The Whistleblower

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Pacing (apart from my comment earlier) is good and follows the narrative well. The story is also both interesting and intriguing, and gets on with itself well too and I was held captive throughout my time reading.

The whistleblower by Robert Peston, is his first novel, he has his own politics show and often talks on the news about political matters. Q&A with Kathryn Bolkovac, inspiration for the film 'The Whistleblower' ". Park & Go. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013 . Retrieved 5 October 2013. Foster, Stephenie (2 August 2011). "The Whistleblower: A Compelling Film About Standing Up for What's Right". The Huffington Post . Retrieved 3 October 2013.VFCC Announces 12th Annual Award Nominees". Vancouver Film Critics. 2 January 2012 . Retrieved 6 October 2013. Courtney, Camerin (12 August 2011). "The Whistleblower". Christianity Today . Retrieved 7 October 2013. I am not normally a fan of political thrillers, but seeing that The Whistleblower was written by one of my favourite broadcasters, the award-winning journalist Robert Peston, I thought I’d give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was considering this is not always the case when journalists decide to try their hand at fiction. Set in the run-up to the 1997 general election, he seamlessly weaves thinly disguised, real-life people into the narrative, and paints a warts-and-all portrait of what goes on behind the scenes at Westminster. If you were following the news at the time, the atmosphere of hope and desire for change will be instantly recognisable.

The Whistleblower premiered on 13 September 2010, at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival. [25] Screenings were also held at film festivals in North America, [26] including the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York. [7] Now, for one final question: Will all of this come to light on the show? Dear reader, we'll just have to wait and see. Sandell, Scott (13 August 2011). " 'The Whistleblower': Poster child for the middlebrow?". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 3 July 2014.Haughton has chosen a fantastically atmospheric setting for her first crime novel and although her protagonist makes a series of dubious choices, it’s a chilling race to the finish to discover whodunnit. 1979