Whistler (Grisham) - Book Reviews

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[A] main character [who’s] a seriously appealing woman...a whistle-blower who secretly calls attention to corruption . . . a strong and frightening sense of place.... [John Grisham’s] on his game.
Janet Maslin - New York Times


Riveting…finely drawn.... Grisham fans looking for courtroom drama might be disappointed by The Whistler, since [Judge] McDover’s questionable cases are glossed over. The book feels more like the first half of an episode of Law & Order, with much of the story focused on Stoltz and her crime-fighting squad.  
Peter Lattman  - New York Times Book Review


A fascinating look at judicial corruption…an entirely convincing story and one of Grisham’s best. I can’t think of another major American novelist since Sinclair Lewis who has so effectively targeted social and political ills in our society. In Grisham’s case, it is time at least to recognize that at his best he is not simply the author of entertaining legal thrillers but an important novelistic critic of our society. In more than 30 novels, he has often used his exceptional storytelling skills to take a hard look at injustice and corruption in the legal world and in our society as a whole.
Patrick Anderson - Washington Post


[John Grisham is] our guide to the byways and backwaters of our legal system, superb in particular at ferreting out its vulnerabilities and dramatizing their abuse in gripping style.
USA Today


Grisham's latest involves the rich and powerful and an abuse of the justice system. Grisham novels are crowd-pleasers because he knows how to satisfy readers who want to see injustice crushed, and justice truly prevails for those who cannot buy influence.
Associated Press


[A] tense legal thriller.... A high-stakes game of gambling, greed, and murder plays out in another page-turner from a master storyteller.
Pubishers Weekly


[A]nother blockbuster in the making from Grisham, the ascended master of the legal procedural.Yes, it’s formula.... Yes, it’s not as gritty an exercise in swamp mayhem as Hiaasen, Buchanan, or Crews might turn in. But, like eating a junk burger, even though you probably shouldn’t, it’s plenty satisfying.
Kirkus Reviews