Night Whispers: A Story of Evil

By Emmett Clifford

Book Overview

When Justine slipped out of the house to meet her lover Sanford at his cabin in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, she has no idea she would be dead before the night was half over. But then, Sanford had no reason to believe he, too, would suffer the same fate. How could either of them know Scanner, a brilliant psychopath preying on their sleepy East Tennessee mountain community, had murder on his mind?

And whispers...Secret conversations and almost recognized voices teasing the edges of his mind...Scanner had thought of his eavesdropping as a means to an end--fun and games and murder--until the night the whispers began, weaving insidiously into his dark world until he became so obsessed with uncovering their source he could barely keep his mind on killing. Again and again.

And now the hunter has becomes the hunted. Called on behalf of Justine's husband, private investigator Cody Rainwalker is determined to end the killing. With the help of a beautiful and accomplished female deputy sheriff, Cody sets out to discover who is stalking Highwater Town, apparently at random. Is there a connection between his victims? Why does the killer murder them face to face? And why is each victim tagged with a blue ribbon?

The questions will lead Cody to Scanner, and the answers will shock him as deeply as they will surprise the readers of this tightly written work of terror.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888952814
• ISBN13: 9781888952810
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A "must read" whether you're a mystery fan or not...

Really couldn't put this book down. Colorful and real characters, accurate spy-tech, loads of insight (some so deep it will go right over most readers' heads) along with plenty of humor, excitement, suspense and lots of twists. Cloak-and-dagger combined with deep woods and southern culture(s) powered together in four wheel drive! Ingenious!

Don't drive the back roads at night after you read this one!

I couldn't put this book down! I was so wrapped up in the characters and what would happen next that when I had to stop reading for a while it stayed with me and kept those wheels turning trying to figure out "who dunnit". I truly enjoyed this book. I hope we get to read more about Cody, he really comes to life.

A book you want to read and a story you must finish.

Emmett Clifford brings readers to the edge of their seats in his mystery novel, Night Whispers.In this contemporary mystery, detective Cody Rainwalker leads the reader on a mission to solve the devious crimes of Scanner, a psychopath who chooses his victims by cell phone. Every page becomes a piece in solving the puzzle, but also a dreaded step in discovering who will become the next victim.Clifford fans are sure to insist Night Whispers is only the beginning of Cody Rainwalker's detective career.

A great read, I had trouble putting the book down.

Cody Rainwalker is one of the most exciting characters I've read in a very long time.The aurthor makes the story and all the characters come to life.I love the bites of humor thoughout the book and his laid back yet wisecracking attitude.I can't wait for the next book (I hear it's in the works)!

A skin-crawling good read!

Emmett Clifford has created a wonderful new character in Cody Rainwalker. He sets up a very creepy killer and keeps the reader guessing until the very end "whodunnit" with more plot twists and turns than a switchback mountain road. Good characters, wonderful setting, crisp dialogue and narration that flows makes this book a good read.