Reeling from the sudden death of his wife, Rebecca, Tom Kennedy and his young son, Jake, move into a new home. But the town of Featherbank has a dark past, thanks to Frank Carter, a serial killer known as The Whisper Man. Carter, who abducted and murdered five young boys, would lure his victims by whispering outside their windows at night.
As Tom and Jake move into their new home, a young boy vanishes in a manner similar to the modus operandi of the now-incarcerated Frank Carter. This re-ignites rumors . . . and fears . . . that Carter had had an accomplice during his reign of terror.
Detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis hunt for the boy, hoping to find him alive; in hopes of some information, Pete visits The Whisper Man in prison. But any information he may extract might be too late . . . Jake hears a whisper at his bedroom window.
Dark, grim, and unsettling, this British crime drama grabs readers from the first page and weaves its creepy spell as the intriguing story unfolds. An underlying feeling of dread and an ever-building sense of foreboding pervades the telling of the tale. The plot is complex, filled with unexpected surprises guaranteed to haunt readers with its suspenseful mystery. Well-developed, nuanced characters take turns serving as narrator; over the course of the story Pete Willis, Amanda Beck, Tom Kennedy, Jake Kennedy, and The Whisper Man move the story forward. Readers will find it difficult to set this chilling narrative aside before turning the final page.
Recommended.
As Tom and Jake move into their new home, a young boy vanishes in a manner similar to the modus operandi of the now-incarcerated Frank Carter. This re-ignites rumors . . . and fears . . . that Carter had had an accomplice during his reign of terror.
Detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis hunt for the boy, hoping to find him alive; in hopes of some information, Pete visits The Whisper Man in prison. But any information he may extract might be too late . . . Jake hears a whisper at his bedroom window.
Dark, grim, and unsettling, this British crime drama grabs readers from the first page and weaves its creepy spell as the intriguing story unfolds. An underlying feeling of dread and an ever-building sense of foreboding pervades the telling of the tale. The plot is complex, filled with unexpected surprises guaranteed to haunt readers with its suspenseful mystery. Well-developed, nuanced characters take turns serving as narrator; over the course of the story Pete Willis, Amanda Beck, Tom Kennedy, Jake Kennedy, and The Whisper Man move the story forward. Readers will find it difficult to set this chilling narrative aside before turning the final page.
Recommended.