Whispers Through The Wall: A Memory Obsession Psychological Thriller

by Elyna Voss

A brilliant therapist. A man with no memory. A facility where secrets are the most dangerous diagnosis.

When Dr. Anna Bishop arrives at the remote Edridge Institute, she hopes to leave her past behind. But her first patient, Lucas Quinn, is anything but typical. Found bloodied and catatonic at a brutal murder scene, Lucas is intelligent, dangerously charming... and has no memory of what happened that night.

Assigned to a radical empathy-based therapy program, Anna is drawn to Lucas in ways that defy clinical boundaries. He sees through her defenses. He understands her darkness. And that terrifies her.

As a violent storm traps them inside the cliffside asylum, patients vanish, evidence is erased, and Anna begins to suspect the real monster might not be in her therapy chair.

Caught between obsession and betrayal, Anna must is Lucas a broken soul worth saving—or the very reason she should run?

But one truth is undeniable.

The closer she gets to him, the more she remembers what it’s like to break.

119 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2026

About the author

Elyna Voss writes psychological thrillers filled with buried secrets, fractured memories, morally complicated characters, and the kind of twists that make readers question everyone.

Her stories often explore family trauma, obsession, deception, identity, and the dangerous things people do to protect the truth—or hide it.

She is the author of What the Family Buried and Whispers Through the Wall , psychological thrillers for readers who enjoy dark family secrets, unreliable characters, emotional tension, and “just one more chapter” suspense.

When she isn’t writing, Elyna enjoys connecting with thriller readers, discovering new books, and finding out which fictional character readers trust least.

Visit Elyna Voss online:
www.elynavossauthor.com

Reviews

[Debra Tunnicliffe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gripping psychological story following Dr Anna Bishop who when she arrives at Edridge Institute and meets her patient Lucas Quinn Anna realises that Lucas sees through her defenses. As Anna talks to Lucas she begins to suspect that the empathy based therapy is being used to erase memory and she starts to remember her past.

This had me hooked from the first page and full of suspense that makes you want to find out if Anna and Lucas can escape and find peace.

Highly recommend.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[karin whitehead]

I read this prequel as an ARC and this is my review. The whole time I read this I kept thinking I kept thinking I had read this, turns out I read the full novel and this was the prequel! Anna Bishop is the new therapist at the Edridge Institute. Her first case, Lucas. Can she help him? The attraction is real, too real and too dangerous. A well=written story. Even as I had read the book this was interesting. But you should read this before the book! Well done. Enjoyed it.

[Krystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was book 1 of The Family Curse Connection series. It wasn’t bad but I’ll be honest about there being some parts that were confusing/didn’t make sense to me. At times, I was unsure which character was talking/thinking and that let to more confusion.

[Romana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good storyline it moved very fast. I felt like I was missing a bit of information but not enough to make me feel like i couldn’t follow the story. First time reading reding a book from this author.