中文名称：英文小说有声读物--掮客 作者John Grisham
英文名称：The Broker
别名：《经纪人》
资源类型：MP3
发行时间：2005年
地区：美国
语言：英语

简介：

语言 : 美式English
作者 : John Grisham
朗读 : Michael Beck
格式 : MP3 40kbps
持续时间: 5小时55分钟
类别: 政治惊险类

一位曾经在华盛顿叱咤风云专营政治经纪的律师 Joel Backman，因为介入世上最精密卫星监察系统的秘密，而身陷囹圄。在中央情报局局长 (CIA) 的压力下，即将卸任的总统对他下了特赦令。CIA 以军方的货机把他运到意大利，给他换了一个姓名和身份；然后把他的行踪泄漏出去，看看谁会来刺杀他，以便得知该卫星系统的所有者身份。

作者John Grisham是美国着名的畅销书作者，以写法律为主题的小说而出名，VeryCD曾发布过不少他的作品集有声书：

http://bbs.VeryCD.com/index.php?showtopic=116360&hl=grisham

http://bbs.VeryCD.com/index.php?showtopic=109668&hl=grisham

在The Broker中，作者一改过去的写作风格，创作了这部侦探类型的作品，该书为《纽约时报》2005年1月畅销书榜第一名。

以下是亚马逊书店对该书的介绍

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Before he was sent to federal prison for treason (among other things), Joel Backman was an extremely powerful man. Known as "the broker," Backman was a high roller--a lawyer making $10 million a year who could "open any door in Washington." That is, until he tried to broker a deal selling access to the world's most powerful satellite surveillance system to the highest bidder. When caught, Backman accepted prison as the one option that would keep him safe and alive, since the interested parties (the Israelis, the Saudis, the Russians, and the Chinese) were all itching to get their hands on his secrets at any cost. Little does he know that his own government has designs on accessing that information--or at least letting it die with him. Now, six years after his incarceration, the director of the CIA convinces a lame duck president to pardon Backman, and the broker becomes a free man--and an open target.

The Broker marries the best of John Grisham's many talents--his ability to immerse himself in the culture of small town life (in this case, Bologna, Italy), and his uncanny mastery of the chase. The first half of the book focuses on Backman's transformation from infamous power broker to helpless victim in his own game. Upon his release from prison, Backman is taken into "protective custody" and whisked off to Italy where he is assigned a new identity, and a tutor to help him blend in. Sure he is on the run, but some readers may feel that Backman's time spent in Bologna is a bit too leisurely--readers join him on an almost cinematic tour through the Italian town, complete with language and history lessons. Impatient readers will be happy to know that the final half of the novel is classic Grisham--a fast-paced, thrilling cat and mouse chase pitting Backman against the numerous agencies that want him dead--as the broker makes a move to take back his life.