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★★☆☆☆
Definitely a miss!
Normally enjoy Grisham's work but this was a big disappointment. The plot was incredibly silly. When I reached the end, all I could think was - is this really all there is to this? Young promising writer gets enticed into a high level sting to find stolen original Fitzgerald manuscripts. Elaine - the recruiter and the recruitment were completely unbelievable. So the FBI and this high powered investigation firm are watching every aspect of Bruce's life including shipments in and out of his shop and they don't think to look at the shipments out of his wife's shop which is connected by a basement door to Bruce's shop? Sheesh, somebody's face must be red. None of the characters were believable. Silly plot, stilted characters...my advice is to skip this round of Grisham. It is a waste of time.
PS - And what the heck was the whole Denny side story about? He sold the manuscripts and then what - he was going to steal them back? Who knows and, more importantly, who cares?
July 2017 · Books · verified purchase