Whispered Word

＂Look. Go. Seek.＂

Those words are whispered to Joe, but from who? He only hears the voice.

Joe is an out-of-work investigative reporter drowning in drink, prescription drugs, and a disgrace not of his own making. In the bleakness, he stumbles across the case of Maggie, an inmate who has always maintained her innocence, even after being convicted of child neglect.

Spurred on by the inexplicable voice, Joe sets out to uncover the truth of Maggie’s mysterious case. Joe corresponds with Maggie from prison along the way, and they develop a connection as he journeys from his antiseptic apartment in New York to a quiet corner of Oklahoma, a dusty Texas border town, and finally finding himself in the hardscrabble countryside of Mexico.

Ultimately, Joe must contend with a looming threat, seeking to guard a long-held secret in Whispered Word, a work of fiction based on a true story.

Alec Klein is a bestselling author and award-winning journalist formerly of the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal. His groundbreaking investigations have uncovered a wide array of wrongdoing and set free many prisoners who were wrongfully convicted of murder and falsely accused of other crimes. His work has helped free several people who were unjustly sentenced to life in prison. He also has helped dozens of excessively sentenced inmates gain their freedom through parole and commutation. Alec’s first book, Stealing Time: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner, was a national bestseller published by Simon & Schuster. The book was translated into Japanese and Chinese, excerpted in Great Britain and selected as one of the ＂Best Business Books＂ by Library Journal and Strategy + Business. His second book of nonfiction, A Class Apart: Prodigies, Pressure, and Passion Inside One of America’s Best High Schools, also published by Simon & Schuster, was named ＂One of the Best Education Books of the Year＂ by the American School Board Journal and translated into Chinese, where it went through several printings. His memoir, Aftermath: When It Felt Like Life Was Over, was published by Republic Book Publishers.