The Whistler (The Whistler, #1)

by John Grisham

“But the FBI has jurisdiction over Indian matters,” Hugo said. “Yes, and the FBI has never shown much enthusiasm for going after Indians for any type of wrongdoing.

I wonder how true this really is?

Investigators with far more resources and experience should get the nod on this one. They were lawyers, after all, not cops. They didn’t want to carry guns. They were trained to go after corrupt judges, not organized crime syndicates.

Foreshadowing for sure. This will be a wild ride.

“Hatred of McDover. And money. I convinced our mole that this could lead to riches. I just hope I don’t get anyone killed.”

People have already died at this point, it’s a little late for that

Chief and his cronies.”

Ugh the over use of the term “cronies” is so cringy. I’ve never met a real person who used the term seriously.

They were prone to slow, thoughtful speech, and long gaps in the conversation never seemed to bother them.

she looked better than Verna, who, after child number four, was struggling to drop the weight. He simply couldn’t stop the habit of staring at the backsides of all nicely shaped females.

Way to keep it classy Mr. Grisham. We (women)can’t win even in books.

She lost consciousness en route to the center, so did not hear the news that Hugo had died.

What!? This is how you kill off a main character?! Where is the love of Hugo’s character!? Basically makes him out to be lazy, always sleeping, and now you kill him off with the brief mention of his death from the accident

“If you don’t mind my saying so,” Justin said, “I don’t think we’re really cut out for this. If this criminal activity is really happening, what the hell are we doing poking around it? This is for guys with guns and badges and all that crap.”

Yikes this line is spoken by a so called intelligent lawyer? I get irritated by stuff like this. It reads as though Justin is a dumb witted kid. Is he supposed to be?

He noted that most white folks were in the balcony, as if trying to keep some distance from the rowdiness below.

What!?

Funerals are such a waste of time. Nothing but a show for the living. The dead don’t care.

I agree with Gunther. It’s an overpriced burden for those left alive.

The brother died.

Who wants to bet the brother isn’t dead? I’ll betcha two nickels he’s part of the “secret informant” trying to take Dubose down. Calling it right now.

Webb said, “Maybe as few as five years. That could be our recommendation, though, as you know, the final decision will be up to the judge.”

Just a reminder: this guy killed someone and injured another by causing a car wreck, should be jailed for life, and is getting offered a deal to turn in “worse” criminals. If he accepts, he’ll be out in five years. Killed someone, out in five. This should not be the way the justice system works at all.

Be calm, be cool, look bored as you capture their legal gibberish at two hundred words a minute.

Wow and I was impressed by my 50wpm skill, this blows me out of the water

cronies

Stooooop using this word it’s so cringy

They had no idea where Zeke Foreman was hiding, and didn’t really care. Their party was over. They were concentrating on their grim futures.

This is not believable to me. Men with nothing to lose will stop at nothing to get revenge. They will hunt these snitches to the ends of the earth