John Grisham
The Whistler

2016 | Nakladatelství Penguin Random House USA

From John Grisham, America's #1 bestselling author, comes the most electrifying novel of the year, a high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State. We expect our judges to be honest and wise. Their integrity and impartiality are the bedrock of the entire judicial system. We trust them to ens…ure fair trials, to protect the rights of all litigants, to punish those who do wrong, and to oversee the orderly and efficient flow of justice. But what happens when a judge bends the law or takes a bribe? It's rare, but it happens. Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. She is a lawyer, not a cop, and 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. But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A previously disbarred lawyer is back in business with a new identity. He now goes by the name Greg Myers, 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 U.S. history. What's the source of the ill-gotten gains? It seems the judge was secretly involved with the construction of a large casino on Native American land. The Coast Mafia financed the casino and is now helping itself to a sizable skim of each month's cash. The judge is getting a cut and looking the other way. It's a sweet deal: Everyone is making money. But now Greg 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. Greg files a complaint with the Board on Judicial Conduct, and the case is assigned to Lacy Stoltz, who immediately suspects that this one could be dangerous. Dangerous is one thing. Deadly is something else. From John Grisham, America's #1 bestselling author, comes the most electrifying novel of the year, a high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State. We expect our judges to …be honest and wise. Their integrity and impartiality are 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 orderly and efficient flow of justice. But what happens when a judge bends the law or takes a bribe? It's rare, but it happens. Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. She is a lawyer, not a cop, and 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. But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A previously disbarred lawyer is back in business with a new identity. He now goes by the name Greg Myers, 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 U.S. history. What's the source of the ill-gotten gains? It seems the judge was secretly involved with the construction of a large casino on Native American land. The Coast Mafia financed the casino and is now helping itself to a sizable skim of each month's cash. The judge is getting a cut and looking the other way. It's a sweet deal: Everyone is making money. But now Greg 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. Greg files a complaint with the Board on Judicial Conduct, and the case is assigned to Lacy Stoltz, who immediately suspects that this one could be dangerous. Dangerous is one thing. Deadly is something else.

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Stav:	Velmi dobrý
Vazba:	pevná s obálkou
Počet stran:	374
Jazyk:	anglicky
Vydání:	1.
Vystaveno:	16. 8. 2023 8:1
Číslo položky:	614039

O autorovi

John Grisham

John Ray Grisham je americký spisovatel. Narodil se v Jonesboru v USA v baptistické rodině jako druhý ze čtyř sourozenců. Po střední škole v Southavenu se dostal na Státní mississippskou univerzitu, kde vystudoval účetnictví, rovněž zde v roce 1981 absolvoval na právnické fakultě. Poté působil jako obhájce ve věcech trestních. Nějakou dobu se věnoval také politice, kdy byl v letech 1983–1990 zvolen za demokraty členem mississippské Sněmovny reprezentantů. Právě z těchto dvou oblastí získal mnoho námětů ke svým pozdějším dílům. Dnes žije se svou ženou Renne a dvěma dětmi ve Virginii. Zkušenosti začal sbírat již v době svých studií na univerzitě, kde přispíval do místních novin. V České republice dílo Johna Grishama vydává nakladatelství Euromedia pod značkou Kalibr . Druhým románem „Firma“ zaznamenal u čtenářů obrovský úspěch. Ihned po vydání se vyšplhala na první místo amerických bestsellerů. Tam ji po dvou letech vystřídal další román „Klient“ . Ještě před ním vydal další, snad nejpopulárnější, román „Případ Pelikán“ , jehož se jen v USA prodalo na jedenáct milionů kusů. Od té doby vydává téměř jednu knihu ročně, z nichž se většina později stala bestsellery. Mnoho jeho románů bylo rovněž zfilmováno. Nejznámější je nejspíše „Případ Pelikán“ s Julií Robertsovou a Denzelem Washingtonem v režii Alana J. Pakuli. Další filmy jsou:

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