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Title: The Whispering City

Author: Sara Moliner

Narrator: Roxanne Hernandez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-15-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Barcelona, 1952. General Franco's fascist government is at the height of its oppressive powers, casting a black shadow across the city. When wealthy socialite Mariona Sobrerroca is found dead in her mansion in the exclusive Tibidabo district, the police scramble to seize control of the investigation. Ana Marti Noguer, an eager young journalist, is surprised to be assigned this important story, shadowing Inspector Isidro Castro. But Ana soon realizes that a bundle of strange letters unearthed at the scene point to a sequence of events dramatically different from the official version.

She enlists the help of her cousin, Beatriz, a scholar, and what begins as an intriguing puzzle opens up a series of revelations that implicate the regime's most influential figures. As the conspiracy unfolds, Ana's courage and Beatriz's wits will be their only weapons against the city's corrupt and murderous elite.

Members Reviews:

Boiler plate murder/thriller

The Whispering City is a boilerplate murder/thriller set in Barcelona in the repressive 1950s. While I had hopes for a window into that era of Spain, there was very little enlightenment of the era; instead the reader is presented with a relatively standard formula of a murder, police incompetence, conspiracy & cover-up, and the naive newspaper reporter who gets in over her head.

The beginning of the book is very difficult to get through; I almost set the book aside several times. Characters are introduced in ways that are hard to connect or make sense of; at times I felt as if I has missed a connection earlier in the book. Once this is done, however, the middle of the book flows nicely albeit in a formulaic fashion. The ending is choppy, short, and unsatisfying.

The Whispering City is a decent distraction. However, do not expect enlightenment regarding that era of Spain's history and do not expect this to rise to the elite level of police procedurals or murder/thrillers.

So so story

Has some good writing, but gets lost in back story. Very hard read, could haven been better.

Great reading.

It was very interesting to read of one of the darker times in Barcelona's history; it is a fascinating and lively city these days. The book was fast-paced and the characters well developed and the suspense was maintained. I didn't want to finish it but I did want to find out quickly how it would end! Great reading.

Atmospheric

I was enjoying this book and its two main female characters so much that I deliberately slowed down my reading rate to make it last longer, but I still need to re-read it and pay more attention to the roles of some of the other characters to completely understand the ending.

... is a chatty and slow read - to much unnecessary conversation.

It is a chatty and slow read - to much unnecessary conversation.