The Whistler vs The Winner: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Corrupt practices, Thriller, Fiction
The Whistler
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Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. She is a lawyer, not a cop, and it is her job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she…
The Winner
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She is twenty, beautiful, dirt-poor, and hoping for a better life for her infant daughter when she is offered the gift of a lifetime, a $100 million lottery jackpot. All LuAnn Tyler has to do is change her identity and…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Winner highest: The Winner 4.5 · The Whistler 3.9.
- The Whistler is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 9 for The Winner.
- The Whistler has the widest readership — 6513 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Whistler | The Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1437) | 4.3 (168) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (114) | 3.7 (42) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (6513) | 4.5 (2349) |
Reception
| The Whistler | The Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6513 | 2349 |
| Editions | 21 | 45 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 286 |
| Reading it now | — | 4 |
| Written reviews | — | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1916 | 697 |
| Pages | 384 | 513 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Whistler or The Winner?
The Winner has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Winner 4.5/5, The Whistler 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Whistler or The Winner?
The Whistler is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Whistler (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m); The Winner (513 pages, ≈ 9 h 30 m).
Which is harder to read: The Whistler or The Winner?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Whistler: Moderate; The Winner: Moderate.