u003cbu003e#1 u003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMESu003c/iu003e BESTSELLER * u003c/bu003eA high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State, from the author hailed as "the best thriller writer alive" by Ken Follettu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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?u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003ePraise for u003ciu003eThe Whistleru003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "[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."u003cbu003e--Janet Maslin, u003ciu003eThe New York Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "[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."u003cbu003eu003ciu003e--USA Todayu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Riveting . . . an elaborate conspiracy."u003cbu003eu003ciu003e--The New York Times Book Reviewu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e
