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The Whisper Man

By: Alex North
Narrated by: Christopher Eccleston
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Whisper Man by Alex North, read by Christopher Eccleston.

If you leave a door half-open, soon you'll hear the whispers spoken...

Still devastated after the loss of his wife, Tom Kennedy and his young son Jake move to the sleepy village of Featherbank, looking for a fresh start.

But Featherbank has a dark past. Fifteen years ago a twisted serial killer abducted and murdered five young boys. Until he was finally caught, the killer was known as 'The Whisper Man'.

Of course, an old crime need not trouble Tom and Jake as they try to settle in to their new home. Except that now another young boy has gone missing. And then Jake begins acting strangely.

He says he hears a whispering at his window...


"The best crime novel of the decade" Steve Cavanagh

"Terrifying and utterly heartbreaking" Mark Billingham

"A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart" Stuart MacBride

 Crime Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Scary Murder

Critic Reviews

A gripping exploration of father-son relationships with a propulsive plot, The Whisper Man is a true skin-crawler
A police procedural with supernatural overtones
Creepy. With the movie rights sold to Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock would have loved every spine-tingling moment
The best crime novel of the decade
Alex North has achieved the seemingly impossible. The Whisper Man is a thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful.
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
A police procedural with supernatural overtones, this is a true skin-crawler
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.
Beautifully written. Beautifully plotted. Shades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right
An ultra-creepy tinge of the supernatural, blended with a petrifying threat from all-too-human monsters, conjures truly blood-chilling menace. Built on a tender theme, this flawlessly plotted thriller absolutely deserves to be shouted about
All stars
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A few unlikely coincidences and plot twists that stretch things a little beyond belief but despite this I throughly enjoyed this classic thriller.

A good, slightly creepy thriller

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A real page turner till the end.
All the threads neatly gathered together. Just enough emotion and suspense.

Gripping thriller

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The emotional connection formed with the character's brought me to tears at one point, It's a dark book but beautiful in its own right, told in the perspectives of multiple chatacters, I found the journey more enjoyable than the ending which left me wanting more.

Emotional Pull n Generational Trauma

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I really enjoyed the story line, its twists and the many layers as the plot developed. I particularly enjoyed the way it was read. It's no nonsense delivery was refreshing and not someone trying to "act" each character which can be very annoying if not done properly. it's a big thumbs up from me.

Great Story, very well read

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The book would have been way more enjoyable and gripping, if the narrator had any emotion in his voice. His narration was so flat that at times when there was more than one person speaking it was hard to know who was saying what. It's the first time that a narrator has completely ruined a book for me.

Great book - Awful narration

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