Whispers from the Dead

Authors: Nixon, Joan Lowery
Lexile: 680,
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
BISAC/Subject: YAF042000, YAF026000, YAF062000
ISBN: 9780307823465, Related ISBNs: 0307823466, 0385298099, 0440208092, 9780307823465, 9780385298094
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 192,
Audience: Young adult
Synopsis: For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Whispers from the Dead from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.
 
        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?
 
“A master at creating compelling suspense novels, Nixon has written yet another carefully plotted, subtly terrifying thriller.” –Publishers Weekly
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