The Whisperer
Jun 2010 · Hachette UK
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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.
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.
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4.9
9 reviews
Rachel Snead
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July 5, 2018
I enjoyed the book when I got into it and found that I couldn't put it down
but to start with I found it unsettling that it was about young girls the
same age as my daughters and neices being abducted. However I perservered
with it and found it rather gripping.
Graeme Ross
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April 16, 2014
This is one of those rare occasions when you read a book then instantly want to give it so someone else so they can share the joys of it with you. A constant page turner with realistic characters who never fail to surprise. Believe me when I say this is a must read masterpiece. Mind blowing.
tigz lillicrap
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March 18, 2015
This book was amazing and i loved every minute of reading it.. and you couldnt guess the plot which makes a change from so many other stories. Must read!!!
About the author
Donato Carrisi was born in 1973 and studied law and criminology. Since 1999 he has been working as a TV screenwriter. He lives in Rome.
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