The Women in White is an audiobook by Sarah Pekkanen, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld. The unabridged Audible edition runs 7 hrs 57 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
The next thriller from #1 bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen combines a decades-old mystery with spine-tingling paranormal elements in this twisty novel of the seen and unseen.
Extrasensory perception.
The Gift.
A Sixth Sense.
Or something else….
In 1964, four remarkable young women at a prestigious university became the subjects of parapsychology experiments by a visionary scientist. On the cusp of a historic breakthrough, the women mysteriously vanished and the program was erased from history.
Decades later, Riley Bell, newly divorced and desperate for a fresh start, accepts a caretaker job for an elderly widow named Betty. Riley steps into a home that is frozen in another era – no microwave, television, or cell phones, and Betty has never heard of the internet.
Why has Betty lived in such profound isolation for so many years, and why does she need Riley now? As the story unfolds across two timelines – Betty’s 1960s era of 5 o’clock martinis and high-stakes experiments, and Riley’s quest to uncover the truth about the missing women – old secrets rise to the surface. And the only way to survive is to confront the mystery that has lingered for sixty years.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 7 hrs 57 mins
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Release year: 2026
- Audible category: Literature & Fiction / Women’s Fiction / Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Listener Ratings
The Women in White holds an average listener rating of 4.5/5 from 223 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.7/5
- Story: 4.4/5
- 5-star ratings: 61% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
4/5 stars — “Excellent story!!”
Fantastic story! This is a well-written book, with a great plot! Another great book by this author!— T Johnson, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Beautifully written in multiple timelines”
A book that honors women in history who were experimented on and then erase. Through a fictional story of four women living in the 1960s. Interwoven with the main character as she tries to solve a present day missing girl mystery while searching through the past.
I love the way the characters were written in the story. The plot lagged for me a little bit with the action at the end. Once the women’s Past mysteries were unraveled, resolving the present day crime felt a little anti-climactic. Other than that, a great read overall and would recommend.— DesertMom, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “The history associated with the story”
This is well written, and I like the history when it came to like the government programs and study behind the story y’all came together very well— matrixdragon, Audible listener
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