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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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WHEN THE DEVIL WHISTLES

When The Devil Whistles, October 2010
by Rick Acker

Abingdon Press
Featuring: Allie Whitman; Connor Norman
ISBN: 1426707673
EAN: 9781426707674
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"Suspenseful, page-turning read about a corporate whistleblower with secrets of her own"

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WHEN THE DEVIL WHISTLES
Rick Acker

Reviewed by Patricia Woodside
Posted September 9, 2010

Suspense | Thriller

Accountant Allie Whitman leads a secret life, one that is lucrative but potentially dangerous. Working with attorney Connor Norman, she operates as a corporate whistle-blower, uncovering financial fraud in companies with government contracts. Allie uncovers one fraud for which the perpetrators are willing to do anything to keep their misdeeds hidden, up to and including making witnesses disappear. Can Allie, who has secrets even Norman doesn't know about, blow the whistle on this latest company's secrets while protecting her own?

Right from the beginning, there's a lot going on. It almost felt like too much. But once all the pieces are laid out and the puzzle starts coming together, WHEN THE DEVIL WHISTLES is a page-turning read. Rick Acker, a real-life deputy attorney general specializing in fraud, does a great job building up the suspense, revealing the damning evidence (and the danger to Allie) bit by bit. The relationship between Allie and Connor is multi-layered, very much business but with hints of romance and flashes of faith, adding yet another level of suspense to an already taut tale. The prose is not stellar but certainly serviceable, resulting in a likable addition to the Christian suspense genre.

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SUMMARY

β€œI didn’t have a choice. I didn’t.” That’s what Allie Whitman tells herself every night as she lies awake. Sometimes she even believes it. But mostly she knows deep down that her inability to make a hard choice has put millions of lives at risk, including her own. Now the only one who can help her is her lawyer, Connor Norman. Unfortunately, Allie’s actions have destroyed Connor’s trust in herβ€”and may destroy much, much more.

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