Dr Frank Tallis

The Voices Dr Frank Tallis

From Edgar nominee F. R. Tallis comes a new novel of psychological suspense that reinvents the classic haunted-house tale. In the scorching summer of 1976the hottest since records beganChristopher Norton, his wife Laura, and their young daughter Faye settle into their new home in north London. The faded glory of the Victorian house is the perfect place for Norton, a composer of film soundtracks, to build a recording studio of his own. But soon in the long, oppressively hot nights, Laura begins to hear something through the crackle of the baby monitor. First, a knocking sound. Then come the voices. For Norton, the voices mark an exciting opportunity. Putting his work to one side, he begins the project of a lifetimea grand symphony incorporating the voicesand becomes increasingly obsessed with one voice in particular someone who is determined to make themselves heard.