Joel Backman was sentenced to 20 years of jail for the breaching of national security. Only 4 years later, he was pardoned by the outgoing President of America, and send to a new country with a new name and identity. The reason of his pardon was unknown to him, but it is clear that there are people out there who wants to kill him. To survive, he needs to learn the new language and culture, and hide under the radar as far as possible. The identity of his killer is not only of interest to him, but also the CIA, who had been watching him since he left the prison.
A very exciting book. Quite different from his other books as the story has less courtroom drama, but more on spies and espionage. The dialogues are interesting and engaging, and Grisham gave a lively description to the various cities. Very good.
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