama

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
Joyland
Wrapped in Rain
Chasing Fireflies
Rogue Lawyer
Memory Man
The Dead and the Gone

List

66 books

Fiction

The Princess Bride
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Live and Let Die
Moonraker
Lord of the Flies
The Secret Garden

Related Books

Books

9 books

Readers of This Book Also Enjoyed

If you enjoyed this book, then our algorithm says you may also enjoy these.

Sacred Hearts
Bakuman, Volume 8
Retribution
No Two Ways
Sex Criminals #10: Alone Together
Hour of the Zombie, Vol. 7
Little, Big; or, The Fairies’ Parliament
Golden Voyages
Immortal Slumber