An outstanding new thriller from Alex North, author of THE WHISPER MAN - gripping, moving and brilliantly creepy
Alex North was born in Leeds, where he now lives with his wife and son. He studied Philosophy at Leeds University, and prior to becoming a writer he worked there in their sociology department. The Whisper Man was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, and is being published in more than 30 languages.
Alex North has outdone himself. As terrifying as a great
horror novel, as unpredictable as the best type of crime novel and
above all beautifully written, The Shadow Friend is the work of a
writer who is an absolute master of his craft. I couldn't begin to
guess how the story was going to end but I enjoyed every second of
the journey -- Jane Casey
If you liked The Whisper Man, you'll love this. Alex
North has crafted a second novel which is just as gripping as his
first and even scarier. Hugely atmospheric and deliciously
creepy, it's about how the past encroaches on the present, and
how dreaming influences reality, until in the frightening world of
The Shadow Friend, it becomes harder and harder to tell one
from the other... and the nightmare takes over -- Alex Michaelides
* No.1 bestselling author of The Silent Patient *
This is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic
horror with an inventiveness of its own... As with all the best
illusions, you are left feeling not tricked, but full of wonder
-- New York Times
North has returned with another creepy, atmospheric tale
exploring the devastating effects of childhood traumas on
communities . . . Builds to a surprising and moving finale that
will live long in the memory * Daily Express *
With echoes of the chilling Slender Man myth, this thriller
ultimately feels like a ghost story conjured out of guilt and
loss * Crime Monthly *
North follows up his sensational debut, 2019's The Whisper Man,
with another terrifying spine-tingler... The complex plot
shifts smoothly between past and present with numerous
unexpected twists. An overwhelming atmosphere of doom and
disaster hovers over the perennial darkness of the nearby woods.
This heart-pounding page-turner is impossible to put down *
Publishers Weekly *
The layers of deception make for a chilling read * Woman &
Home *
A chilling read * Woman's Weekly *
Included in 'The Week's Best Books - The Creepy One' * Heat
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