The Whisper Man

By Alex North

Book Overview

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "

WORKS BEAUTIFULLY... If you like being terrified, The Whisper Man has your name on it." --The New York Times, Editor's Pick

"SUPERB" --Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review

In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town.

After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Featherbank.

But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed "The Whisper Man," for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night.

Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter's crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice. Now, detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to revisit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man.

And then Jake begins acting strangely. He hears a whispering at his window...

This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250801680
• ISBN13: 9781250801685
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Celadon Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.1" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Good mystery.

This kept me interested until the end!!

4.5 stars

THE WHISPER MAN by Alex North My first Alex North book and it’s a doozy! If you love psychological thrillers, and police procedurals, you’ll enjoy this one. I was sucked straight into this story. A town with a dark past. A serial killer who lures children from their homes by whispering through their windows. A kid whose imaginary friend is a little girl in a strange dress. A boy in the floor(!!). Butterflies. A creepy house! This has all the scary things I love to read about. The prose is unsettling, sad, and suspenseful. The twists were believable, but not too predictable. I especially enjoyed the different character POVs and the realistic father/son relationship dynamics. Overall, a great read for thriller fans and a solid debut. Looking forward to reading more by North in the future. Rating: 4.5/5 ⭐️

What a Thrill!

I absolutely loved this book. It’s not often a book makes me feel uneasy, but this book definitely did. It’s such a good read

Loved this book!

Absolutely loved this book. I was never quite sure where it was going, and it moved quickly while still going into great detail and imagery.

Great!

I read this book in December of 2019 and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It had a nice undercurrent of supernatural elements; just enough to make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. I will do my best to avoid spoilers for anyone who hasn't read it yet and may be sensitive to that kind of thing. It was written in such a way that many different elements have been woven together, yet it is not obvious at first what the connections are. At first, Featherbank appears to be a charming, idyllic town perfect for a husband and son looking for a fresh start after the death of their wife and mother. In Featherbank, there is a strange rhyme children tell each other about a string of murders from twenty years ago. The son begins acting strange as the father and son become drawn in to a police investigation of a disappearance that is unsettlingly similar to the former murders, though the perpetrator has long been in prison. The conclusion is as shocking as it is satisfying.

Fantastically Creepy Thriller!

This was a fantastically creepy thriller that grabbed me from the first sentence with the disappearance of Neil and carried me through the very end with nary a dull moment! The Whisper Man mostly follows Jake and Tom Kennedy as they move into their new house, a house with a history they did not know about. Twenty years ago, an evil man that was given the name The Whisper Man, due to his way of whispering through the window to a child before taking him was captured, but not before leaving a dark legacy that someone else has followed. There is just a touch of the supernatural in this book but it is only the icing on this creepy cake that shows that the evils of man can be enough to give you the chills. This was a great story and I must admit that after reading it, I made sure that my door was locked tight! I think the creepiest part is the rhyme that the kids all have heard in the story: If you leave a door half open, Soon you'll hear the whispers spoken. If you play outside alone, Soon you won't be going home. If you're lonely, sad, and blue, The Whisper Man will come for you!