ing 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...

Malone is the master of twists, turns and the unexpected ... a master of his craft Herald Scotland

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

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

Praise for Michael J Malone

Vivid, visceral and compulsive Ian Rankin

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