Whispers from the Dead

by Joan Lowery Nixon Narrated by Julie Dretzin

Overview

The first time 16-year-old Sarah walks into her new home, she is overwhelmed by a feeling of dread. Something terrible has happened here. When an icy presence whispers a desperate plea for help, Sarah investigates. Sarah first began sensing spirits after her near death experience. She had hoped to leave the hauntings behind and start over in this new town. But now she has learned that someone was murdered in this house, and the murderer went unpunished. Maybe her new friends can help her make sense of the disturbing visions and the relentless whispers that plague her. As the phantom pleas become more frantic, so does Sarah-especially since she realizes that her own life depends on solving the murder of this insistent ghost. Narrator Julie Dretzin does a remarkable job of plugging the listener into the horror of this story from an Edgar Award-winning author. Adrenaline levels rise as the story rushes inexorably to an ominous conclusion.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

After Sarah Darnell's near-drowning, she feels haunted by a shadowy ghost-like presence. So when her father announces he is being transferred to Houston, the family welcomes the opportunity to put Sarah's tragic experience behind them. But the moment Sarah enters their new house, she is paralyzed by a cold mist that is only apparent to her. And she is convinced something horrible has happened in that house. Her fears are confirmed when she learns that the previous owner's son had been charged with murdering a delivery girl, and the maid had mysteriously disappeared. But nothing prepares Sarah for the cruel trick perpetrated by a new friend--a trick that backfires and endangers Sarah's life. A master at creating compelling suspense novels, Nixon ( The Dark and Deadly Pool ) has written yet another carefully plotted, subtly terrifying thriller. Ages 12-up. (Oct.)

JUN/JUL 00 - AudioFile

Sixteen-year-old Sarah doesn't see dead people, like the kid in THE SIXTH SENSE. But she hears them. And she definitely feels them after her parents move into a new house that turns out to have been the site of a horrible murder or two. And the murderer is still on the loose. Narrator Julie Dretzin delivers the horror in such a low-key, realistic way that listeners will almost forgive the author for giving away too much too early. M.C. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171081843
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	03/15/2013
Edition description:	Unabridged

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