Whispers of the Dead

2009 novel by Simon Beckett
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Whispers of the Dead

Summary

Whispers of the Dead is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whispers of the Dead authored Simon Beckett[3].
  • Whispers of the Dead's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Whispers of the Dead's genre is crime fiction[5].
  • Whispers of the Dead's genre is mystery fiction[6].
  • Whispers of the Dead followed Written in Bone[7].
  • Whispers of the Dead was followed by The Calling of the Grave[8].
  • Whispers of the Dead's part of the series is recorded as Q136463166[9].
  • Whispers of the Dead's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Whispers of the Dead's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • Whispers of the Dead was published on 2009[12].
  • Whispers of the Dead's narrative location is recorded as Knoxville[13].
  • Whispers of the Dead's form of creative work is recorded as novel[14].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e9c8a4a9-fcd7-4088-b459-01e07b5d8d2b[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Whispers of the Dead authored Simon Beckett[3].

Publication

Whispers of the Dead was published on 2009[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include crime fiction[5] and mystery fiction[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Q136463166[9].

Subject and Themes

Whispers of the Dead's part of the series is recorded as Q136463166[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Whispers of the Dead followed Written in Bone[7]. It was followed by The Calling of the Grave[8].

Why It Matters

Whispers of the Dead ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows Written in Bone
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    Wikidata description 2009 novel by Simon Beckett
    Language of work or name English
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