The Heart Whispers

About the Book

The war had ended and Navy Yeoman Rudy Kernan, after spending twenty-seven months in the South Pacific, had returned to Buckton, Ohio, where he and his boyhood buddies resumed their carefree ways. But they were older now -- almost old enough to vote -- and something had been added to the mix: beer and girls. Small town life had never been so exciting. And no one was in a hurry to continue growing up. The only glum note was produced by the killer who was stalking Buckton’s pretty girls.

About the Author

John McPeek spent 42 years as a newspaper journalist, a career that started in Columbus, Ohio, moved on to Chicago, then Tokyo, and finally to San Diego. This is his fourth novel. Two of the novels – Hostle’s Hush and The Tween Years -- were sequels to The Heart Whispers, with many of the same characters. He lives near San Diego, where he often sails coastal waters.