Carly Anne West

The Murmurings Carly Anne West

Brief Description: After her older sister dies from an apparent suicide and her body is found hanging upside down by one toe from a tree, sixteen-year-old Sophie starts to hear the same voices that drove her sister to a psychotic break. Review Quotes: "Heart-thumping."Review Quotes: "Satisfyingly disturbing."Review Quotes: "The perfect mix of horror and psychological thriller. Jaw-dropping."Review Quotes: "This atmospheric, paranormal chiller will appeal to fans of Stephen King."Review Quotes: "This creepy debut has a supernatural mystery that readers will want to solve."Publisher Marketing: A teen starts hearing the same voices that drove her sister to commit suicide in this "atmospheric, paranormal chiller (that) will appeal to fans of Stephen King" ("VOYA"). "The voices in her head are not her own..." Everyone thinks Sophie's sister, Nell, went crazy. After all, she heard strange voices that drove her to commit suicide. But Sophie doesn't believe that Nell would take her own life, and she's convinced that Nell's doctor knows more than he's letting on. As Sophie starts to piece together Nell's last days, every lead ends in a web of lies. And the deeper Sophie digs, the more danger she's in--because now she's hearing the same haunting whispers. Sophie's starting to think she's going crazy too. Or worse, that maybe she's not... "Heart-thumping." --"Kirkus Reviews" "Satisfyingly disturbing." --"BCCB" "The perfect mix of horror and psychological thriller. Jaw-dropping." --"Shelf Awareness" Review Citations:

Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2013 (EAN 9781442441798, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2013 pg. 357 (EAN 9781442441798, Hardcover)

Shelf Awareness 03/15/2013 (EAN 9781442441798, Hardcover)

Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2013 (EAN 9781442441798, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 145 (EAN 9781442441798, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 135 (EAN 9781442441798, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2013 (EAN 9781442441811, Other)

Contributor Bio:  West, Carly Anne Carly Anne West is a freelance writer with an MFA in English and Creative Writing from Mills College. She lives with her husband and son in Seattle, Washington. Visit her at CarlyAnneWest.com.