The Whisper Man by Alex North is a suspense thriller about a man and his son who recently lost their wife and mother. They move to a new town into a spooky house and just when they feel like their lives are settling down, their lives are thrown into chaos. The winter before a boy was taken from his room by a man whispering by his window. Is Jake next?
Divided into six parts and four perspectives, The Whisper Man weaves a story not just about murder and kidnapping but about familial relationships. Tom is having a hard time raising Jake when Rebecca dies because his temper rises up and he doesn’t know how to handle Jake talking to an imaginary friend. His loneliness and anger make it difficult for him to really see what is going on.
The other two perspectives are of the detectives working on the case. Amanda who is a rookie detective on her first big case, and Pete who caught The Whisper Man twenty years earlier and is still grappling with the guilt of not finding the body of the last boy who was taken.
The father and son theme is throughout the book, the idea of second chances, the idea of really listening to the people around you. Besides the fact that I guess who was taking this new batch of boys right away, it was a scary read. Whenever children are involved and they are talking to people who aren’t there and saying things that don’t make sense, that scares me more than anything. Count me out for those Annabelle movies.
It was overall well written, I didn’t skip any pages. I did feel like Amanda’s character wasn’t fleshed out at all. It felt like the beginning of a series for her because I wanted more. I wanted more backstory for Rebecca. None of the women are really given any attention. As great as the other characters are, it doesn’t make up for that lack.
I enjoyed the story, but it was hard to keep picking up because of the subject matter but as soon as I did pick it up, it was hard to put it down. I appreciate the intricacy of the plot but due to my overindulgence in thrillers, I guess what was going to happen and who was doing it and the big twist as well.
Does that mean that it wasn’t well done? No.
Is it a good book? Yes.
Divided into six parts and four perspectives, The Whisper Man weaves a story not just about murder and kidnapping but about familial relationships. Tom is having a hard time raising Jake when Rebecca dies because his temper rises up and he doesn’t know how to handle Jake talking to an imaginary friend. His loneliness and anger make it difficult for him to really see what is going on.
The other two perspectives are of the detectives working on the case. Amanda who is a rookie detective on her first big case, and Pete who caught The Whisper Man twenty years earlier and is still grappling with the guilt of not finding the body of the last boy who was taken.
The father and son theme is throughout the book, the idea of second chances, the idea of really listening to the people around you. Besides the fact that I guess who was taking this new batch of boys right away, it was a scary read. Whenever children are involved and they are talking to people who aren’t there and saying things that don’t make sense, that scares me more than anything. Count me out for those Annabelle movies.
It was overall well written, I didn’t skip any pages. I did feel like Amanda’s character wasn’t fleshed out at all. It felt like the beginning of a series for her because I wanted more. I wanted more backstory for Rebecca. None of the women are really given any attention. As great as the other characters are, it doesn’t make up for that lack.
I enjoyed the story, but it was hard to keep picking up because of the subject matter but as soon as I did pick it up, it was hard to put it down. I appreciate the intricacy of the plot but due to my overindulgence in thrillers, I guess what was going to happen and who was doing it and the big twist as well.
Does that mean that it wasn’t well done? No.
Is it a good book? Yes.