This book is so damn brilliant that if I could give it more than 5 stars I would. The shame of it is, the brilliance that I want to share with you, would give away the best parts of the story, so I guess you're just going to have to take my word for it. It's creepy, and suspenseful, and seems to ooze with supernatural events that just keep happening to Tom and his darling little boy, Jake. They move into what's known as the "scary house" on the block, hoping to get some distance from the death of Jake's mother, the love of Tom's life, and soon strange things start happening. Jake has always been a little sensitive, talking to people who aren't there, knowing things that Tom can't quite figure out how he knows. Tom is jerked out of sleep one night, just in the nick of time to see long, bony fingers through the mail slot at the bottom of his stairs and his little boy juuuuust about to unlock the door and let this man in. From there, the danger and suspense grow and the story just leaps off the pages and into your ever quickening heart rate.
If you leave a door half open, soon you'll hear the whispers spoken.
If you play outside alone, soon you won't be going home.
If your window's left unlatched, you'll hear him tapping at the glass.
If you're lonely sad and blue, the Whisper Man will come for you.
The history of this story spans over two decades, multiple families, cross connections you don't see coming until they're hitting you in the face; it's intelligent, fast paced, horrifying, and fantastic crime/horror writing. Absolutely bloody brilliant. I loved every chapter of this book.
If you leave a door half open, soon you'll hear the whispers spoken.
If you play outside alone, soon you won't be going home.
If your window's left unlatched, you'll hear him tapping at the glass.
If you're lonely sad and blue, the Whisper Man will come for you.
The history of this story spans over two decades, multiple families, cross connections you don't see coming until they're hitting you in the face; it's intelligent, fast paced, horrifying, and fantastic crime/horror writing. Absolutely bloody brilliant. I loved every chapter of this book.