Whistle

A Novel

De: Linwood Barclay

Narrado por: Eva Kaminsky

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

“Terrific.”— Stephen King on Whistle

New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay enters new territory with a supernatural chiller in which a woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed.

Evil has a one track mind....

Annie Blunt has had an unimaginably terrible year. First, her husband was killed in a tragic hit-and-run accident, then one of the children’s books she’s built her writing and illustrating career on ignited a major scandal. Desperate for a fresh start, she moves with her son Charlie to a charming small town in upstate New York where they can begin to heal.

But Annie’s year is about to get worse.

Bored and lonely in their isolated new surroundings, Charlie is thrilled when he finds a forgotten train set in a locked shed on their property. Annie is glad to see Charlie happy, but there’s something unsettling about his new toy. Strange sounds wake Annie in the night—she could swear she hears a train, but there isn’t an active track for miles—and bizarre things begin happening in the neighborhood. Worse, Annie can’t seem to stop drawing a disturbing new character that has no place in a children’s book.

Grief can do strange things to the mind, but Annie is beginning to think she’s walked out of one nightmare straight into another, only this one is far more terrifying…

©2025 Linwood Barclay (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers

Amazing narration!!

Sometimes a narrator detracts from the story but this time she made it ten times better I was able to lose myself in the story not get distracted, the story was such a vibe it reminds me of old school Stephen king. 10/10 recommendations to all

Excellent!

Reminds me of Stephen King! I absolutely love this style of writing. I want to listen to all of this author's work

A Worthy "Train Ride"

If you like Stephen King, you will enjoy this "train ride." There is one serious error IMO. (SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!! STOP READING!!!!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!) If you don't know what to do with all the characters you introduced, killing them ALL off in one fell swoop is NOT the answer. Seemed like a cop out to tie up loose ends and move the story back to Charlie and Annie. Even so, loved it... will hear CHUFF... CHUFF... CHUFF... as I drift off to sleep.

Eva!

Linwood does it again! So fun, so scary, and filled with action! But Eva Kaminski is the real star of this show!! She does such an amazing job! I recommend this book so you can hear her amazing storytelling skills!! (Eva I hope I’ve spelled you name correctly!)

originality

this suthor has a very twisted brain. original idea but definitely twisted. enjoy and sleep tight. i now hate my trains

Can’t wait for the movie!

So scary, but also a really great story, characters, dialogue, etc. Best I’ve read in this genre in a long time.

Couldn’t put it down!

I loved this book! Different than his other books but probably my new favorite! I read it in two days bc I couldn’t put it down!

Great story and excellent narration!

This was a very good story. Highly likeable characters, spooky supernatural suspense and smooth writing. I listened to it in two days because it was that engaging. Definitely recommend and absolutely worth a credit. Really superb narration.

Reminds me of needful things

Excellent story!! Whistle will Definitely will be one of my top listens this year. I liked the narrator.

Creepy Good Time

Great creepy story from beginning to end. Eva Kaminsky was awesome as always. I wasn’t sure what it was going to be about but I had a credit I had to use or loose. The cover illustration caught my eye I picked it up and never put it down.