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Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? I have listened to this narrator before, he always manages to change character very well so you don't notice a man playing a woman,excelent, What about Saul Reichlin’s performance did you like? The story gose up & down all the time so it is difficult to pick one bit. What was one of the most memorable moments of The Whisperer? I have had to go back to listen to parts I missed,or you loose the thread of the story. But you realy need to listen very carefully. I wouild if they liked criminal & thrillers, because this is certainly a thriller from start to finish. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
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Montalbano 2x: The Patience of the Spider and The.One of the best books of its kind i have listened.The Wings of the Sphinx, by Andrea Camilleri.and now we come to the end, sort of, at least unti.That's not exactly what I look for in my crime reading - I prefer more of a challenge than is offered by The Whisperer. It's much more mainstream than I had hoped, actually, something more along the lines of a summer beach read where you don't have to think too much. It's definitely not a book that everyone's going to like - especially (I would think) serious crime fiction junkies.
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Well, perhaps I missed something, but let's just say, this isn't one of the best crime fiction novels I've ever read. This novel got an overall 3.81 star rating on Goodreads, and several reviewers loved it, one person relating it to the novels of Stieg Larsson. Somewhere along the line, the original chilling tone set by the discovery of the little girls' arms got lost, which is too bad, because if the author had continued down that road, slowly building on the suspense through the novel, it could have been really good. He has all of these incredibly bright people investigating the crime, and yet he actually demeans his own characters by adding in the scenes that are simply unbelievable. It's almost as if the author thought that he had to throw in a combination of elements that might make a book reach every possible audience, and it just did not play well for me. But all too soon things just get a bit unrealistic, especially with the insertion of the supernatural element into the plot. It starts out well, the crime is compelling and the shifting perspectives keep things interesting, as do the dynamics among the investigating team. There are a number of red herrings throughout the story, a bit of romance, tension among the investigative team members, alternating points of view within the narrative, and even a bit o' the supernatural - in short something for every reader - all tied together in this novel's 400+ pages.īut when all is said and done, The Whisperer, although touted as a "literary thriller," fits neither description. As the investigation progresses, the killer begins to leave some rather bizarre clues designed to lead the team to the bodies, one by one. The team has to call the killer something, and settles on "Albert," the name of a serial killler from an older case who cut off women's right feet. Gavila heads up a special team to investigate, bringing in an outsider named Mila Vasquez, a younger police officer who specializes in recovering missing children. The problem is that only five girls had been reported missing, not six, meaning there's another missing girl out there somewhere in grave danger. Despite the best efforts of the police and the public, no culprit has been taken into custody, nor are there any traces of the missing children. The arms were taken from the girls after they had disappeared, starting about twenty-five days earlier. Goran Gavila has been summoned to examine a crime scene, which turns out to be "a circle of little graves." What was found was horrifying: six severed arms, all belonging to different little girls, the oldest victim only thirteen. In an unnamed location that could be pretty much anywhere, renowned criminologist Dr. The Whisperer starts out with an fascinating, although rather grotesque, mystery to be solved. I don't see that the author has any other books published in English, but I read somewhere that The Whisperer is "Italy's Number One Bestselling Thriller Sensation." That's how The Whisperer made its way into my crime fiction collection. I put that post on my iphone main screen, and eager to jump on that bandwagon, I started ordering the books as they were published. Last year, just prior to the announcement of the CWA International Dagger award (for which she was a judge!), Karen made a post about books that might possibly be eligible for the 2011 CWA International Dagger. (note: not available in the US until 2012)ĭonato Carrisi is a new author for me, and I probably would never have heard of this book had it not been for Karen at Euro Crime, one of my very favorite blogs on the Internet. Originally published as Il Suggeritore, 2009