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The Whistling
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  • Published: 1 February 2023
  • ISBN: 9781405950244
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $24.99
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The Whistling

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1 Feb 2023
EBook
14 Oct 2021
Audiobook
14 Oct 2021
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A spine-chilling ghost story with a thrilling mystery at its heart, set on a wild island off the coast of Scotland

Alone in the world, Elspeth Swansome takes up the position of nanny on a remote Scottish island.

Her charge, Mary, is distracted, secretive - and hasn't uttered a word since the death of her twin, William, just days after their former nanny disappeared.

No one can say what happened to William. Just as no one can explain the lullabies sung in empty corridors. Nor the whistling that comes in the night...

Winter draws in. Passage to the mainland becomes impossible. Elspeth finds herself trapped.

But is this house haunted by the ghosts of the past?

OR THE SECRETS OF THE LIVING..?
  • Published: 1 February 2023
  • ISBN: 9781405950244
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $24.99
Categories:

About the author

Rebecca Netley

Rebecca Netley grew up as part of an eccentric family in a house full of books and music, and these things have fed her passions.

Family and writing remain at the heart of Rebecca's life. She lives in Reading with her husband, sons and an over-enthusiastic dog, who gives her writing tips.

The Whistling is Rebecca Netley's debut novel and won the Exeter Novel Prize.

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Praise for The Whistling

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, author of The Lost Ones

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, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author

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, author of <i>Pandora</i>

The Whistling is an incredibly haunting and utterly gripping tale, with writing so chillingly atmospheric I had to sleep with the lights on! If you enjoy a good scare, this book is for you

Fíona Scarlett, author of <i>Boys Don't Cry</i>

A chilling read

Prima

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, 'Read of the Week'

A genuinely creepy book with a gripping mystery at its heart. For fans of Laura Purcell and gothic historical fiction, this is a must!

Woman's Weekly

If you love haunted house ghost tales that are as psychological as they are supernatural, then you'll love Rebecca Netley's atmospheric debut

Culturefly

A beautifully written and intricate gothic tale with an atmospheric setting

NB Magazine

Dripping in gothic melodrama, this chilling mystery is the perfect read for a cold winter's night

Daily Mirror

Gripping, chilling and very, very satisfying

Daily Mail

Troubled children in a chilling, chilly house, built on an island off the Scottish coast . . . A touching and engrossing story, perfect for winter evenings!

Hope Adams, author of <i>Dangerous Women</i>