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The Whistler

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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The most corrupt judge in US history. A young investigator with a secret informant. The electrifying new thriller.

Lacy Stoltz never expected to be in the firing line. Investigating judicial misconduct by Florida's 1,000 judges, her cases so far have been relatively unexciting. That's until she meets Greg Myers, an indicted lawyer with an assumed name who has an extraordinary tale to tell.

Myers is representing a whistle-blower who knows of a judge involved in organised crime. Along with her gangster associates, this judge has facilitated the building of a casino on an Indian reservation. At least two people who opposed the scheme are dead.

Since the casino was built, the judge has made several fortunes off undeclared winnings. She owns property around the world, she hires private jets to take her where she wishes, and her secret vaults are overflowing with rare books, art and jewels. No one has a clue what she's been doing - until now.

Under Florida law those who help the state recover illegally acquired assets stand to gain a large percentage of them. Myers and his whistle-blower friend could make millions. But first they need Lacy to start an investigation. Is she ready to pit herself against the most corrupt judge in American history, a judge whose associates think nothing of murder?

©2016 Random House Audio; 2016 John Grisham

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"The best thriller writer alive." (Ken Follett)

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Gripping

An exciting plot and consistent story line. Very believable characters that hold the listeners attention from A to Z. The research done to give credence to the plot is extraordinary to say the least. Well balanced too considering the number of directions the storyline takes. Absolutely superb

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Another triumph

Wonderful storyline . Once I began reading I could not stop. Another triumph for John Grisham.

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A little Mills and Boon

Allow me to start by saying what a great writer.
Perhaps he has fallen in love or rekindled a love, because it seemed to me that it was reflected in this work, with whole chapters dealing with feelings (I dead with enough of that stuff at home) I moved through the hospital recuperation chapters ... snore.. having said this I enjoyed the other 90% of the book.
thanks :-)

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Great read

This is another terrific read from JG. Kept me well and truely engaged. On to the next read.

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Wonderful read

Excellent well thought out story. Builds suspense slowly and then moves into action. Also informative.

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plot was excellent

really enjoyed this book her voice was a annoying at time but the storyline was worth it
highly recommend

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Grisham back to his best!

As a JG fan, I really enjoyed how the story unfolded and the ending was also more satisfying than some of his others.

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Didn’t enjoy this book

Two many crooks in this book. Narrator was same as Molly’s Game which I had just listened to and put me off the story

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Great read

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Whistler

A little slow in the beginning but picked up pace and turned out to be a great read.

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