A bone-chilling ghost story in the finest grand tradition of the genre, Netley's spooky tale of mute children, hypnotic lullabies and sinister whistling is perfect reading for long, dark nights.
Feel shivers down your spine with this chilling and gripping ghost story set on a far-flung Scottish island...
When Elspeth arrives on a remote Scottish island to become nanny to a young child, she hopes to bond with her. Until she learns that, for reasons no one will explain, Mary has not spoken for months. And the girl's silence is not the only mystery.
Hypnotic lullabies drift down empty corridors. Strange dolls appear in abandoned rooms. And as the nights draw in, darker questions arise...
What happened to Mary's late twin, William? Why did their previous nanny disappear so suddenly? And is the whistling Elspeth hears at night just the storm outside? Or is something else out there...?
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781405950244
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 266 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Assured debut... this wonderfully atmospheric read offers both a satisfying puzzle and some genuinely eery moments' - Guardian
'If you're looking for a chilling tale as we head towards Halloween, you've found it... it's not easy to pull off a genuinely unsettling ghost story, but this evocative mystery succeeds beautifully' - Heat
'Gripping, chilling and very, very satisfying' - Daily Mail
'A perfectly conjured setting and an unfolding mystery that will keep you guessing to the very end ... atmospheric and eerie, it will chill you to the bone' - Anita Frank
'A terrific, all-absorbing read. A wonderfully eerie haunted house set-up is given new life by brilliant, atmospheric writing, and by those rare things in any ghost story: real heart and feeling. I loved it!' - Gytha Lodge
'While The Whistling is an intricately plotted ghost story, it is also a beautifully poignant study of grief that kept me guessing right to its satisfying end. A must read!' - Susan Stokes-Chapman
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