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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 the door half open, you will 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, stirring up rumours that the original killer was always known to have an accomplice. And then Jake begins acting strangely.

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

©2018 Alex North (P)2018 Penguin Audio Crime Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Fiction Genre Fiction Horror Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Scary Murder

Critic Reviews

"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)
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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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A Gripping story with a surprise around every corner and a masterful performance by Christopher Eccleston. Well worth it.

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I usually find it so hard to get into a book having ADHD and all but was absolutely glued to this! Best book I’ve read I’d have to say!
Should be made into a movie!

Amazing!

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Kept you hanging on. Very exciting. Well written and narrated. I will look for more from this author.

Very engaging story

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Christopher Eccleston is such a great anchor for this book - so often average narrators reduce the experience of a good book but Eccleston turns a great story into a captivating whole. Loved it.

Amazing performance

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This book certainly deserves a movie all it's own.

The character arcs in this book were so heart felt and real I could feel all the emotion that went into writing this.

At the beginning you expect it to be a standard crime book but let me tell you this book will knock you off your feet!

There are times I got literal goosebumps reading on my couch at night not knowing what was going to be on the next page.

You begin to feel the terror and despair as you follow the story as it begins to unfold in a way you can not predict.

The Whisper Man touches not only on child abduction and the type of person it takes to steal and kill a child, but also explores how sometimes as adults we just aren't the best at really LISTENING to children.

Just because they are young doesn't mean what they have to say doesn't carry any weight. Imaginary friends can be disguised as true secrets waiting to be uncovered.

It will really make you look between the lines in your own life and challenge you.

The Whisper Man is reminiscent of Hannibal, with a killer so enigmatic and the back and forth banter between the police and the alleged killer is delicious!

I don't want to spoil this for anyone so all I'll say is, if you want a book that intricately weaves complicated relationships, secrets and childhood terror into a 'book that you literally can't put down', you need to read this!

I can not wait for the movie!!!

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