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

Name: The Whistler: The unputdownable crime thriller from the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author
Rating: 4.375634670257568 (197 reviews)

John Grisham

Oct 2016 · Hachette UK

197 reviews

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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'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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 fo...

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197 reviews

Matthew Finney

March 14, 2026

good Grisham book. easy read with a fun story line. although it seemed to end pretty quickly. lots of build up over two thirds of the book to then finish rather quickly and use the epilogue to close off all the story lines.

Nagaraj Rao

April 27, 2019

Pacy, engrossing....quite simply a compelling and 'must- read' work of fiction by Grisham.

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Nina Norrman

November 6, 2021

standard Grisham, easy to read with some good plot twists.

About the author

Since The Firm in 1991, John Grisham has published a number one bestseller every year. His books have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Nine have been adapted to film, including The Firm, The Pelican Brief and A Time To Kill. His first work of non-fiction, The Innocent Man, was adapted into a six-part Netflix docuseries; his second, Framed, highlights work with organisations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. He is the two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honoured with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.John lives on a farm in central Virginia.

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