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
*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*
A chilling and deeply psychological read
*Woman & Home*
Included in 'The Hot List'
*Inside Soap*
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