Night Whispers (1998) (edit title/settings)

People edit see section history

• Sloan Reynolds: policewoman.
• Noah Maitland: corporate executive; Carter Reynolds' business associate and neighbor in Palm Beach.
• Paul Richardson: FBI special agent.
• Carter Reynolds: Sloan's selfish, socialite father; financier-philanthropist; he abandoned Sloan and her mother.
• Courtney Maitland: Noah's fifteen-year old half-sister.
• Paris Reynolds: Sloan's sister who was raised by her wealthy father, Carter Reynolds.
• Kimberly Reynolds: Paris and Sloan's mother.
• Edith Reynolds: Sloan's great-grandmother; she holds the family purse strings.
• Douglas Maitland: Courtney and Noah's father.
• Sara Gibbon: Sloan's best friend.
• Jess Jessup: a good friend of Sloan's.
• Butch Ingersoll: Captain of the police force in Bell Harbor.
• Gary Dishler: Carter's assistant.

Quotes edit see section history

• “Yes, but I'd like to hear your definition, because until ten seconds ago I thought idealism was a rare virtue." "Maybe so, but it's not an asset to me in a situation like this. Idealists have a peculiar habit of deciding for themselves what's right and wrong; they listen to their own voices; then they act on their own judgment. Unless idealism has been tempered, it bows to no authority but its own. Idealists are loose cannons in any situation, but in a sensitive operation like this one, a naive idealist like Sloan Reynolds could become a nuclear warhead.”

  Paul

• “A beautiful woman with a soft heart, a sense of humor, and a fine mind. No wonder you aren't married - I'll bet you frighten young men your own age to death.”

  Douglas

• “What makes you so sure of yourself? What makes you think I'll do anything of the kind?" "You won't be able to help it, because you have a compulsion to help people who need you.”

  Sloan and Paul

• “Let's revert to silence. My ego can't handle any more of this.”

  Noah

• “By any chance, have you been feeling sort of lost and lonely and unable to concentrate today?" "Yes, as a matter of fact I have. I think it must some sort of flu.”

• “Noah is cooking!" "You mean 'cooking' - as in 'angry?" "No, I mean 'cooking'' - as in 'kitchen.'”

  Courtney and Douglas

• “When I walk past you, Richardson, if you so much as twitch, I will consider it an aggressive move, and I will delight in throwing your ass over the balcony. Do we3 understand each other?”

  Noah

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Bell Harbor: the town where Sloan lives.
• Palm Beach: the town where Carter lives.

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Perfect, and followed by Every Breath You Take.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Judith McNaught (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3563.C3884 N54 1998b
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › McNaught, Judith
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Women Sleuths
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense
• Books › Romance › Contemporary
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• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Police Procedurals