In the small town of Arlo, Virginia, everyone is lying. To their family. To their friends. But, more importantly, to themselves. Willadeene convinces her friends and church that her family is coping after the death of her husband, but her son overworks himself and her daughter rarely returns to her hometown. Her granddaughter, Delilah, attempts to outrun her haunting nightmares behind the wheel of her daddy’s Cadillac following the death of her beloved papa. Delilah’s best friend, Presley, is unexpectedly "expecting" by the boy from the wrong side of Crooked Creek and must conceal the father’s identity or risk her family’s unblemished reputation. Ezra wears the guilt of his bad decisions like he does his brother’s old sweatshirts as he attempts to escape his family’s troubled history. During a turbulent September, the Webster, the Evers, and the Montgomery families wrestle with loss, self-identity, and forgiveness within The Town is Whispering. The narratives of these respective families weave an intricate tapestry of hurt and healing that spans the entirety of Arlo, and one-by-one unravels the secrets that each member tries to hide.