A Cold Whisper - by Casey Dunn (Hardcover)

About the Book

"A raging blizzard isn't enough to keep fourteen-year-old Rose and seven-year-old Lily in their abusive home for another night. But their escape plan goes wrong when Rose disappears and Lily wakes up in the snow-covered woods, terrified and alone. She never sees her sister again. Twenty-five years later, Lily is a social worker with a skill for finding missing children - and a deep fear of the cold. When a foster child she works with is found frozen to death in the snow, Lily is forced to confront her past trauma. What happened to Rose, and why did she abandon her sister in the snow? As terrible secrets are finally dug up, the truth takes a bone-chillingly dark turn"--

Book Synopsis

Catch your breath. It might be your last . . . A bone-chilling, terrifying story about two sisters and secrets hiding beneath the snow.

A raging blizzard isn't enough to keep fourteen-year-old Rose and seven-year-old Lily in their abusive home for another night. But their escape plan goes wrong when Rose disappears and Lily wakes up in the snow-covered woods, terrified and alone. She never sees her sister again.

Twenty-five years later, Lily is a social worker with a skill for finding missing children - and a deep fear of the cold. When a foster child she works with is found frozen to death in the snow, Lily is forced to confront her past trauma. What happened to Rose, and why did she abandon her sister in the snow? As terrible secrets are finally dug up, the truth takes a bone-chillingly dark turn.

Told in alternating viewpoints of Lily and Rose, this chillingly atmospheric, dark novel of suspense with jaw-dropping twists is perfect for fans of Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong, The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld and The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf.

Review Quotes

Will leave readers with bone-deep shivers-- "Booklist"

A harrowing, beautifully written journey of dark obsession and redemption that will have you double checking that you locked all your doors-- "Julie McElwain, author of the Kendra Donovan mystery series, on Silence on Cold River"

A melodic and gritty debut thriller that gives readers an unnerving glimpse into the mind of a demented killer-- "Christina Kaye, award-winning author of Like Father, Like Daughter, on Silence on Cold River"

Dunn makes good use of the perspectives of multiple characters throughout her clever thriller debut. Fans of Lisa Unger will be pleased-- "Publishers Weekly on Silence on Cold River"

Dunn ratchets up the tension with each successive chapter en route to a satisfying conclusion-- "BookPage on Silence on Cold River"

For fans of dark obsession in the tradition of Silence of the Lambs-- "Booklist on Silence on Cold River"