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The Brethren
The Brethren
Author: John Grisham
They call themselves The Brethren: three disgraced former judges doing time in a Florida federal prison. One was sent up for tax evasion. Another, for skimming bingo profits. And the third, for a career-ending drunken joyride. Meeting daily in the prison law library, taking exercise walks in their boxer shorts, these judges-turned-felons can rem...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780440236672
ISBN-10: 0440236673
Publication Date: 12/26/2000
Pages: 464
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3.6 stars, based on 946 ratings
Publisher: Island Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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The premise here was enormously fun: three aging, disgraced judges serving time in a minimum security federal prison concoct a mail scam to extort money from unsuspecting victims. Their little scheme is succeeding quite well, slowly building enough money to give them hope that perhaps there is life after prison. When it turns out that one of the victims of the mail scam is the front-runner in the upcoming presidential election, things get very interesting and suddenly the three inmates realize they have far more power than they thought.

You'll be hooked within the first chapter. Grisham has a great sense of humor and it shows in this book, both in the characters and in the dialog.
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I was never a Grisham fan, but this made me become one! Loved the book, loved the ending!
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I thought this was a really great book.. couldn't put it down!! It's one of my favorites by John Grisham!

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This book was ok. It did not offend me as some people have suggested but it wasn't thrilling and suspenseful it just was....
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Typical Grisham-- crafted with great skill, engrossing, fast and interesting,good read
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I had a hard time getting into this book in the beginning. It did get better towards the middle, but I really had to make myself keep reading.


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