A young woman starts experiencing terrifying premonitions of people dying, as it becomes clear that a family curse known only as The Murmurs has begun, and a long-forgotten crime is about to be unearthed...
`His biggest smash hit yet, an assured paranormal thriller in which the paranormal isn't even the scariest part ... A tale that leaves our interest piqued throughout, with the tension and foreboding reaching fever pitch ́ Herald Scotland
`A tense, creepy page-turner ́ Ian Rankin
`A master storyteller at the very top of his game, Michael J. Malone weaves the most exquisite tale ... mesmeric and suspenseful ́ Marion Todd
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In the beginning there was fear.
White-hot, nerve-shredding fear.
Terrifying premonitions of deaths.
And then they started...
The Murmurs...
On the first morning of her new job at Heartfield House, a care home for the elderly, Annie Jackson wakens from a terrifying dream. And when she arrives at the home, she knows that the first old man she meets is going to die.
How she knows this is a terrifying mystery, but it is the start of horrifying premonitions ... a rekindling of the curse that has trickled through generations of women in her family – a wicked gift known only as 'the murmurs'...
With its reappearance comes an old, forgotten fear that is about to grip Annie Jackson.
And this time, it will never let go...
A compulsive gothic thriller and a spellbinding supernatural mystery about secrets and small communities, about faith, courage and self-preservation, The Murmurs is a startling and compulsive read from one of Scotland's finest authors...
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`Poetic and beautifully crafted, this is a chilling and compelling read ́ Caro Ramsay
`A fine, atmospheric chiller couched in Malone's customary elegant prose ́ Douglas Skelton
Praise for Michael J Malone
`A gothic ghost story and psychological thriller all rolled into one. Brilliantly creepy ... a spine-tingling treat ́ Daily Record
`Prepare to have your marrow well and truly chilled by this deeply creepy Scottish horror ... A complex and multi-layered story ́ Sunday Mirror
`A beautifully written tale, original, engrossing and scary... a dark joy ́ The Times
`A deeply satisfying read ́ Sunday Times
`A fine, page-turning thriller ́ Daily Mail
`Unsettling, multi-layered and expertly paced ́ CultureFly