The first four pages of this book can be found on enemies scattered across Angmar, Eregion, and Moria. The last four pages of this book can be found on enemies scattered across Forochel, Moria, and the Misty Mountains.

'Whispers in the Dark,' one of the strangest books ever written, was actually penned by a Rune-keeper of the race of Man, not an Elf or dwarf. He hailed from Rhudaur not long before its fall in the war between Arnor and the forces of the Witch-king. Its pages discuss the powers of the class no Man has ever been able to follow, much less master. The writing is mad, scribbled in wild, uneven runes in a disorganized manner upon stained pages, many of which are loose leaves simply stuffed into the book. The writer was driven to madness by seeking the secrets of Rune-craft, but rumour has it that great and terrible discoveries were recorded in this text. The book's spine is cracked and weak, and only the first half of its pages cling, yellowed and fragile, to this withered binding. Elrond would yearn to know what the lost pages contain.