"A Chilling Tale"

Nell comes back to the small town of Silence after having left twelve years before. Her father has passed away and her sister has left town; but her first love, Max, is still in Silence. Unknown by the town, Nell has returned to investigate a series of murders. She is part of a special group in the F.B.I. with psychic powers. She feels evil lurking around her and as she tries to tap into the murders, she has more psychic experiences and blackouts. The special group feels that it could possibly be a policeman who is the murderer but has trouble finding a connection among all the killings.

Max has never gotten over Nell and is concerned for her safety as he follows her around town. But where is the voice that calls her name and why does she feel the evil surrounding her as more people are murdered? As her blackouts become more frequent, she is concerned for her life and her sanity.

WHISPER OF EVIL is the second book in Kay Hooper's Evil series and another frightening read. The book is well written and takes the reader on a journey into ESP and the psychic world. It is a chilling tale with some twists and turns that make it even more sinister. All of the secondary characters progress the story and no indication is given about who could be involved with the murders. It is a well-crafted book and a fascinating read. I am looking forward to reading the third book in this series, SENSE OF EVIL. WHISPER OF EVIL is another exceptionable book by the renowned Kay Hooper.

Reviewed by Marilyn Heyman
Posted January 31, 2003

Summary

Someone is stalking the little town of Silence. Three victims have fallen to a killer's savage vengeance. Each of the dead men was a successful and respected member of the community--yet each also harbored a dark secret discovered only after his murder. Were their deaths the ultimate punishment for those secrets? Or something even more sinister? Nell Gallagher has come home to Silence more than a decade after leaving one dark night with her own painful secrets. Forced now by family duty to return, she has also come home to settle with the past. But past and present tangle in a murderer's vicious attacks, and to find the answers she needs, Nell must call on the psychic skills that drove her away years before. She must risk her own life and sanity, and regain the trust of the man she left behind so long ago. For the killer she seeks is seeking her, watching her every move, preying upon her every vulnerability--and already so close she'll never see death coming . . .