מאת Alex North
A RICHARD & JUDY PICK
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
'The best crime novel of the decade' Steve Cavanagh
'Both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking' Mark Billingham
'Superbly creepy . . . it might just break your heart a little, too' Heat
'A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart' Stuart MacBride
'Beautifully crafted, heart-rending and spine-tinglingly chilling' Sarah Pinborough
'Shades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right' C. J. Tudor
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If you leave a door half-open, soon you'll hear the whispers spoken...
Fifteen years ago, a serial killer known only as 'The Whisper Man' wreaked havoc on the sleepy village of Featherbank.
But with the killer behind bars, the village is now a safe haven for Tom and his young son Jake to make a fresh start.
Until another boy goes missing. It feels like history is repeating itself.
Could the killer still be out there - and can Tom protect his son from becoming the next victim?
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'A true skin-crawler' Guardian
'This flawlessly plotted thriller absolutely deserves to be shouted about' Sunday Mirror
A RICHARD & JUDY PICK
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
'The best crime novel of the decade' Steve Cavanagh
'Both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking' Mark Billingham
'Superbly creepy . . . it might just break your heart a little, too' Heat
'A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart' Stuart MacBride
'Beautifully crafted, heart-rending and spine-tinglingly chilling' Sarah Pinborough
'Shades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right' C. J. Tudor
______________
If you leave a door half-open, soon you'll hear the whispers spoken...
Fifteen years ago, a serial killer known only as 'The Whisper Man' wreaked havoc on the sleepy village of Featherbank.
But with the killer behind bars, the village is now a safe haven for Tom and his young son Jake to make a fresh start.
Until another boy goes missing. It feels like history is repeating itself.
Could the killer still be out there - and can Tom protect his son from becoming the next victim?
___________
'A true skin-crawler' Guardian
'This flawlessly plotted thriller absolutely deserves to be shouted about' Sunday Mirror
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Starred review from June 17, 2019
In the pseudonymous North’s superb thriller, a police procedural with supernatural overtones, Det. Insp. Amanda Beck heads the search for six-year-old Neil Spencer, who has gone missing from the English village of Featherbank. Neil may have been lured from his home by someone who whispered at his window at night, the same m.o. as incarcerated serial child killer Frank Carter (aka the Whisper Man), who was apprehended 20 years earlier by Det. Insp. Pete Willis. Beck brings in Willis to assist, specifically because he’s the only person Carter will talk to. Meanwhile, author Tom Kennedy, still reeling from his wife’s death, seeks a fresh start in Featherbank with his seven-year-old son, Jake. The sensitive Jake talks to a little girl who isn’t there and fears “the boy under the floor” in their odd new house. A strange man snooping at the Kennedy house and an attempt to lure Jake away during the night become connected to Beck’s investigation as she and Willis struggle to make a connection to Carter. Readers will have a tough time putting down this truly unnerving tale, with its seemingly unexplainable elements and glimpses of broken and dangerous minds. Agent: Sandra Sawicka, Marjacq (U.K.). (Aug.)
This review has been updated to note the book's author is using a pseudonym. - Guardian, Best Crime & Thrillers of the Year A police procedural with supernatural overtones
- Guardian, Best Summer Reads The best crime novel of the decade
- Sunday Mirror Alex North has achieved the seemingly impossible. The Whisper Man is a thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful.
- Sunday Express First it's spooky. Then it's scary. Then it's terrifying. And then... well, dear reader, proceed at your own risk. An ambitious, deeply satisfying thriller - a seamless blend of Harlan Coben, Stephen King, and Thomas Harris. My flesh is still crawling
- Literary Review Crime Novels of the Year A police procedural with supernatural overtones, this is a true skin-crawler
- Literary Review The Whisper Man is going to be huge. Dark enough to chill your blood but so beautifully written you will not be able to put it down. Utterly brilliant.
- Woman's Weekly A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart. Damn, but Alex North can write!
- Publishers Weekly Compelling, creepy and beautifully written, The Whisper Man will stay with you long after the last page is turned - and make you double-check all your doors and windows are locked at night
- Irish Times The Whisper Man is the most stunning thriller you will read this year, examining the relationships between fathers and sons, loss, betrayal, abduction and murder. It is a story that will unravel the reader as the plot itself unravels, leaving us winded, choking, gasping for air and wrung out, while disturbing, entertaining and enthralling us at the same time.
- Press Association A painful and moving novel. Ostensibly about the abduction and murder of children, it is also an exploration of fatherhood and its challenges and rewards
- Barry Forshaw, Financial Times Beautifully crafted, heart-rending and spine-tinglingly chilling, the Whisper Man is a thrilling tour de force. Assured and compelling, I can't wait to see what Alex North does next
- Morning Star Ostensibly a suspense novel involving the abduction and murder of children, The Whisper Man is also a study of fatherhood. Alex North's writing is impeccable as he spins out his plot . . . At once painful and moving, this story feels both real and important
- Woman's Own The Whisper Man is the most unsettling thriller I have read since Jo Nesbo's The Snowman. Much more than the sum of its parts, it is nightmarish and disturbing and, at the same time, a moving and life-affirming novel about fathers and sons, and grief, loss, and recovery
- Meath Chronicle A novel about the dark places that are recognisably our own, The Whisper Man plays on our emotions as much as on our fears. A tremendous calling card for the brilliant Alex North.
- Daily Express A fine, chilling tale. Alex North paints a world that is so believable and at the same time utterly terrifying. The characters are beautifully rendered, and the tenderness of the central...
