The Judge's List * John Grisham * The Whistler #2
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- Used. Very good, a couple minor blemishes. Matte dust jacket.
An investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct takes on a stone-cold case from a mysterious informant, only to discover that the elusive suspect is a brilliant sitting judge who doubles as a highly meticulous serial killer targeting anyone who has ever crossed his path.
The Story: Written by prominent global master of legal suspense John Grisham, this critically acclaimed 2021 chart-topper delivers a chilling, high-stakes collision of legal procedure and true-crime horror. The narrative departs from Grisham’s traditional courtroom-defense formulas. Instead, he delivers a substantial, deeply suspenseful story that marks his very first foray into the serial killer sub-genre, exploring how a brilliant criminal mind can use an absolute mastery of the law to stay steps ahead of the police.
The plot follows Lacy Stoltz, the intuitive investigator introduced in Grisham's massive bestseller, The Whistler. Three years after surviving a brutal attack by an illegal casino syndicate, Lacy is approaching forty and feeling deeply fatigued by her routine state duties. Her career takes a sharp turn when she is nervously approached by a woman using multiple aliases. The informant, Jeri Crosby, reveals that her father was brutally murdered twenty years earlier in a homicide that remains completely unsolved. Jeri has spent two decades stalking the man she believes is responsible: a highly respected, sitting Florida judge named Ross Bannick.
Rather than acting as a simple, passive query, the assignment draws Lacy straight into an incredibly dangerous web of corruption. Jeri's painstaking research uncovers a terrifying reality: her father was merely one name on Bannick's meticulous ledger of vengeance. The judge maintains a literal target list of unsuspecting people unlucky enough to have wronged him in his personal or professional past. Bannick uses his intimate understanding of forensics, police tracking, and search warrants to orchestrate flawless executions. Facing a strict deadline, Lacy must gather ironclad evidence to dismantle Bannick's career before either she or Jeri becomes the next name crossed off his tally. Published as a premium hardcover edition by Doubleday, this monumental bestseller keeps the tension at an absolute boil.
Perfect For: Devotees of traditional, fast-reading crime fiction, dark serial killer thrillers, and legal suspense like the works of Michael Connelly, Scott Turow, or David Baldacci; readers following Lacy Stoltz's ongoing investigative career; and book clubs seeking a world-class, page-turning shocker.
Published 2021 by Doubleday, stated First Edition.
Fiction / Mystery & Thriller / Legal Thrillers / Serial Killer Suspense / Courtroom Fiction / Cold Case Investigations / All-Time Bestsellers
Series: The Whistler
# in Series: 2
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