The Broker could be a good read for those who are interested in political thrillers with a rogue-escape-from-prison storyline, filled with action and suspense. Grisham's writing is engaging and captivating, and readers will find themselves on the edge of their seats as they follow Joel Backman's dangerous journey.

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In the final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issued the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. It seems Backman, in his power broker heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world’s most sophisticated satellite surveillance system.Backman is quietly smuggled out of the country in a military cargo place, given a new name, a new identity, and a new home in Italy. Eventually, after he has settled into his new life, the CIA will leak his whereabouts to the Israelis, the Russians, the Chinese, and the Saudis. Then the CIA will do what it does best: sit back and watch. The question is not whether Backman will survive–there is no chance of that. The question the CIA needs answered is, who will kill him?

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