A young woman starts experiencing terrifying premonitions of people dying, as it becomes clear that a family curse known only as The Murmurs has begun, and a long-forgotten crime is about to be unearthed...

'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' Herald Scotland

`A tense, creepy page-turner? Ian Rankin

`A master storyteller at the very top of his game, Michael J. Malone weaves the most exquisite tale ... mesmeric and suspenseful? Marion Todd

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In the beginning there was fear. White-hot, nerve-shredding fear. Terrifying premonitions of deaths. And then they started... The Murmurs...

On 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.

How 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'...

With its reappearance comes an old, forgotten fear that is about to grip Annie Jackson.

And this time, it will never let go...

A compulsive gothic thriller and a spellbinding supernatural mystery about secrets and small communities, about faith, courage and self-preservation, The Murmurs is a startling and compulsive read from one of Scotland's finest authors...

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`Poetic and beautifully crafted, this is a chilling and compelling read? Caro Ramsay

`A fine, atmospheric chiller couched in Malone's customary elegant prose? Douglas Skelton

Praise for Michael J Malone

`A gothic ghost story and psychological thriller all rolled into one. Brilliantly creepy ... a spine-tingling treat? Daily Record

`Prepare to have your marrow well and truly chilled by this deeply creepy Scottish horror ... A complex and multi-layered story? Sunday Mirror

`A beautifully written tale, original, engrossing and scary... a dark joy? The Times

`A deeply satisfying read? Sunday Times

`A fine, page-turning thriller? Daily Mail

`Unsettling, multi-layered and expertly paced? CultureFly