Whistle

New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay enters new territory with a supernatural chiller in which a woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed.Evil has a one track mind....Annie Blunt has had an unimaginably terrible year. First, her husband was killed in a tragic hit-and-run accident, then one of the children’s books she’s built her writing and illustrating career on ignited a major scandal. Desperate for a fresh start, she moves with her son Charlie to a charming small town in upstate New York where they can begin to heal.But Annie’s year is about to get worse.

"It’s not often that a thriller introduces a completely fresh premise. Haunted toy trains check that box. Barclay’s latest is engrossing and spooky with rumblings of dark humor, taking readers on an up-all night runaway ride.... You’ll never hear that 'choo-choo' sound the same way." — People on Whistle

"As the horror mounts, Barclay grounds the action through the eyes of his well-developed protagonist, offering scares and pathos in equal doses. It’s a top-shelf chiller." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Very Stephen King-ish." — Library Journal on Whistle

"Whistle has the admirable Linwood Barclay moving into the eerie eldritch territory that Stephen King has vacated.” — Financial Times (UK)

“This is the first horror novel author Linwood Barclay has written and it’s a good one. Filled with twists and turns and pure evil, this one will keep you on the edge of your seat.”  — Red Carpet Crash on Whistle

"Linwood Barclay's I Will Ruin You is a page-turner that also has important things to say. You'll get your money's worth out of this one." — Stephen King

“I Will Ruin You is Mr. Barclay’s 25th mystery-suspense novel, and he deftly manipulates its overlapping elements and whiplash twists in ways that should impress and astonish even his veteran readers." — Wall Street Journal

“Linwood Barclay is a flat-out master of the modern thriller, and I Will Ruin You is impossible to put down. You need this book in your life.” — David Koepp, Jurassic Park screenwriter and author of Aurora

“A Connecticut high school teacher stops a mass murder only to be targeted by a blackmailer in this hair-raising standalone from bestseller Barclay (The Lie Maker)… Barclay makes his protagonist’s plight devastatingly immediate, and keeps readers on tenterhooks throughout. This is difficult to put down.” — Publishers Weekly

"Barclay’s new book is a well-written and suspenseful thriller. Yet, it’s more than that: it is, mostly due to a single, mind-blowing revelation, probably the best book he’s ever written.... In addition to the story, which is pure gold, the author also gives us some of his most irresistible characters, including not just his protagonist, but also the supporting players, some of whom are keeping some interesting secrets. A standout novel from a writer who, like Harlan Coben, always delivers the goods.” — Booklist on I Will Ruin You

"[Barclay] takes readers on an emotional roller coaster of deft plot twists and what-the-hell?! moments. I Will Ruin You will indeed ruin you—or at least your sleep schedule until you've reached the end. Barclay proves once again that he's at the top of his game." — Mystery Scene on I Will Ruin You