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The Whistler

The unputdownable crime thriller from the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author

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The Whistler

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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 WHO JUDGES A JUDGE?

A corrupt judge is getting away with murder.

Lacy Stoltz investigates judicial misconduct in Florida. When she meets Greg Meyers, an indicted lawyer, he tells her a secret that will put her in the firing line.

Myers has dirt on a judge in league with organised crime who had forced through legislation to build a casino on a Native American reservation. Anyone who opposed the crooked scheme is dead. Now, Myers wants Lacy to make the judge's crimes public.

But if she does, Lacy will be gambling with her life...

💥350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: JOHN GRISHAM IS THE MASTER OF THE LEGAL THRILLER💥

Praise for The Whistler:

'A real page turner' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I was captivated from beginning to end' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'If I could have given this book 10 stars I would've done!'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Grisham never disappoints - a great story'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

©2016 Random House Audio; 2016 John Grisham©2016 Belfry Holdings, Inc Crime Crime Thrillers Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Espionage Law Fiction Florida Exciting Mystery

Critic reviews

A master storyteller
Nail biting
It may seem odd to describe a jigsaw as nail-biting, but that is precisely what John Grisham delivers.
Hang on to your subpoenas, it's an exhilaratingly fast and dangerous ride.
John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers
A fascinating look at judicial corruption - an entirely convincing story and one of Grisham's best.
Leaves one eager for more
No one does it better than Grisham
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This book has been the straw that broke the camels back for me. I have bought Grisham books for years and loved them. The past few have been so awful I am convinced either he has lost his mojo or someone else is writing them. I won't be buying any more.

The narrator does their best with a really dull,piece of work.

His earlier work is brilliant, buy it - buy it but I would steer clear of his last half dozen books.

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Bought this as soon as it was released as I'm a big Grisham fan. It's nothing like as good as his other books. Quite turgid and I think he needs to re-assess whether he can write from a female point of view (I would say not).
The female narrator has a very limited range and as most of the characters are male, really didn't do a great job with male voices. I wonder why it was decided to have a female narrator?
Give this one a miss.

What a disappointment

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I loved this book. was very wary at first as first time with audio but narrator was excellent.

first time trialing audio

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John Grisham has written some great novels but this was disappointing. Never really got going for me but was quite entertaining in parts. Not a complete waste of time but less than I expected .

Disappointing

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Would you try another book written by John Grisham or narrated by Cassandra Campbell?

Possibly.

If you’ve listened to books by John Grisham before, how does this one compare?

A long time ago, had similar feeling about it.

Which character – as performed by Cassandra Campbell – was your favourite?

Lacey was a very likeable character - in fact the only one that made much impression

Was The Whistler worth the listening time?

I found it hard to keep up the momentum because of other things happening which may account for the fact I lost interest to some extent.

Narration outstripped the plot

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