{"product_id":"murmurs","title":"Murmurs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young woman starts experiencing terrifying premonitions of people dying, as it becomes clear that a family curse known only as \u003ci\u003eThe Murmurs\u003c\/i\u003e has begun, and a long-forgotten crime is about to be unearthed…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `His biggest smash hit yet, an assured paranormal thriller in which the paranormal isn’t even the scariest part … A tale that leaves our interest piqued throughout, with the tension and foreboding reaching fever pitch´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A tense, creepy page-turner´ \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A master storyteller at the very top of his game, Michael J. Malone weaves the most exquisite tale … mesmeric and suspenseful´ \u003cb\u003eMarion Todd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ________________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the beginning there was fear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhite-hot, nerve-shredding fear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerrifying premonitions of deaths.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd then \u003ci\u003ethey\u003ci\u003e started…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Murmurs…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the first morning of her new job at Heartfield House, a care home for the elderly, Annie Jackson wakens from a terrifying dream. And when she arrives at the home, she knows that the first old man she meets is going to die. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow she knows this is a terrifying mystery, but it is the start of horrifying premonitions … a rekindling of the curse that has trickled through generations of women in her family – a wicked gift known only as ''the murmurs''…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith its reappearance comes an old, forgotten fear that is about to grip Annie Jackson. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd this time, it will never let go…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eA compulsive gothic thriller and a spellbinding supernatural mystery about secrets and small communities, about faith, courage and self-preservation, \u003ci\u003eThe Murmurs\u003c\/i\u003e is a startling and compulsive read from one of Scotland''s finest authors…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e`Poetic and beautifully crafted, this is a chilling and compelling read´\u003cb\u003e Caro Ramsay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e`A fine, atmospheric chiller couched in Malone''s customary elegant prose´ \u003cb\u003eDouglas Skelton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Michael J Malone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e`A gothic ghost story and psychological thriller all rolled into one. 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