Fiercely compelling and more timely than ever, Whisper Network is a powerful novel rooted in sisterhood solidarity.

Rightfully praised as the ultimate #MeToo book, Chandler Baker brings women in the workplace into full focus as she skilfully weaves together an unflinching narrative of female discrimination and suppression that is intricately intertwined in a thrilling murder mystery.

Slow paced yet incredibly sharp, Baker’s writing is confidently controlled and hard-hitting in a way that each sentence had me lingering for more.

A worthy read.

A workplace murder mystery which is very appropriate given the current movements around 'Me Too' and campaigns. This is cleverly written with great storylines, characters and conclusion.

Thanks to Net Galley and Little Brown Book Group for an ARC of this book in exchange for a review.
Five working woman, 4 of them lawyers in a high profile company, the last being one of the office cleaners. The CEO unexpectedly dies, who will fill the position? Ames who is their boss would be the obvious choice, however, he doesn’t always treat the woman who work on his floor with respect. Sloane, Ardie, Grace, Katherine and Rosalita all have reason to feel abused by him and over the years there have been many rumours surrounding him.
The whispers become something more when the woman decide to take matters into their own hands they hear whispers about a list of men who woman should be wary of. Ames is added to the list and the rumours escalate
We get to know a little about each woman and the individual issues they have and the relationships between them.
Right to the very end of this book there are twists and turns. I was flummoxed.! An excellent read - would definitely read more by this author.
I apologise that I have been late reading and reviewing this book.

I loved this book, it was a lovely, easy book to read and I read it very quickly. It had all the elements of a perfect holiday beach read, except that in my case, it’s Christmas!!!
Nevertheless I enjoyed this book immensely so my thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

A suspenseful, dramatic novel in which the voices of a group of female work colleagues tell the story of workplace harassment from their point of view as individuals and as a group of friends. As the title suggests, the narrative is made up of whispers, gossip and half stories in the workplace as the women hint at their fears for a new colleague's seemingly close relationship with the male boss. The dilemma faced is whether to quietly warn the new colleague or take a stand and make a formal accusation of sexual harassment in the workplace.

The characters in this book are really well fleshed out, and this is brought to life with their own individual chapters and internal monologues. While each woman has her own history with their boss, their motivations hinge on protecting other women from suffering the same experiences. No-one wants to be the person to come forward. What if they're not believed, what if their career is ruined, how will their loved ones react, what if they're blamed or accused of pursuing the boss for career gain?

I devoured this book and did not see the explosive twists coming. I also appreciated that Chandler Baker was inspired by her own first hand experiences to write the book. The emotions and fear and shame felt by the accusers was portrayed strongly in the book and whilst being a work of fiction I think this delivered insight into the mental wrangling of someone who has experienced sexual discrimination or abuse.

The Whisper Network is a legal thriller that is startling and relevant. A novel with elements of the Me Too movement that also has the feel of a John Grisham courtroom drama.

This is an interesting book but for me, didn't quite hit the mark. It raises some interesting and very timely issues such as discrimination, harassment but I wasn't convinced by the characters enough. Clearly this has been well-received so it is probably just me.

Chandler Baker's WHISPER NETWORK takes place on the executive legal floor of a high-powered Dallas company. Protagonists Sloane, Grace and Ardie have been friends for years and are all at different stages of life, motherhood and relationships. They have one thing in common besides their friendship and their jobs - their dislike for their boss, Ames Garrett. Rumours about his behaviour have flown around for years, and each of the women knows something the others don't where he is concerned.

Then, one day, a body falls from an upper floor of the building. Nobody is quite clear on what happened. The phones are ringing, people are asking what's going on - it's not clear who it might be. All they can hear is the approach of sirens. Somebody needs to find out who it was...

I really enjoyed this book. It takes an up-to-the-minute look at women in business, women at home, women as mothers and women as friends. The take is fresh and honest, with the chapters often speaking directly into the reader's heart about what it means to be a woman, the pressures felt at work and at home, the careful ways of handling certain situations. The presentation of the story, interspersed with police interview snippets as the story unfolds, is intriguing and snappy, always demanding just a few more pages of the reader.

To me this book had a real tone of the movie Working Girl, if it was brought right up to date. The characters were often all too identifiable, the situations more than plausible. The ending was satisfactory while still providing a few surprises. I'd happily read more by the author.

Intelligent, intriguing, fast-paced and, ultimately, surprising! I loved how the story developed and the turns it took. Perhaps there is a bit too many cliches, but isn’t it the whole point?!

What’s that saying? There is a special place in hell for women who don't support other women. Exactly.

Very timely and to the point.

I guarantee you’ll enjoy!

With many thanks to @NetGalley and the publisher for providing the book for free in exchange for a fair review.

Brilliant whodunnit for the #MeToo generation. Brilliantly written, cleverly paced and well-crafted characters. I thoroughly enjoyed this!

this starts as a tale of corporate high flyers with real life issues that include internal politics, bullying and harassment. It morphs into the investigation of a suicide or possible murder of a corporate boss. The book has many layers with multi faceted characters . Interspersing investigation with office politics and real life issues. It features strong women making tough decisions. I found it fascinating the plot unfolding slowly and an ending that i had no idea was coming. It was very well written and seemed true to life

A great start to the book which hooked my interest and then a bit of a fizzling out for the next half of the book. It seemed to drag on, going nowhere and offering little insight into the characters inner lives- just surface impressions. There were hints dropped in that helped me work out where the plot was going in one aspect, though I didn’t completely work out the main mystery.
I kept going despite my lack of engagement, as I was curious about how it would all pan out.
Theme wise, this book is timely and clearly meets with many women’s real experiences in their working environments. I’ve not worked in a power wielding workplace thankfully so it didn’t resonate strongly for me.
The second half was faster paced and more engaging and you felt that the women were finally seizing control of their own destinies.
Writing was fine, subject was very current, but unfortunately this wasn’t a read that demanded my attention.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC- views are entirely my own and unbiased.

This was a bold, fantastic and very topical read.

Set in a corporate office environment, The Whisper Network is centred around four female characters - Sloane, Ardie, Grace and Rosalita. They each have their own personal dilemmas going on and I could relate to them to varying degrees. I can't say I took to them all, but they were realistic of the different personas that exist in offices.

I loved how the chapters alternated through the different characters, witness statements and deposition transcripts and, for me, Chandler Baker's remarkable characterisation was without a doubt the Whisper Network’s greatest strength. I loved how the characters' lives intertwined and that they all had secrets. Having worked in offices, I know how powerful whispers amongst colleagues can be and I really did feel I was there alongside Grace, Ardie and Sloane.

This was a superb read, part-thriller and very relevant to today's society. Highly recommended.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel from Little, Brown Book Group UK via NetGalley at my own request. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

A must read that really really spoke to me. A rich description for working mums and any working woman trying to make her way in the modern workplace

A topical and clever read.
Murder? Check.
Sexism? Check
Well written and immensely entertaining? Check check check.

5/5 on good reads. This is a brilliant book and well worth a read.

For a group of women working at a large company in Dallas the death of their CEO is sad but the potential replacement by their boss is too much. Each of the women is threatened - Sloane had an affair with him, new mother Grace feels ignored, new girl Katherine has troubles in her past, Ardie is bitter after her divorce - so they decide to sue for sexual harassment. However when Ames apparently commits suicide shortly after the women find that a corporate cover-up is the least of their problems.
This book couldn't have existed a decade ago, women taking power in the corporate world was left to the likes of chick-lit or bonk-busters. Now following 'Lean In' and #metoo, women are being heard and sexual harassment is the latest taboo to be broken. Having said all that this book is quite cleverly written and definitely following the zeitgeist with power politics and the dropping of various aspirational names. Each character has a set of dilemmas which, although formulaic, are valid and they are worked through with values generally intact.

I was excited to read The Whisper Network as heard so much about it - especially reviews that it was similar to Big Little Lies which I loved! Unfortunately, I found the story quite slow and hard to get into. Not much seemed to happen the first 60% of the way through and it felt like just a story of office gossip.

The last 40% caught my attention more and I read it very quickly from then on - it was much more faster paced and I felt the woman were more empowered in this part.

A good twist at the end; I was kept guessing as to who had done it and loved the round up of their personal stories at the end!

Overall an up and down book - I did enjoy it but did find it as exciting and enthralling as I had expected.

A fantastic timely read, think the #ME TOO movement meets Big Little Lies. I struggled initally with the narrative but the more I read the more I was drawn in. I had an impending sense of doom, it made me tense, fearful, and thankful (that I have never had to work with a guy like that). If this book is not made into a movie/mini screen I will eat my hat.

I think I got the point of this book right from the start. I think it's incredibly true to the harshness and tight-rope walking women have to do in an office. It's constructed like a high concept television film which is why a highly placed actor/ director like reese might pick it up. The writer is spare in characterizations, the intriguing depositions create menace among the four key women. All have fought their way up. Any woman reader worth her salt knows who murderer is at least normally when Ames takes Amestakes c granting n business James ames k

I didn’t take to this book until about 25% in and then it got going for me. I think the theme of sexual harassment in the workplace is very current and it can only be a good thing that books like this are published. I anticipated part of the denouement but still enjoyed it.