Inside the Whispers is a psychological thriller and the first in a series which tells the tale of one so motivated by selfish gain that they are willing to ruin lives to do it.
Samantha is a post-traumatic stress specialist who is seeing a disturbing trend in some of her patients. They have come in claiming to have been in the London Underground fire that happened recently. What is strange though, is that they all mention crowds and chaos and people dying and the guilt they are experiencing by not helping others out, yet there was nowhere near this type of mayhem or injuries reported. Then one by one these patients commit suicide. Added to this awful situation is Samantha’s schizophrenic sister who has trouble adapting to a normal world and has moved in with her and her manipulative actor boyfriend who is suddenly having the same memories of the fire. There are only a few people she can turn to for help, and now she might not be able to trust any of them.
I rather enjoyed this book. Yes, the ending was a bit stretched for me but the idea behind it and the central theme of memories, whether real or buried deep, made for an interesting thriller. Conn was really the most awful boyfriend and why she put up with his actions, I do not know. Her sister’s behaviour was so bizarre and when you thought she couldn’t get any worse, truths come out and you forgive her for a lot of reactions. I thought Samantha was a bit of a soft character who needed to learn to say NO more. But considering what she had gone through and that this is a fictional story we can cut her some slack.
The editing and flow of reading were good with enough questions to keep you going back for one more chapter. The chapters that were written from an unknown POV made for an interesting addition as you could attribute them to a number of different people and when the person is made known the true depth of selfishness is revealed.
A good story, well-written and definitely recommended.
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