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The Whispering Girl, Marko Hautala’s brand new psychological thriller about a local legend, auditory hallucinations that drive you insane and hidden family secrets, has been published in Finland. The book has received great reviews in the press and from the readers:
”Marko Hautala is incredibly talented in creating psychological terror.” – Suomi lukee website, Finland
”The Whispering Girl keeps its fervent pace up from beginning to end and succeeds to haunt, to terrify and to entertain.” –Pohjalainen newspaper, Finland
”The Whispering Girl is Hautala’s seventh novel; all the pieces have now fallen into place. The Whispering Girl is genuinely and captivatingly scary. – Turun Sanomat newspaper, Finland
”Hautala’s narrative style is exquisite. The scenes are atmospheric and he’s got a knack for describing the psychological levels.” – Keskisuomalainen newspaper, Finland
”I have to admit that not even in my wildest dreams could I have expected those kind of depths where The Whispering Girl led me. In Hautala’s books there’s always the realistic level, and then the other one, the extremely disturbing one. This time he got me really paranoid […], scared of something you cannot run away from. And at the same time: what a touching heart this novel has! Absolutely prime psychological thrills, best stuff Hautala has ever written!” – Rakkaudesta kirjoihin blog, Finland
”The Whispering Girl was a wonderfully awfully terribly thrilling reading experience. It made my heart beat fast and I even had to quit reading in the middle of the night because I got so scared. By golly!” – Järjellä ja tunteella blog, Finland
”Hautala writes like a Houdini: with his magic he creates a jail of chain-link, which the reader cannot escape, not even after the last page is read. […] You forget the real world even in the middle of the day, and in the embrace of the night, reading in the light of the lamp, you notice you get more tense and register every extraordinary sound… You have to keep on reading, you have to get more.” –Mielikuvakirja blog, Finland
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About the book:
When a Helsinki psychotherapist is murdered, Anton Rajamaa receives a file containing medical information about his estranged daughter, Iida, who has suffered from auditory hallucinations. When Anton starts investigating the case, he finds out a “whispering girl” has been giving Iida orders, which become increasingly gruesome in nature.
About the author:
Marko Hautala’s thrillers balance on the fine line between psychological horror and the supernatural, and often incorporate realistic elements such as bits of local history and the most terrifying of legends. He has received the Kalevi Jäntti Prize in 2010 and the Tiiliskivi Prize in 2008. His works have been translated into English, German, Italian and Czech.
Reading material:
Finnish edition
English synopsis
English sample (coming soon)
Rights sold:
FINLAND, Tammi (Original publisher)
CZECH REPUBLIC, Euromedia