2020 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (shortlist)
2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist)
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
Genre: Mystery
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
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Alex North has achieved the seemingly impossible. The Whisper Man is a thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful." - Mark Billingham
"The best crime novel of the decade." - Steve Cavanagh
"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." - Mick Herron
"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." - Ali Land
"A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart. Damn, but Alex North can write!" - Stuart MacBride
"Fantastic. He writes beautifully, with a powerful understanding of the effects of loss and damage on the human psyche and a style that sweeps you into its grip and never lets go. I'm totally sold on Alex North." - Alex Marwood
"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." - Alex Michaelides
"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." - Sarah Pinborough
"Beautifully written. Beautifully plotted. Shades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right." - C J Tudor
"The best crime novel of the decade." - Steve Cavanagh
"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." - Mick Herron
"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." - Ali Land
"A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart. Damn, but Alex North can write!" - Stuart MacBride
"Fantastic. He writes beautifully, with a powerful understanding of the effects of loss and damage on the human psyche and a style that sweeps you into its grip and never lets go. I'm totally sold on Alex North." - Alex Marwood
"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." - Alex Michaelides
"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." - Sarah Pinborough
"Beautifully written. Beautifully plotted. Shades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right." - C J Tudor
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