I’m not very familiar with the tropical rainforest area depicted in this book, but thanks to the author’s descriptive prose, I could imagine this setting incredibly well. With a vividly portrayed atmosphere, that pervades every moment of the book, The Whispering is a deeply situational text. I highly recommend picking this debut novel up if you are open to Australian crime thriller novels. This one seemed to have a firm grip on me from the start to the finish. Will Callum find the answers he needs?Ī new entry into the Australian crime noir genre, The Whispering is a masterful debut from Townsville based author Veronica Lando. But Callum underestimates the power and grip of the rainforest. Callum makes it his priority and mission to finally expose the truth. As old tragedies are reawakened, suspicions are yet again raised in the local community. As Callum tries to bury the past and the pain that accompanies his previous life in Granite Creek, memories continue to bubble to the surface. Three decades ago Callum was tragically touched by a terrible accident. This devastating new case reignites old memories for Callum. The Whispering sees the return of a former local resident named Callum Haffenden, who comes back to his old home town of Granite Creek in the wake of a tragic mystery. It was a thrilling slice of local crime fiction.
A quintessential Aussie crime noir, The Whispering is a tale of the past, secrets, homecoming, tragedy and conjecture. With a gold seal winner badge on the alluring front cover of The Whispering by Veronica Lando, this 2021 Banjo Prize recipient immediately caught my eye. A legend that kids say to frighten each other, or cruel parents tell to keep their children from falling to their deaths.’ After all, everyone knows that the worst things in the rainforest are those unseen. In his search for answers, Callum fights to keep his feet firmly on the trail as he battles the deafening call of the rainforest burrowing into his ears. In a town where it’s easiest to turn a blind eye, the guilt runs deep and everyone in Granite Creek has something to hide. When a man goes missing in the rainforest, the past begins to resurface, breathing new life into memories of previous tragedies – two girls lost, seventeen years apart. But, thirty years after a life-shattering accident, he’s thrust back into the clutches of Far North Queensland and a local legend he worked hard to forget. The stunning Aussie crime debut from the winner of the 2021 Banjo Prize for Fiction.Ĭallum Haffenden swore he’d never return to Granite Creek. The whispering wild will take your child if you dare to look away … Genres: Fiction, Crime, Thriller, Suspense
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