Is there something hiding out there in The Shadows?
When Paul was a young teen, he was accused of committing a brutal murder, until his friend Billy appears, covered in blood, and another boy named Charlie, who was a little strange and a bit dark, disappears. Twenty-five years later, when Paul is called back to town after his elderly mother falls and is placed in hospice, he discovers the mystery surrounding his friend’s death is still on the minds of many in town, including his own mother. Paul would prefer to put the past behind him, but when a strange doll shows up at his house, he is forced to confront the past that he thought, like the doll, was dead and buried.
Detective Amanda Beck is investigating the murder of a young boy, Michael, by two other boys. She makes her way to the town of Gritten Wood after discovering a number of similarities and connections between her case and the murder committed there 25 years ago; it almsot appears to be a copycat murder. As Amanda investigates this murder, she is forced to face her own demons and what she believes to be her own shortcomings.
Alex North scored another hit with this one; it was a great follow-up to The Whisper Man. He creates such complete and interesting, yet mysterious characters. They are very well developed and are easily likable, or dislikable where it applies, and they were characters I really took an interest in. I enjoyed the character of Jenny, but I think Marie is my favorite in the novel. The Shadows does not have a linear timeline; it consists of two separate timelines that are expertly woven together in a way that reveals just enough to not only keep you turning the pages and wanting more thanks to its suspense, but North creates the perfect amount of mystery throughout the timelines as well. Every time I thought I had things figured out while reading The Shadows, well, I didn’t. At one point the novel was beginning to lose me--I felt that things needed to pick up and soon--but about two pages later things went into overdrive, where they stayed up until the end.
Filled with mystery and suspense The Shadows by Alex North is an exceptional, page-turning thriller that is sure to hook any fan of the genre; I highly recommend it! The Shadows is available July 7th!
Thank you to BookishFirst and Celadon Books for sending me an ARC of The Shadows by Alex North, given in exchange for an honest review; all opinions are my own.
When Paul was a young teen, he was accused of committing a brutal murder, until his friend Billy appears, covered in blood, and another boy named Charlie, who was a little strange and a bit dark, disappears. Twenty-five years later, when Paul is called back to town after his elderly mother falls and is placed in hospice, he discovers the mystery surrounding his friend’s death is still on the minds of many in town, including his own mother. Paul would prefer to put the past behind him, but when a strange doll shows up at his house, he is forced to confront the past that he thought, like the doll, was dead and buried.
Detective Amanda Beck is investigating the murder of a young boy, Michael, by two other boys. She makes her way to the town of Gritten Wood after discovering a number of similarities and connections between her case and the murder committed there 25 years ago; it almsot appears to be a copycat murder. As Amanda investigates this murder, she is forced to face her own demons and what she believes to be her own shortcomings.
Alex North scored another hit with this one; it was a great follow-up to The Whisper Man. He creates such complete and interesting, yet mysterious characters. They are very well developed and are easily likable, or dislikable where it applies, and they were characters I really took an interest in. I enjoyed the character of Jenny, but I think Marie is my favorite in the novel. The Shadows does not have a linear timeline; it consists of two separate timelines that are expertly woven together in a way that reveals just enough to not only keep you turning the pages and wanting more thanks to its suspense, but North creates the perfect amount of mystery throughout the timelines as well. Every time I thought I had things figured out while reading The Shadows, well, I didn’t. At one point the novel was beginning to lose me--I felt that things needed to pick up and soon--but about two pages later things went into overdrive, where they stayed up until the end.
Filled with mystery and suspense The Shadows by Alex North is an exceptional, page-turning thriller that is sure to hook any fan of the genre; I highly recommend it! The Shadows is available July 7th!
Thank you to BookishFirst and Celadon Books for sending me an ARC of The Shadows by Alex North, given in exchange for an honest review; all opinions are my own.