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The Broker is a suspense novel written by American author John Grisham and published in the United States on January 11, 2005. The novel follows the story of Joel Backman, a newly pardoned prisoner who had tried to broker a deal to sell the world's most powerful satellite surveillance system to the highest bidder.
Jan 10, 2005 · The Broker, Joel Backman is in prison serving twenty years for a crime that he may or may not have committed. With fourteen still to go he is unexpectedly pardoned by the outgoing President and smuggled to a secret location in Europe.
In The Broker, John Grisham takes you inside the higher echelons of political power where nobody played the game better than the broker. Once the world’s most powerful man, he is now the most wanted. From D.C. to Italy, he’s on the run and out of time.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In his 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.
Broker ( Korean: 브로커, romanized : Beurokeo) is a 2022 South Korean drama film written, directed and edited by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, and starring Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun, and Lee Joo-young.
Jul 25, 2006 · A notorious power broker is pardoned by the President and sent into hiding, with the CIA leaking his whereabouts to see who will kill him.
Sep 26, 2006 · #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In his 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.
Jan 11, 2005 · 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 plane, given a new name, a new identity, and a new home in Italy.
John Grisham, #1 bestselling author and master of the legal thriller, takes us back to paradise. Learn More.
Dec 23, 2022 · In a crowded Cannes slate this year, “Broker” slipped under the radar, and it deserves a much bigger audience. This is a moving drama about people pushed together by fate who end up not merely helping each other survive but elevate through an increasingly harsh world.
