The Whisperer by Donato Carrisi (Abacus)
Five girls are missing, and when police uncover a circle of amputated arms buried in the woods, it seems obvious that they belong to the missing girls. But the mystery doesn’t end there – there is an extra arm, belonging to a 6th unknown girl.
A serial killer is at work, that much is clear. Police set out to find the bodies, but soon uncover a grisly trail leading to one horrific murder after another.
What is the connection between these crimes? And what is the hidden message aimed at one of the crack investigative team who have been sequestered with a vital task in sight: stop the bloody mayhem.
Creepy, intriguing and page-turning, it’s no wonder The Whisperer caused a stir in Italy when it was first published.
As with the best thrillers of the Stieg Larssen kind, the effect on the protagonists brings home the horror of the events more forcibly than any of the gory details.
Behind it all is the lurking menace of The Whisperer himself, scarier in his cold and brutal psychological manipulation than even the perpetrators of his heartless wishes.
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Five girls are missing, and when police uncover a circle of amputated arms buried in the woods, it seems obvious that they belong to the missing girls. But the mystery doesn’t end there – there is an extra arm, belonging to a 6th unknown girl.
A serial killer is at work, that much is clear. Police set out to find the bodies, but soon uncover a grisly trail leading to one horrific murder after another.
What is the connection between these crimes? And what is the hidden message aimed at one of the crack investigative team who have been sequestered with a vital task in sight: stop the bloody mayhem.
Creepy, intriguing and page-turning, it’s no wonder The Whisperer caused a stir in Italy when it was first published.
As with the best thrillers of the Stieg Larssen kind, the effect on the protagonists brings home the horror of the events more forcibly than any of the gory details.
Behind it all is the lurking menace of The Whisperer himself, scarier in his cold and brutal psychological manipulation than even the perpetrators of his heartless wishes.
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