Great story! This book moves the reader along with an excellent pace, a twisted plot, and detectives who weave the way to an unexpected resolution. This story has a lot of the basic stuff we like in a thriller – murder, a serial killer on the loose, cryptic notes, old mental hospitals, the strange beliefs of folks from deep Louisiana, detectives, docs and nurses… the list of characters are a who’s who in any thriller, but Browne does justice to the story with great story telling and motivated characters. Detective Blackburn blazes his way through another perilous maze, gets knocked down but keeps on going. Doc Tolan makes a great character of interest with a well-developed history we can empathize with, but the best part of this story is the supernatural slant. Not your typical monster or psycho b**ch, but a refreshing look at life after death and a possible scenario of the balance between life and death, the rhythm of the river of life. Don’t judge people, but try to hear what they are telling you – it just may save your life. Great story Robert Gregory Browne. ( )

This book had a lot of potential, but fell flat for me. I did not like the "paranormal" aspect, it made the story totally unbelievable. I knew who the killer was the first time they were introduced. The author also used very cliched phrasing. ( )

"Whisper in the Dark" is an exciting story, a thriller with a strong supernatural element. Det Frank Blackburn, a troubled but engaging character, is on the trail of the serial killer known as Vincent, named because he cuts off the ear of his victims, a la Vincent van Gogh. Atmospheric book, only possible downside is the extent of the bad language. ( )

Brown’s book features the troubled but strangely likable Detective Frank Blackburn of the Special Victims Unit, who gets seconded to a task force when it becomes apparent that a serial killer dubbed Vincent van Gogh has emerged from hibernation and is active again.

The story has it all, an old asylum, voodoo magic, inter-personal politics and a psychiatrist who, called in to consult on the case, starts to doubt his own sanity and becomes a suspect.

Really exciting, with massive twists and a whole school of red herrings, the small supernatural element might be considered a weak point by some ( )