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Book Review of The Broker

The Broker
The Broker
Author: John Grisham
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
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In his final hours in office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six months hidden away in a federal prison. What noone knows is that the President issues the pardon only after recieving enormous pressure from the CIA. Backman may have obtained secrets that compromise the worlds most sophisticated satellite surveillance system.