Tom Mueller's writing has appeared in The New Yorker, National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine, and The Atlantic Monthly. He is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil.
Powerful... His extensively reported tales of individual whistleblowers and their often cruel fates are compelling...They reveal what it can mean to live in an age of fraud. * Washington Post * Authoritative and timely -- George Soros A spectacular book -- Ralph Nader Fascinating * Daniel Ellsberg, author of The Doomsday Machine * An extraordinary book, both meticulously researched and a page-turner * Wendell Potter, author of Nation on the Take * Wide-ranging, detailed, compelling, and often alarming -- Michael Mandelbaum Powerful... A must-read * Library Journal (Starred Review) * Engrossingly examines the ethics, mechanics, and reverberations of whistleblowing of all kinds... Superb * Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) * A fascinating history of the self-deputized referees who blow the whistle on illicit activities. * Booklist * Exceptionally timely * Publishers Weekly * [A] trenchant examination * New Yorker * A masterful, eye-opening account * Fast Company * Crisis of Conscience should be assigned reading for every elected official and civil servant, from the lowest municipality to the highest level in Congress, the executive branch and the federal bureaucracy * Spectator * Expansive * Observer *