John Grisham: The Whistler, 9780385541190, hardback, Penguin Random House, Doubleday (not available in German yet)

Holiday and finally again beach time, in the mood for a legal thriller and not having read a John Grisham for ages, I downloaded “The Whistler” on my E-book reader very much in the mood for a page turner.  Grisham never disappoints in delivering a captivating, entertaining thriller as he does again with “The Whistler”. 

This fascinating conspiracy story is set in Florida’s law courts featuring a very corrupt female judge who is turning a blind eye on the gambling industry on one of Florida’s Indian reservations. Throw in a whistle blower represented by a convicted, now reinstated lawyer called Greg Myers who contacts Lacy Stoltz and her colleague Hugo, both lawyers and investigators with the Florida Board of Judicial Conduct.  When they learn that the Coast Mafia financed the casinos on Native American land now skimming of a large proportion of the profits for themselves and greasing the palms of the Judge in question, they know they are looking at a more serious, dangerous case then the usual misconduct complaints they normally investigate.

I like John Grisham’s unagitated way of storytelling and complex plotting as only a lawyer can, with many surprises as you turn the next page. I had a thrilling time reading “The Whistler” learning a lot about the US judicial system as a side benefit.