Mr. Whisper: A Thriller

Mr. Whisper: A Thriller is a mystery thriller novel and the first instalment in the The Specialists series by Andrew Mayne.

Mr. Whisper follows four investigators as they band together to try and discover the truth behind why a missing teenager was found in a Floridian swamp thirty years after his disappearance. Sloan, Jessica, Theo and Brad must combine their knowledge and experience to try and find out what happened, and understand who Mr. Whisper is and what his motives are. They uncover connections and secrets that lead them to a staggering discovery.

Sadly, I struggled with this book. I picked this book because the premise seemed that it had great potential. I've been trying to delve deeper into the thriller and/or mystery genre, so figured I would Mr. Whisper a try. The opening chapter was great, and I had high expectations but as the chapters went by I found myself getting confused and in turn I couldn't really enjoy this book.

I didn't realise that these characters had their own separate stories that led up to this series, so I really went into this blind and I'm not surprised I struggled to follow along. It felt like there was far too much going on, including the introduction of characters and the actual investigations itself.

There was a lack of character development and whatever information we got felt rushed or sprung upon us abruptly. I am also unsure whether AI has been used in this book, but it definitely felt off somehow. I would have not picked this book up had I known AI was used in it.

The plot, despite its flaws, had high intensity and suspense and as a reader you wanted to keep following the story just to see what happens, but there is another book in this series, therefore you don't get a resolution.

I will not be going forward with this series.

I received a copy of this book via Amazon's First Reads Programme.