The Whistleblower

The explosive thriller from Britain's top political journalist

Robert Peston author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Zaffre

Published:2nd Sep '21

Should be back in stock very soon

The Whistleblower cover

One man's secret is another man's weapon . . . The ground-breaking debut thriller from the UK's foremost political journalist, ITV News' Political Editor Robert Peston.

THE HUNT FOR A KILLER LEADS ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP...

'Brilliant' - THE TIMES
'Cracking' - DAILY MAIL
'Winning' - SUNDAY TIMES
'A hell of a read' - OBSERVER
'Enthralling' - FINANCIAL TIMES
'Enjoyable, intelligent' - GUARDIAN
'A romping thriller' - INDEPENDENT
'A rollicking read' - EVENING STANDARD
'A gripping thriller' - DAILY EXPRESS
'Fascinating' - DAILY MIRROR
'Gripping' - RADIO TIMES
'Compelling' - THE SUN

THE BIGGEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR FROM BRITAIN'S TOP POLITICAL JOURNALIST, ROBERT PESTON.
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1997. A desperate government clings to power; a hungry opposition will do anything to win. And journalist Gil Peck watches from the sidelines, a respected commentator on the sport of power politics. He thinks he knows how things work. He thinks he knows the rules.

But when Gil's estranged sister Clare dies in a hit-and-run, he begins to believe it was no accident. Clare knew some of the most sensitive secrets in government. One of them might have got her killed.

As election day approaches, Gil follows the story into the dark web of interests that link politics, finance and the media. And the deeper he goes, the more he realises how wrong he has been.

But power isn't sport: it's war. And if Gil doesn't stop digging, he might be the next casualty...

Robert Harris' THE GHOST and Bill Clinton & James Patterson's THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER meets HOUSE OF CARDS in the most anticipated thriller of the year, THE WHISTLEBLOWER by Robert Peston.

What your favourite authors are saying about THE WHISTLEBLOWER:

'Exceptional' MATTHEW D'ANCONA
'A genuine page-turner' - TOM BRADBY
'Intelligent, elegant & thrilling' - RORY CLEMENTS
'Unputdownable' - DAMIEN LEWIS
'Riveting' - NICK ROBINSON
'A cracking read' - ED BALLS

Brilliant. Politically insightful, scary, satirical, beautifully paced and has a great cast of characters led by its narrator, Gil Peck * THE TIMES *
There's a winning energy as the action zips around between the different elite milieux, and Gil - plainly the young(ish) Peston - is a fascinating mix of self-criticism and self-congratulation * SUNDAY TIMES *
An engaging tale of government secrets...this debut novel is a hell of a read * The Observer *
This enjoyable, intelligent thriller will be catnip for news junkies * GUARDIAN *
[A] cracking debut. This is House of Cards country, with double-dealing seen as a way of life . . . His dark view of the Westminster jungle is hugely refreshing * DAILY MAIL *

ISBN: 9781838775247

Dimensions: 242mm x 165mm x 39mm

Weight: 678g

432 pages