From John Grisham, America’s #1 bestselling author, comes probably the most electrifying book of the year, a high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State.

We anticipate our judges in all honesty and smart. Their integrity and impartiality will be the bedrock of the entire judicial system. We trust them to ensure fair trials, to safeguard the rights of most litigants, to punish those that do wrong, also to oversee the orderly and efficient circulation of justice.

about The Whistler But what goes on whenever a judge bends the law or requires a bribe? It’s rare, but it happens.

Lacy Stoltz can be an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Carry out. She is a lawyer, not really a cop, and it is her work to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she knows that a lot of problems are due to incompetence, not problem.

But a problem case ultimately crosses her desk. A previously disbarred attorney is back business with a new identity. He right now goes on the name Greg Myers, and he statements to know of the Florida judge who has stolen more money than all the crooked judges mixed. And not simply crooked judges in Florida. All judges, from all areas, and throughout U.S. history.

What’s the foundation from the ill-gotten increases? It seems the judge was secretly associated with the construction of a big casino on Local American land. The Coast Mafia financed the casino and is now helping itself to a sizable skim of each month’s cash. The judge gets a cut and looking the other way. It’s a nice deal: Everyone is making money.

But now Greg wants to eliminate it. His just client is somebody who knows the reality and really wants to blow the whistle and gather large numbers under Florida laws. Greg documents a complaint with the Panel on Judicial Conduct, and the case can be designated to Lacy Stoltz, who instantly suspects that one could end up being dangerous.

Dangerous is a very important factor. Deadly is another thing.