Whisper Cottage: Don’t miss the completely addictive psychological thriller that everyone is talking about: Book 1 (The Thriller Collection) Paperback – 2 Sept. 2021

Ann Wyn Clark does it again! She loves to end her novels leaving you completely surprised. This is a great story. Twists and turns all the way through. We'll worth the read.

A little slow to start with but well worth the read. Many unexpected twists and turns.

I have now read all three of this author's books and wish there were more! Very gripping story.

I read this book over the course of a month.It's not a page Turner but plodded on nicely and I did want to finish it to see what would happen at the end.No major reveals and nothing to keep you reading into the night but I found the storyline kept my attention.Overall a mediocre read, I did find the last few pages did not add to the story much so maybe a part of the story I found unnecessary.

Once you get into the book you can’t put it down, excellent read

‘Whisper Cottage’ by Anne Wyn Clark proved an intriguing domestic noir/mystery that held my attention throughout.I did a combined read/listen with its unabridged audiobook edition. The audiobook was narrated by Lauren Moakes.In 2012 Stina and Jack are hoping for a fresh start away from the stresses of urban life and move into Wisteria Cottage in the Warwickshire village of Avoncote. They are quickly befriended by their elderly neighbour Mrs Barley, whose cottage adjoins theirs. When Stina spots a mysterious figure in the widow’s garden and hears strange noises, these incidents increasingly play on her mind. Then there are the villagers who whisper about Mrs Barley. Her insular lifestyle and interest in folklore, herbs, charms, and the like has people murmuring that she is a witch. Yet Stina doesn’t consider herself the superstitious type despite the bumps in the night and Mrs Barley’s eccentricity.Stina’s pregnancy and then being befriended by the widow next door did evoke fleeting memories of ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ for me. It added to the suspense.‘Whisper Cottage’ proved a slow burn with the author building up the day-to-day lives of her characters as well as life in the village over a period of time. I especially liked the way that despite the suspicions of the villagers, Mrs Barley’s beliefs were not sensationalised. With Warwickshire having a rural tradition of folk magic and witchcraft, it seemed a fitting setting.As well as this being Anne Wyn Clark’s debut novel, this appears to be Lauren Moakes’ first time narrating an audiobook. I found her delivery confident and clear. She did well in capturing Stina’s first person narration as well as the voices of its various supporting characters. So I expect that she will soon be adding more audiobooks to her CV.Overall, I found ‘Whisper Cottage’ an engaging mystery with good characterisations and genuinely interesting twists and turns. I felt that it was an assured debut and look forward to her future projects.

I liked how it kept me second guessing everything

Great thriller. The twist was unexpected...

Started slow. Enjoyed the twists & turns & there were some shocking surprises. Suspenseful & eerie. Liked the atmosphere. Liked the village.

This was a good book. I enjoyed the story and characters. Well written people with sorted past . the author closed the loose ends well.

Foolish superstitious paganism set in England. Carlos Castaneda "the Teachings of Don Juan : a Yaqui Way of Knowledge" 1968

It was real good. I would buy another one, but couldn't find any.

Lots of twists and turns in the telling of the story.