The Whisper Man: A Novel Hardcover – August 20, 2019

I am just going to throw it out there right out of the gate... This book freaked me out! I read this while on vacation... probably not my best choice. Reading in a bed that was not my own, turning the pages while silently freaking out over every little unfamiliar sound around me. I kept looking at the door, making sure it was closed all the way.I have been waiting some time to read a book that I could say hands-down was eerily creepy and scary. This one is definitely it. I read it into the late/early hours of the night/morning. (Again, not my best choice.) I just couldn't stop reading.North is definitely an author who deserves the praise he is already getting. He can spin a tale that flows and punches you in the gut like few others. And the twists in the book that I didn't see coming... I had it all wrong. I was on the right track, wrong train. Once the pieces I didn't even know needed to fall in place, fell into place, the book got even better.This book is how all thriller and horror books should be. Creepy. Thrilling. Page-turner. Excellent plot points and follow through. I can't think of enough great things to say about this one.

This is the first book in a very long time that actually gave me chills and goosebumps more often than not while reading.Brilliantly written, so many twists and turns, I would love to see this made into a movie. The characters were believable and interesting and frightening.I read it on kindle

This book completely lived up to the hype for me! I couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy of this book once I saw the cover and read the synopsis! it was everything I love in a good thriller.And it was really creepy at times. I remember two specific times where I got physical goosebumps while reading! No book has ever done that to me!The plot was unique and well written from multiple perspectives, but not too many where you were getting confused. The book kept you guessing and would slowly reveal little clues to keep you interested.This book could get a little graphic for some because it does deal with child murders, so be warned going in that it is not for the faint of heart! But if you are looking for a thrilling ride that makes you feel like you need to watch behind your shoulder...then this is your book!

Tom Kennedy and his seven-year-old son Jake move to the little village of Featherbank, hoping for a new start after the death of Jake’s Mum and Tom’s wife Rebecca who was discovered dead at the bottom of the stairs in their family home. Ever since Jake had to be carried up the stairs refusing to step where his mother had died.The village of Featherbank might have looked like an ideal place to restart their lives. A small community with a village school Jake could settle into. However, the place has a dark past. Fifteen-years ago five little boys were kidnapped and murdered by serial killer Frank Carter. Their bodies all found in the same way except one, the last victim Tony Smith, whose body was never discovered.Leading the investigation was DI Pete Willis, who until this day is haunted by the boy’s deaths and the manner in which they were discovered. He was also the man to bring the killer to justice.Frank Carter has been in prison for the last fifteen years. He enjoys the attention and the name given to him ‘The Whisper Man’. He thrives in prison and taunts Pete Willis still all these years later.In the present day, a young six-year-old boy has gone missing. DI Amanda Beck is in charge of the team trying to find the little boy but two months on and there has been no sight of him. Pete Willis is brought into the investigation after the little boy’s mum informs the police that he had told her about a man whispering to him outside his bedroom window at night. The same method that Frank Carter did to his victims before he abducted them.Could Frank of had an accomplice who was never found, or is this the work of someone coping Franks every move and wanting to strike fear into the residents of Featherbank once again?The Whisper Man is a creepy, edge of your seat read. Tom and Jake are both going through a hard time trying to deal with their grief. Tom is an author who is struggling to write. He’s also struggling to connect with his son who has started talking to people who are not really there, or are they?Jake is a young boy who feels like a loner. He has no friends except the little girl that no-one else seems to be able to see, but Jake is adamant she is real. She tells him things that Jake alone wouldn’t know. However, she isn’t the only person Jake starts to see. He sees a little boy too and also hears a man whispering to him.DI Pete Willis is a man that has never gotten over the case of Frank Carter. He puts pressure on himself after he failed to find the body of the last boy murdered by Frank and visits Frank in prison hoping that one day he would slip up and tell him something that would help find Tony. Now the nightmare is starting all over again with another abduction of a little boy.The book is told in the third person and from the POV of Tom, Pete, Jake and at times the new killer too. This is a book that will play with your mind. Can you imagine someone whispering to your children of a night-time, telling them to do things? Someone shimming up the drainpipe and talking to them directly outside their window? Well, that’s what the Whisper Man does.There are also some supernatural elements to the story too, including the little girl who may or may not be real but she certainly knows things and sees things and tells them to Jake, she also helps him too. Couple this with the fact that the family has moved into a house the villagers call ‘The Scary House’ and you just might find it difficult to sleep after reading this book.If you love thrillers then this is one to definitely pick up. It is written in six parts which are all compelling, impressive and will make you feel out of breath as you race through them. Don’t delay, grab a copy today.Book Reviewed on Whispering Stories Blog*I received a free copy of this book, which I voluntarily reviewed

From the description as well as the reviews I thought this book was going to be really creepy and suspenseful. It was so far from that. The main character spends most of the book pining for his dead wife and complaining about how bad a father he is. His inward monologuing just goes on and on. No one whispers at anyone's window but the boy whispers to himself, which is strange since the name of the book is whisper MAN. The boy sometimes uses a creepy whisper voice towards his father which is never explained. But there are many things that are never explained. I speed read the last 8 chapters just t o get it over with. Could have been a good story but sadly it fell very short and probably should never have been sent to print.

Finally after a buying a few books that I had to quit reading (either from boredom or "give me a break"), this was a really good book. It was a little scary, it told the story without being gory and it had a couple of unexpected twists. Very good and worth your time and money.

I laugh at myself, having started this book with lights out and in bed. Not only did I not get to sleep very well, it provoked me in my dreams.Excellent fast-paced read.

Absolutely one of the best books I have read in a while! This book gave me goosebumps and was hard to put down. Looking forward to another book from Alex North. If a book can make you feel chills thru your body, it's definitely worth reading. I recommend this book and hope it becomes a best seller.

It's been a long time since I finished a book in one sitting, much less staying up at night to do so, but THE WHISPER MAN was the book to do it. It's creepy, touching and unnerving, wonderfully paced and with some great characters who you really care what happens to them. At its heart, it's about relationships, connections and different types of loss, all beautifully wrapped up in a tense, serial-killer thriller. Now that I've finished it, I can go to sleep; except, of course, I can't...

Tom and his young son Jake, move into a sleepy village in search of a new start after the death of Tom's wife. But Tom moves into a place called Featherbank and he moves there because his son picked out a strange house from the internet. Featherbank has a dark past where, fifteen years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five young boys. The killer was finally caught and put behind bars. He is known locally as The Whisper Man.Soon after Tom and Jake move into Featherbank, another boy goes missing and the whispers start again.I loved this plot, it had me hooked with the tension and the twists and turns, I couldn't put it down until I knew everything.It is written in the third person point of view, except for Tom who tells the story from first person. I guess because he drives the story forward and it works this way.Little Jake, however, stole the show for me. This is a brilliant piece of writing from a child's perspective.I also loved DI Pete Willis who caught the original killer at a huge emotional cost to himself.This book is not just a scary, creepy story, it also explores the themes of father-son relationships, grief, and loss.A great compelling plot with plenty of cliff hangers and twists and turns.A great read and will make a brilliant film.

First of all I need to say anyone who has a book published has done very well and all are better than I would be, BUT as a reader of crime novels I have to say this is full of clichés and there is nothing new in the plot line. I purchased it after reading the rave reviews and the fact that Mark Billingham (who I do rate as a writer) said it was great but having read it in two days I was disappointed with the book as a whole and the way everything comes together. It was a bit "twee" for me with a few major "jumps". I suppose it was a bit like an ITV drama with lots of coincidences and an ending that suits the masses. If you buy it in Sainsbury's it is only £6.00 so worth a read but not one for me I am afraid.

This novel is getting lots of rave reviews, so I was excited to read it.In truth it moves at a cracking pace, and the split narrative works better than in some other novels I've read of late.Sadly, there's a 'but'. There really is no cliche left unturned, the identity of the killer isn't the revelation the author thinks it is and, as is the case in so many crime novels, there are some truly ludicrous coincidences that simply don't hang together.All in all a curate's egg.

This plot line of murderer in prison and a copy cat killer has been done to death recentlyNone compare to Sharon Bolton’s craftsman !Whatever happened to originality ?