“The Whisper Man” by Alex North is a fantastic psychological thriller which I enjoyed immensely. The writing was clear, descriptive and very creepy!
The characters were well moulded and I liked seeing how fractured lives could be gradually reblended despite their issues. I adored the bright and bold butterfly on the cover too....
A fantastic first book for me to start 2019 off. Superb writer which I hope to read many more of.

An absolute cracker of a book. Spine tingling menace, creepy goings on interspersed with truly terrifying moments, this story hooked me from the first page.

I loved it.

Sometimes I start reading a book and everything around me disappears and I am totally engrossed in the story. The Whisper Man by Alex North was one of these books.
After the sudden death of his wife, Tom and his seven year old son Jake buy a house and make a new start in the village of Featherbank. Everything is difficult from the start as Jake finds it hard to settle down at school and is frightened at home because he hears whispering outside his window.
This book was seriously creepy and I found the tension building in the story a little frightening, I just could put this book down.
This is a debut novel and I can't wait for the next book by this author.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin UK - Michael Joseph for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

This should have been released around Halloween because it was so creepy. Lots of layers and twists that i enjoyed and i loved the complex relationship between father and son. This deserves to be a huge success, it's so well written.

The Whisper Man is a fabulous crime thriller which scared me witless and has me in tears more than once. It's a fabulous read.

It focusses heavily on Fathers and their relationships with their sons and features a wonderful little lad called Jake, who with his Dad Tom has moved into a new house in a small town called Featherbank, ready for a fresh start, following the sudden death of Jake's Mum.

But it doesn't prove to be the tranquil place these guys have hoped for. The house looks and seems a little strange and Featherbank is a tight-knit community where years earlier a serial killer who targetted young children gained notoriety as The Whisper man. But he is still locked away paying for his heinous crimes, so when another little boy goes missing not long after Jake and Tom arrive, it obviously can't have anything to do with the earlier murders. Well that's what the investigating police, DI Pete Willis and DI Amanda Beck, assume.

Pete was heavily involved in the murder investigations 20 years earlier and has made it his lifes mission to try and uncover the resting place of one final victim whose body has never been found but this triumph has eluded him and shaped his personality. And when 6 year old local lad Neil disappears, he is adamant that with his colleague Amanda he will find this little boy alive.

As the investigation goes on, Jake begins to worry his Dad, he reports hearing whispers outside his bedroom and has gained an imaginary friend.

The story is deeply emotional and heartbreaking as the fates of murdered children and sick predators are revealed. But throughout it all runs the thread of love and hope that is the unbreakable bond between fathers and their sons, whatever their circumstances.

I galloped through this book which I received via Netgalley. I feel it may well be one of my favourite reads this year as I was so immersed in it and loved reading it. This book combines a haunting and eerie feel alongside the terrifying brutality described and the redemptive qualities of family ties. I was sucked deep into the storyline effortlessly and I can't help but recommend anyone who loves a dramatic thriller to read this and feel it would make a superb tv show.

OMG WHAT HAVE I JUST READ WOW!!!!!
A fantastic psychological thriller that is so CREEPY. I was hooked from the first page. Terrifying moments which gave me goosebumps. In places this read had me sat on the edge of my seat and gasping for breath. The storyline was clever, no brilliant and as for the ending WHAM definitely not what I was expecting. You need to read this book with all the lights on and all you doors and windows locked. You will not forget THE WHISPER MAN!!!!!
An easy five stars and so Highly Recommended.
I would like to thank the author, Penguin UK and Michael Joseph and Netgalley for the ARC in return for giving an honest review.