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title: "The Whistleblower: The explosive thriller from Britain's top political journalist Paperback – 7 July 2022"
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# The Whistleblower: The explosive thriller from Britain's top political journalist Paperback – 7 July 2022

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An entertaining political thriller set in iconic times....
*by M***N on 1 December 2021*

I bought this book after watching Robert talk about it on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch. The subject matter interested me as the 1990s were my formative years, when I started work, when I got married, and I look back very fondly on that time as a more carefree, happier society than the one we live in today.More pertinently I worked as a poll clerk on the 1997 General Election, when Tony Blair's New Labour ended 18 years of Tory government and swept to power with a landslide victory, I remember the buzz in the air that day and the light headed atmosphere in the evening and into the night as the opinion polls became reality and an expectant nation looked forward to a bright and exciting new era.Robert's novel is based around the lead up to that 1997 election and is written from the point of Gil Peck, political editor of the fictional Financial Chronicle, thirty something and one of the most respected and resourceful Parliamentary journalists of his time. Peck's estranged sister, a senior government adviser, is killed in a seemingly random, tragic bicycle accident but there are enough suspicious circumstances to make Peck want to investigate further. What he discovers makes for an exciting and hugely readable rollercoaster of a story.The fact that Robert himself was a senior editor for the Financial Times at the time of that election makes Peck's character reassuringly authentic; the book's lead players and events are entirely made up but there enough references to contemporary culture, such as Britpop, private members' clubs, throwaway sexism and casual sex, recreational drug use, pagers and Nokias, to make it all seem highly believable.There are plenty of important characters, so you need to keep on top of who they all are, but the political aspects of the story aren't too difficult to understand, even if you're not too au fait with the workings of the financial sector or the media. It's a real page turner and as a first novel it's absolutely superb. I loved it.I must also credit Robert on managing to include the word "Wotcha" on two occasions.Massively recommended and I hope there's more to come.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Political intrigues!
*by W***O on 25 February 2025*

A pleasant, if predictable story, leant some realism by the plot line being so natural. A little bit tabloid style, but an enjoyable diversion.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Clever, but Disappointing
*by D***N on 11 August 2023*

Robert Peston is a clever man who has intimate knowledge of Journalism and Politics, the two worlds in which this novel is placed. There are some compelling insights into these two professions which do nothing to elevate their tawdry and amoral nature. Rather it confirms the widespread contempt that the public holds for the Professions and their inhabitants. This is an unsatisfying novel where the bad guys ultimately win, although it is difficult to support either side.The plot is complex and credible but is ultimately let down by the unlikely escape scenarios and the highly predictable denouement.Peston writes well and does provide fascinating, albeit depressing, insight into the world of Westminster and Political Journalism. It is a creditable first novel written by a fast- learner (no surprise). I would read the next one, provided it steps further out of Westminster.

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