Whisper Island

by Carissa Ann Lynch

Published February 5, 2021
by HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter

Rating: 5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Genre: General Fiction/Mystery & Thrillers

Synopsis

Six of us are going to the island. Only one of us will make it back.

That one of us will be me.

For friends Riley, Sam, Mia and Scarlett, their trip to Whisper Island was meant to be a once in a lifetime adventure – just four young women, with everything to live for…

But as soon as they arrive things start to go wrong.  First there is the unexpected arrival of Sammy’s drug addict brother and his girlfriend Opal – why are they here? 

And then the deaths begin. 

As the dream trip quickly turns into a nightmare, suspicion is high.  Are they really alone on the island?  Or is there a killer hiding in the shadows? 

And as each of the girls reveals a dark secret of their own, perhaps the truth is the killer is closer than they think…just a whisper away…

My Thoughts

Four good friends and one ex-boyfriend/brother and his new girlfriend go to a remote island in the far not-so-warm reaches of Alaska. There is no internet, no cell service, and no way off the island. What could go wrong?

The prose was so descriptive, I could almost see the abandoned out buildings as each character takes a discovery excursion. I wanted to shout “LOOK OUT!” because you just know someone is going to be lurking and/or something bad is going to happen. You’ve all read Agatha Christie, right? I know some will say that’s an unfair comparison, but one of my favorite books was And Then There Were None and I’m a sucker for any kind of locked room mystery.

I thought the story moved quickly, with lots happening at every turn. The only things I couldn’t reconcile were how the island had electricity and water, but no cell service, and why the group didn’t arrange for someone from the mainland to check in on them once in a while. However, that didn’t detract from the pleasure I got reading right through to the very (satisfying) ending!

Thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins UK and One More Chapter for an advance reader’s copy for review. I’m becoming a fast fan of this publisher/imprint!