Before he was sent to federal prison for treason (among other things),Joel Backman was an extremely powerful man. Known as "the broker,"Backman was a high roller--a lawyer making $10 million a year who could"open any door in Washington." That is, until he tried to broker a dealselling access to the world's most powerful satellite surveillancesystem to the highest bidder. When caught, Backman accepted prison asthe one option that would keep him safe and alive, since the interestedparties (the Israelis, the Saudis, the Russians, and the Chinese) wereall itching to get their hands on his secrets at any cost. Little doeshe know that his own government has designs on accessing thatinformation--or at least letting it die with him. Now, six years afterhis incarceration, the director of the CIA convinces a lame duckpresident to pardon Backman, and the broker becomes a free man--and anopen target.      The Broker marries the best of John Grisham's many talents--his ability to immerse himself in the culture of small town life (in this case, Bologna, Italy), and his uncanny mastery of the chase.The first half of the book focuses on Backman's transformation frominfamous power broker to helpless victim in his own game. Upon hisrelease from prison, Backman is taken into "protective custody" andwhisked off to Italy where he is assigned a new identity, and a tutorto help him blend in. Sure he is on the run, but some readers may feelthat Backman's time spent in Bologna is a bit too leisurely--readersjoin him on an almost cinematic tour through the Italian town, completewith language and history lessons. Impatient readers will be happy toknow that the final half of the novel is classic Grisham--a fast-paced,thrilling cat and mouse chase pitting Backman against the numerousagencies that want him dead--as the broker makes a move to take backhis life. --Daphne Durham

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