The Whispers: A Novel

by Heidi Perks Narrated by Karen Cass, Nneka Okoye, Helen Keeley

Overview

A woman embarks on a desperate search for her missing best friend and uncovers a twisted web of lies in this “razor-sharp and impossible to put down” (Daily Mail, London) thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Her One Mistake.

Anna loves Girls' Night with her friends. With the kids safely in bed, it's a chance for the women to let loose, enjoy some wine, and just laugh. But after one lively evening, Anna doesn't arrive for school drop-off the next morning-or the next, or the next.

Everyone, especially her husband and young son, is frantic with worry, but none more so than Grace, her childhood best friend. Grace is certain that someone is hiding the truth about Anna's unexplained disappearance. As rumors fly and accusations are whispered among neighbors, Grace decides to take matters into her own hands and find out what happened to Anna...or die trying, in this “original, clever, and gripping thriller about toxic female friendships with a killer twist” (Claire Douglas, author of Just Like the Other Girls).

Editorial Reviews

Liz Nugent

A terrifically suspenseful and intriguing novel that hooked this reader from beginning to end.

Entertainment Weekly

"Perks lays down a major twist halfway through, but the book is also a clever, thoughtful study of the fraught power dynamics between women — as well as the people they love (and, sometimes, fear)."

Booklist

The women of the Morris and Wood Marketing Agency in Lymington, England, take center stage in this whodunit with a twist.... Coming off the momentum of the #MeToo movement, the workplace competition between women will intrigue suspense readers eager to discover the culprit.

Buzzfeed

"This disturbing, engrossing novel will leave you holding your breath until the very end."

Megan Miranda

Praise for Her One Mistake

"I flew through this book, desperate to unravel the secrets within. A chilling, captivating story of friendship, motherhood, and deceit, Her One Mistake kept me guessing until the very end."

Popsugar

"...this psychological thriller is one you can't afford to miss."

From the Publisher

Praise for The Whispers

"[An] enjoyable psychological thriller...The suspense builds as Perks sets up expectations only to tease them apart, leaving the reader with a series of enticing questions, such as who is lying and why, and how far anyone might go to protect oneself. This disturbing view of toxic friendships will resonate with many."—Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly

[An] ingeniously plotted page-turner... all the intramural turmoil serves as springboard for the far darker and twistier tale that emerges as the author gradually exposes these women’s secret ambitions, jealousies, and sorrows. Psychological thriller fans will look forward to more from Perks.

New York Journal of Books

"The narrative is full of twists and turns...the ending is shocking and totally unexpected."

Cristina Alger

"Her One Mistake is a breathtaking, bone-chilling work of psychological suspense. An outstanding debut that had me guessing right up to the very end."

Lisa Jewell

Praise for Three Perfect Liars

"Three Perfect Liars is a slick, gripping, and compelling murder mystery, packed with complex female characters and modern dilemmas. I couldn't put it down."

InStyle

"In the vein of Big Little Lies, Heidi Perks's latest thriller gives domesticity a biting edge when a mother's only daughter goes missing, vanishing under the watchful eye of her best friend Charlotte."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173267740
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	03/08/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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