Can’t Wait Wednesday #139: Whistle by Linwood Barclay

Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the Jill at Breaking the Spine. So let me introduce you my Can’t Wait Wednesday #139 pick.  Click on the book’s cover to add it to your Goodreads shelf (opens in a new window).

From The Publisher:

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.

Bored and lonely in their isolated new surroundings, Charlie is thrilled when he finds a forgotten train set in a locked shed on their property. Annie is glad to see Charlie happy, but there’s something unsettling about his new toy. Strange sounds wake Annie in the night—she could swear she hears a train, but there isn’t an active track for miles—and bizarre things begin happening in the neighborhood. Worse, Annie can’t seem to stop drawing a disturbing new character that has no place in a children’s book.

Grief can do strange things to the mind, but Annie is beginning to think she’s walked out of one nightmare straight into another, only this one is far more terrifying…

Why I Can’t Wait To Read Whistle:

Linwood Barclay is one of my favourite authors in this genre, and the synopsis has piqued my curiosity—I’m eager to see how the story unfolds.

Other Recent Picks for Can’t Wait Wednesday:

Can’t Wait Wednesday #138: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Can’t Wait Wednesday #137: Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore

Can’t Wait Wednesday #136: Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey

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I hope you have a wonderful day!