By: John Grisham
Plot: Joel Backman is a powerful broker/lobbyist who finds himself brokering a powerful program called JAM, which can control an Unknown Chinese satellite labeled Neptune. Everything goes wrong when the JAM programmers get killed, indictments get tossed around, and Joel is forced to go to prison to save his family and friends from imprisonment.
Now, 6 years later, a failing president, coherced by the CIA, gives Joel a pardon. Under a new name, Joel is taken to Italy to begin a new life. Little does he know, that the CIA leaks his whereabouts to all of JAM's previous disgruntled buyers, and that several countries including Israel, China, Saudi Arabia & Russia are all coming for him.
Review: For most of this book, the plot seems to be about exploring italy to the point where the reader's italian vocabulary will probably increase tenfold. Not the most thrilling novel, and the climax at the ending ends up being anticlimactic. However, for someone who wishes to learn more about Italy's language and culture, this is a definate read.
Now, 6 years later, a failing president, coherced by the CIA, gives Joel a pardon. Under a new name, Joel is taken to Italy to begin a new life. Little does he know, that the CIA leaks his whereabouts to all of JAM's previous disgruntled buyers, and that several countries including Israel, China, Saudi Arabia & Russia are all coming for him.
Review: For most of this book, the plot seems to be about exploring italy to the point where the reader's italian vocabulary will probably increase tenfold. Not the most thrilling novel, and the climax at the ending ends up being anticlimactic. However, for someone who wishes to learn more about Italy's language and culture, this is a definate read.
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