Whisper Network

Whisper Network, a mystery set in contemporary Dallas, is Chandler Baker’s first book written for adults. Baker draws on her past as a corporate attorney at a sports franchise in Dallas to portray her protagonists, a group of women who work in the Legal Affairs department of a large athletic wear company in Dallas. The novel uses the multitude of issues that working women face as a backdrop for a murder mystery; the mixture of omniscient third-person and first-person plural narration allows Baker to speak to the shared experiences of women.

First published in 2019, the book was a New York Times bestseller and a pick for Reese’s Book Club.

This guide uses the USA edition published by Flatiron Books.

Plot Summary

Close friends Sloane Glover, Adriana Valdez (Ardie), Grace Stanton, and Rosalita Guillen work in legal affairs on the 15th floor of Truviv, a huge athletic wear corporation. Their boss is the stubborn and at times self-centered Ames Garrett, a man they all despise.

The women have many secrets. Early on in her time at Truviv, Sloane had an affair with Ames, and he has used this fact against her ever since.