Whistle : a novel / Linwood Barclay.
"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..."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063457126
- ISBN: 0063457121
- ISBN: 9780063436039
- ISBN: 0063436035
- Physical Description: 452 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Subject: | Mothers and sons > Fiction. Sheds > Fiction. Railroads > Models > Fiction. Railroad trains > Fiction. Toys > Fiction. Small cities > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Paranormal fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) |
Available copies
- 27 of 75 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 4 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 16 current holds with 75 total copies.
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| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554012300801 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | Fic (Text) | 31554012300819 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/30/2025 |
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| Stoneville Library | Fic (Text) | 31554012300835 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 09/02/2025 |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F BARCLAY (Text) | 39493110144591 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | F Barclay (Text) | 34269001459172 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/30/2025 |
| Andrews Public Library | F BAR (Text) | 80605003757647 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Badin Branch Library | FIC Barclay (Text) | 31012000114486 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Benhaven Public Library | F Bar (Text) | 33630005458216 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/27/2025 |
| Black Mountain Library | F BAR (Text) | 0020660470582 | Adult New Fiction | In transit | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Bar (Text) | 37807000058797 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/12/2025 |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | F BAR (Text) | 33557004725776 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/04/2025 |
| Cliffdale Library | F BARCLAY (Text) | 31781069861647 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Dobson Community Library | F BARCLAY (Text) | 30666100354267 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/20/2025 |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | AFIC BAR 0525 (Text) | 30372102071997 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | F Bar (Text) | 33436001831202 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | F BARCLAY (Text) | 31781069861639 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 09/02/2025 |
| Emily Hill Library | AFIC BAR 0525 (Text) | 30372102071989 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | FIC BAR (Text) | 31420621499584 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 09/03/2025 |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | F Bar (Text) | 30308101371004 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/21/2025 |
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| Greene County Public Library | BARCLAY (Text) | 39149008470064 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | BARCLAY (Text) | 39149008470072 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/26/2025 |
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| Locust Branch Library | FIC Barclay (Text) | 31011003416112 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/28/2025 |
| Macon County Public Library | F BARCLAY (Text) | 39493110579259 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/26/2025 |
| Madison Main Library | FIC BAR (Text) | 30229101390408 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/22/2025 |
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| Montgomery County Public Library | FIC BARCLAY (Text) | 38198050026218 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/18/2025 |
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| Northern Wayne Library | F BAR (Text) | 900000001094458 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"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..."--
