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 reminisce about old court cases, dispense a little jailhouse justice, and contemplate where their lives went wrong. Or they can use their time in prison to get very rich -- very fast ...
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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 reminisce about old court cases, dispense a little jailhouse justice, and contemplate where their lives went wrong. Or they can use their time in prison to get very rich -- very fast. And so they sit, sprawled in the prison library, furiously writing letters, fine-tuning a wickedly brilliant extortion scam ... while events outside their prison walls begin to erupt. A bizarre presidential election is holding the nation in its grips -- and a powerful government figure is pulling some very hidden strings. For the Brethren, the timing couldn't be better. Because they've just found the perfect victim... From the Paperback edition.
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New in very good dust jacket. Factory Sealed. #102. Photo shown is from my personal collection as yours is sealed. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 366 p. Audience: General/trade. Leather bound w/slipcase. Numbered #102. Factory sealed.
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New. Slipcase instead of dust jacket. Signed & numbered. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 366 p. Audience: General/trade. "THE BRETHREN" by John Grisham is a NEW limited 1st Edition that has been signed and numbered by the author, on a bound page inside of the book. It was not opened as that is your right however I did photograph the book which is in my personal collection (it is the same book aside the edition number). This (your) edition is #102 of 500 copies. It is cloth bound (no dust jacket) and is placed inside of a slipcase. It has some gold gilt on the spine and the pages are gilt lined also (gold colored).
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Fine. Signed by author. Limited edition hardcover signed by author, #315/500 copies in fine condition with like published slipcase. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 366 p. Audience: General/trade.
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when you buy a Grisham book you know that what ever the story is about your in for a good read
SeldomSeen
Jan 19, 2008
Not One of Grisham's Best
Normally, I?m a big John Grisham fan. His books are crisp, well-written and crackle with essential moral dilemmas. In The Brethren, however, there is no right or wrong, and subsequently no hero, flawed or otherwise, to root for. All the characters are odious?the blackmailers, the politician, the lawyer, and the spook are all corrupted beyond redemption. Even worse, these multiple antagonists are all rewarded in varying degrees for their greed.
This is Mr. Grisham at his most cynical and I?m afraid I can?t recommend it.
