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The Whisperer (2009)

by Donato Carrisi

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Investigators Mila Vasquez and Goran Gavila unravel the layers of a series of twisted murders that begin with the discovery of the severed arms of five missing girls who were abducted in broad daylight.
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Un gran bel thriller di un'ottimo scrittore Italiano. Bello. ( )
  L3landG4unt | Oct 11, 2022 |
Great thriller. A lot of characters to keep up with at first but soon it starts to move seamlessly between them and is easy to follow. ( )
  Jen-Lynn | Aug 1, 2022 |
Considero Carrisi un 'autore borderline' nel senso che ho sempre la sensazione che, sebbene sia uno scrittore discreto, da un momento all'altro mi potrebbe rifilare un 'pacco' epico. Per questo mi sono affidata alla versione in audiolibro: il narratore è più che adeguato e contribuisce a non farmi soffermare su aspetti che altrimenti analizzerei troppo (e su Audible il libro non lo devo comprare, ah).

Questo romanzo mi ha ricordato molto alcuni film thriller americani, anche nello stile di scrittura e nell'ambientazione. Ascoltato ad 'occhi chiusi', trascina e tiene alta la tensione, tuttavia se ci si sofferma a pensare alla trama, si notano molte forzature e momenti a volte un po' troppo sopra le righe la suora sensitiva...'.

Mi sarebbe piaciuto anche qualche sforzo in più sui personaggi: per errore ho iniziato ad ascoltare il Gioco del Suggeritore dove l'handicap emotivo di Mila Vasquez viene subito spiegato, ma quando tornata al primo libro per diversi capitoli non capivo se fosse un elemento aggiunto in seguito dall'autore: la protagonista sembrava pensare e comportarsi esattamente come tutti gli altri personaggi.

Rosa è il classico stereotipo del personaggio femminile rivale (va bene le motivazioni che si scoprono più avanti nel romanzo, ma sempre stereotipo resta), e a volte ci sono momenti in cui sembrano diventati tutti cretini es. il mangianastri, che il ragazzino morto anni prima si portava sempre dietro, viene ascoltato quasi per caso, come "omaggio al povero defunto", nessuno che formuli il pensiero "è morto in maniera misteriosa, chissà se nel walk-men con cui si registrava parlare non possa esserci qualcosa d'aiuto"... per poi riportare uno stralcio di conversazione che palesemente è funzionale alla trama, più che alla logica. ( )
  JaqJaq | Jan 7, 2022 |
9,0/10
- As vezes fica meio confuso por ter muitos detalhes
- MUITOS plot twists
- A história em si é melhor do que o final só, a história inteira vai se desenrolando de uma forma muito bem construída e os detalhes se encaixam ( )
  pfvrclarax | Jan 1, 2022 |
Intriguing albeit deeply flawed book. The Whisperer did keep me - don't know if entertained is really the right word given the subject matter - interested enough so that I never considered abandoning the book. There were some passages of fine writing and few pretty good spooky chills along the way. I did like the character Mila, though as others have pointed out, there are some inconsistencies with the character development.

Unfortunately the book became increasingly more absurd as it hurtles towards its conclusion and I actually laughed out loud when late in the book, I swear I am not making this up, a psychic nun is introduced. More plot contrivances follow that, to say the least, strain credibility. Also the setting is weirdly nebulous. There are no specific locals mentioned, and the characters' names signify an array of nationalities. The author is Italian but it could have taken place anywhere in Europe or North America.

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  usuallee | Oct 7, 2021 |
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Reichlin, SaulNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Whiteside, ShaunTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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Per Antonio. Mio figlio, mio tutto.
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I wish to inform you abot the strange case of one of our inmates.



Prison de haute sécurité de XXXX
Quartier pénitentiaire n° 45

Rapport du directeur, M. Alphonse Bérenger
23 nov. de l'année en cours
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Investigators Mila Vasquez and Goran Gavila unravel the layers of a series of twisted murders that begin with the discovery of the severed arms of five missing girls who were abducted in broad daylight.

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Six severed arms are discovered in a clearing. Buried in a mysterious circle, each appears to belong to young girls who have been recently abducted. Alive or dead, the remainder of the girls' bodies are missing. By-the-book Criminologist Goran Gavila is paired with Officer Mila Vasquez, whose reputation for insubordinate behavior is counterbalanced only by her ability in cases involving missing children. Faced with the task of locating a mass murderer and recovering any of the girls who might still be alive, Gavila and Vasquez find themselves confronted with a killer who is clearly guilty but raises a new set of questions regarding the case that don't add up.
About the AuthorDonato Carrisi was born in 1973 and studied law and criminology. Since 1999 he has been working as a TV screenwriter. He lives in Rome. THE WHISPERER is his first novel.

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