The Whistler
A Novel
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4.1 • 562 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State, from the author hailed as “the best thriller writer alive” by Ken Follett
“Riveting . . . an elaborate conspiracy.”—The New York Times Book Review
We expect our judges to be honest and wise. Their integrity is the bedrock of the entire judicial system. We trust them to ensure fair trials, to protect the rights of all litigants, to punish those who do wrong, and to oversee the flow of justice. But what happens when a judge bends the law or takes a bribe?
Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. It is her job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she knows that most problems are caused by incompetence, not corruption.
But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A previously disbarred lawyer is back in business, and he claims to know of a Florida judge who has stolen more money than all other crooked judges combined. And not just crooked judges in Florida. All judges, from all states, and throughout United States history. And now he wants to put a stop to it. His only client is a person who knows the truth and wants to blow the whistle and collect millions under Florida law. When the case is assigned to Lacy, she immediately suspects that this one could be dangerous.
Dangerous is one thing. Deadly is something else.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
It’s rare for an author to be so, so good for so very long. John Grisham’s 37th book is a terrific legal thriller from a master of the genre: insider-y, suspenseful, and fun. But what makes The Whistler particularly great are the wonderfully three-dimensional characters at its heart. Lacy Stoltz and Hugo Hatch are friends and colleagues at the Board on Judicial Conduct, where they investigate judges accused of malpractice and corruption. As the duo work through the biggest, most dangerous case of their careers, we were on-board (and on edge) for every twist and turn.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lawyer Lacy Stolz, the heroine of this tense legal thriller from bestseller Grisham (Rogue Lawyer), investigates complaints against judges for the Florida Board on Judicial Misconduct. In her nine years on the job, there has never been any danger in her assignments; the justices are often more incompetent than corrupt. Everything changes when Stolz and a colleague, Hugo Hatch, meet with a disbarred lawyer, who eager to collect a whistleblower's reward has evidence of corruption unlike anything they have ever handled. A judge in the pocket of the Coast Mafia has spent years skimming millions from a Native American owned casino. At least three people have been murdered to cover up the graft, and an innocent man sits on death row, but few are willing to help Stolz and Hatch expose the corruption. The casino keeps the money flowing, and stepping forward could be deadly. A lead brings Stolz and Hatch onto tribal land, where they find themselves caught in a trap. A high-stakes game of gambling, greed, and murder plays out in another page-turner from a master storyteller.
Customer Reviews
The Whistler
Good book with lots of characters (at times hard to keep them all in place). I enjoyed until the end, not to predictable and an interesting story.
The Whistler
Nice story with a great ending.
A great thriller
This book is has a great story and characters. I had a hard time putting the book down every time I started reading. Very well written.