Whispers from the Dead [Hardcover]

Joan Lowery Nixon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1989

Only Sarah senses the horror.



The minute she steps through the doorway of her family's new home, Sarah feels a smothering cold mist, and hears the echo of a scream and a heartbreaking whisper in Spanish, "Help me!"



Sarah feels compelled to find out who is trying to reach her. But can she uncover the mysteries of the past before terror strikes again?

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

After Sarah Darnell's near-drowning, she feels haunted by a shadowy ghost-like presence. So when her father announces he is being transferred to Houston, the family welcomes the opportunity to put Sarah's tragic experience behind them. But the moment Sarah enters their new house, she is paralyzed by a cold mist that is only apparent to her. And she is convinced something horrible has happened in that house. Her fears are confirmed when she learns that the previous owner's son had been charged with murdering a delivery girl, and the maid had mysteriously disappeared. But nothing prepares Sarah for the cruel trick perpetrated by a new friend--a trick that backfires and endangers Sarah's life. A master at creating compelling suspense novels, Nixon ( The Dark and Deadly Pool ) has written yet another carefully plotted, subtly terrifying thriller. Ages 12-up.
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From the Publisher

Only Sarah senses the horror.

The minute she steps through the doorway of her family's new home, Sarah feels a smothering cold mist, and hears the echo of a scream and a heartbreaking whisper in Spanish, "Help me!"

Sarah feels compelled to find out who is trying to reach her. But can she uncover the mysteries of the past before terror strikes again? --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 1St Edition edition (September 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385298099
• ISBN-13: 978-0385298094
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,422,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT'S GOOD!!!!! TRUST ME!!!!!!!, June 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Whispers from the Dead (Paperback)

Mystery, excitement, and intrigue, this book has it all. It's about a teenage girl named Sara who has a life or death experience. Soon after she starts hearing noises, whispers, and odd sounds when she is alone in the house. Sara quickly separates herself from her friends after telling them her insane secret. After going to several shrinks, her parents move her to a different town so her dad can get a job. Sara and her family are often looked at strangely. They soon find out the truth behind the under priced, beautiful house. Someone was murdered in it! Her parent's forget about the strange murder but Sara finds it to odd not to investigate. Sara's just a teenager from a different town trying to unravel the secret of a mysteries murder. She turned the town upside down only to find that the true murderer is right under her noise and he's as angry as ever. Will she excape? To find out, you'll have to read " Whispers from the Dead " now showing at a library near you. I recommend it. Bye-bye.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Whispers From the Dead, February 14, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Whispers from the Dead (Paperback)

After moving to Houston when her dad got a promotion Sarah Darnell finds herself trying to solve a mystery that's four years old. This book was very real to me. It was like the characters jumped out at me. Sarah is the new girl in the neighborhood, so she is trying to make friends, but when she finds some very strange things out about the house that they just moved into she is very disturbed. After meeting the guy of her dreams she is positive that nothing could go wrong. Man was she wrong...
This book was so full of awesome details that I couldn't put it down. There really weren't any bad parts in the book! I was a very good book to read. I would highly recommend this book to ages anywhere from fifth and sixth graders to sophomores in high school.
In a whole this book is the best book I've read so far! This is just one of the great book by author Joan Lowery Nixon.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best book, July 7, 2002

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"princessstardust" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whispers from the Dead (Paperback)

I am a big fan of Joan Lowery Nixon's novels and this is by far the best one by her I have ever read. It was has the classic Nixon writing style suspense, mystery, murder. I recommend that you read this book you won't regret it.