Night Whispers: Summary and book reviews of Night Whispers by Judith McNaught, plus links to an excerpt from Night Whispers and a biography of Judith McNaught.
Night Whispers
by Judith McNaught
Hardcover: Dec 1998,
383 pages.
Paperback: Jul 1999,
451 pages.
Eight New York Times bestsellers and more than twenty million books in print
have affirmed Judith McNaught's stature as the reigning monarch of superb storytelling.
Now, she creates breathtaking suspense and harrowing plot twists in her thrilling new
page-turner graced with the unforgettable characters and vivid, atmospheric details that
flow from the rich imagination of such a gifted writer. Welcome to Judith McNaught at high
voltage -- in her most masterful, enthralling novel yet.
The heady social whirl of San Francisco and Palm Beach are utterly foreign to Sloan
Reynolds. A dedicated and popular policewoman in a small Florida community, petite, blond
Sloan values her investigative work more than a Dior dress. As a child, Sloan was aware
that the small-town life she shared with her divorced mother was a long way from the
rarefied world of privilege inhabited by her socialite father and her elegant sister,
Paris. Yet, instead of resenting her sister, Sloan dreamed secretly of being reunited with
the family she'd never known. Total strangers to her, they have never tried to contact
Sloan -- until her father's heart attack is followed by a sudden invitation to meet him
and Paris, and indulge in the Palm Beach social season.
Now, unmoved by his long overdue parental gesture, Sloan ignores the request, until FBI
agent Paul Richardson informs her that her father and his associates are being
investigated for fraud, conspiracy, and murder. Richardson persuades her to accept her
father's invitation, and to bring him along as her "significant other."
Sloan's on top of the game, until she meets Noah Maitland, a powerfully attractive
multinational corporate player, and one of the FBI's prime suspects. Instantly she senses
that he is the kind of man she is most afraid of wanting, let alone loving. The
intoxicating mix of wealth, glamour, and lush living turns sinister when an FBI informant
is murdered and another killing takes a shocking personal toll on Sloan. The evidence
points to her father, whom she wants so desperately to trust, and to Noah, whom she loves
so completely against her will.
As Sloan's respect for justice and her growing trust in Paul Richardson battle with the
deepest instincts of her heart, she must maneuver through a web of deceit and passion,
hope and fear, to decipher the meaning of the images that haunt her nightmares, and the
truth behind those terrifying whispers in the dark....
Chicago Tribune
Judith McNaught comes close to an Edith Wharton edge.
People Magazine
A fast-paced romantic thriller.
Dallas Morning News
McNaught undoubtedly knows a thing or two about love.
USA Today
When it comes to romance, Judith McNaught is in a class by herself.
Dallas Morning News
McNaught undoubtedly knows a thing or two about love.
Recent Reader Reviews
Rated of 5
by Yus Asreen Ayub
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