The House of Whispers

Gothic, immersive and very, very scary . . . Set in 1939 Rome against the rise of fascism, injecting a powerful sense of dread

What a rare treat . . . Offers a real insight into a little-explored era - in this case Mussolini's fascist destruction of Italy. Utterly authentic

The thrilling tale of a woman caught between the pressures of pre-war Italy and the more mysterious manifestations of something amiss in her own household

Tense historical fiction like no other . . . Dark and mysterious with whispers of a buried past hidden in the walls. I cannot recommend The House of Whispers highly enough

A wonderful tale, if also deeply unsettling and creepy. I ripped through The House of Whispers in double quick time

Beautiful, chilling, and darkly enchanting. Anna Mazzola is a truly gifted storyteller, and in The House of Whispers has created a novel so rich in detail, so clever and twisting

Chilling and compelling, with echoes of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, this is a thrilling mystery with many eerie twists and turns to keep you hooked all through the night

Robert Harris meets M.R. James in an evocative gothic tale set in a Rome on the edge of catastrophe . . . Mazzola's dazzling imagination is at its very peak

Anna Mazzola skilfully blends personal trauma and political violence in her novel of innocence destroyed and betrayal - and adds a dash of Gothic for good measure

Packed with political and emotional intrigue . . . historically rich and deeply unsettling

Powerful, spine-tingling and beautifully penned, this is gothic historical fiction at its very best and cements Mazzola as one of its most talented exponents

Fascinating, tense and very, very creepy

Darkly atmospheric and dripping with menace. Anna Mazzola is a twisted genius

A delicately told ghost story set in the bright heat of 1930s Italy. Claustrophobic and compelling

Eerie and unsettling, but perhaps Anna Mazzola's superbly realised depiction of a nation gripped by the horrors of fascism is the most terrifying thing of all

A gripping, thrilling story which had me hooked from the start, as the terrifying reality of fascism in pre-war Italy is increasingly entwined in an anguished marriage

The sense of place is impeccable, the sense of danger truly chilling

Supernatural events in a house mirror the creeping fascism in 1930s Rome . . . An absolute page turner

A creepy, chilling story - another Anna Mazzola triumph!

Absolutely brilliant. Gripping, beautifully written and properly chilling