Whistleblower

by MR Terry Morgan

International Aid money is stolen by those at the heart of the political establishment. Ex politician, Jim Smith, threatened and harassed into fleeing abroad, secretly returns to renew his campaign. With the help from an English businessman, Jonathan Walton, a Dutch 'mole', Jan Kerkman, and an Ex-Irish newspaper reporter, Tom Hanrahan, they uncover evidence of a massive fraud netting millions from charities around the world. When the U.S. Government is forced to deal with its own aid program, it provides the manpower and resources Smith and his colleagues need. With a U.S. Senator, Colin Stafford, driving the political agenda, and the FBI providing the resources, more evidence is gathered and the International Law Enforcement Agencies and Interpol unveil the truth. "Whistle Blower will anger you and frighten you at the same time. An epic thriller caught in a global crisis about a stubborn man refusing to fit into any stereotype."

388 pages, Hardcover

First published December 21, 2014

Reviews

[Please Pass the Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whistleblower by Terry Morgan is a political fiction thriller that centers around the story's protagonist, James “Jim” Smith. Smith is a former politician who has been living a solitary and hidden existence, tucked away in East Asia following a catastrophic [and legally dire] fall from grace. The book is narrated in a somewhat omniscient point of view with observations that dance between characters—both good and bad—with Smith often speaking to himself or his absent mother in running dialogue and, sometimes, stream of consciousness. The pieces of the puzzle behind Smith's set-up and the vengeance he seeks to prove his innocence click together as the story crisscrosses the globe to reveal who and for what reason Smith was made a scapegoat in a scandalous and salacious accusation of fraud.

Whistleblower is an exciting, witty work of fiction with a great deal of suspense and an imperfect protagonist that is relatively easy to be drawn too. Terry Morgan builds the thriller in bricked layers, fleshing out the plot and the characters as the momentum grows. He takes his time, giving a reader an ample opportunity to find their bearings without a loss of pace, which is necessary with the volume of point of views rendered. The narrative is occasionally a little dense and moderately loquacious, but readers of the genre who enjoy the likes of Michael Dobbs, Tom Clancy, and Frederick Forsyth will appreciate the painstaking detail and realistic portrayals that Morgan provides. Overall, this is a fantastic novel, and one which I could easily see being branched out into a series surrounding Smith, in the same way Clancy has blazed with Jack Ryan. Highly recommended.

[Ray Stickle · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Whistleblower", by Terry Morgan, is an international thriller that stretches from England to Thailand with many stops in between. The plot centers around the timely topic of international aid money and the criminals who feed on it. The hero, the story's whistleblower, is British ex-politician Jim Smith, and the story follows him around the globe as he seeks to put a stop to the corruption. Morgan, a world traveller who now resides in Thailand, knows his locations well. Cities in Italy and Africa come alive, and Jim Smith's home in off-the-beaten-path Thailand is wonderfully described, allowing readers to feel like they're there--this is no easy thing to do, and the authenticity of the various settings is a real strength of the book. Another strength includes the protagonist. Smith is not a typical hero. He's older and lacks the suaveness and action-hero credentials of a James Bond or Jason Bourne, but he more than makes up for it with his intelligence and depth--a big pleasure in the book is being invited into this man's life as he tries to pick up the pieces after an underhanded campaign aimed at ruining him. The plot moves along briskly, and the technology, players (politicians, intelligence agencies, criminals), and small details about the finance industry all add up to a novel rich in credibility and intrigue. Anyone interested in seeing the world from the comfort of a good armchair should read Morgan's book.