The Whisperer
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4.2 • 31 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
Six severed arms are discovered buried in a forest clearing. They are arranged in a mysterious circle, and appear to belong to missing girls between the ages of eight and thirteen. But the rest of the bodies are nowhere to be found.
Criminologist Goran Gavila is given the case. A dishevelled, instinctively rebellious man, he is forced to work with young female police officer Mila Vasquez. Lithe, boyish, answering to no one, Mila has a reputation as a specialist in missing children. She also has a tragic history of her own that has left her damaged, unable to feel or to relate to others.
Theirs is a fiery but strangely affecting working relationship - and as they uncover more secrets about the dark secrets in the forest, their lives are increasingly in each other's hands...
A gripping literary thriller that has taken Italy by storm, The Whisperer has been as sensational a bestseller in Europe as the Stieg Larsson novels. It is that rare creation: a thought-provoking, intelligent literary novel that is also utterly unputdownable.
Customer Reviews
The Whisperer
This book has held me on different levels of suspense from the first page to the last. An intricate plot, well written and beautifully easy to read but at the same time needing concentration and attention. Only pick this book up when you have a long reading space..... I finished The Whisperer with a feeling of regret that I didn't still have it to read.
Best crime book
I had borrowed this book from the library about six months ago but recently had a craving to read it again so I bought it. I have read hundreds of crime books as they are my favourite but I think this is by far my favourite. It was planned excellently and it is very different to other books. The many different plot twists and the focus on aspects of criminology that aren’t often seen make this book brilliant. The only one criticism I have is that I would have loved more of the ending after everything had settled because I had grown a personal interest into each of the characters and would have loved to hear more about their life after. I would highly recommend this book and this book is definitely going to be my answer when people as what my favourite book is.