The WhistlerModern · Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
The Whistler
2016 · 384 pages · Fiction
40
Modern
★ 3.98 on Goodreads · 158K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1). 3.98★ from 158K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
40Must-Read Score
- Readers42 out of 100 · counts 40%+19
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller58 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #90 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #376 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #835 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping
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