I had read so many early positive reviews for this one, I was afraid it wouldn't live it up to the hype. While this wasn't quite a 5 star, unbelievably awesome read for me, it was still a very solid story and I would totally read another book by the author in the future.
Tom Kennedy's wife died recently and he thinks moving to a different house in a different town with his young son, Jake, is a good idea. Unfortunately, the town has an unfortunate history as twenty years ago, five residents were abducted and murdered. Frank Carter, aka The Whisper Man, was convicted and sent to prison for the horrible crimes. He supposedly lured his victims by whispering outside of their windows. Fast forward to the present and another boy has vanished and detectives think there might be some type of link to this case and the crimes of The Whisper Man. While the search is on for the missing boy, poor Jake hears a whisper at his window. *cue the creepy music
So the story definitely has a creepy and horror like vibe because the whole Whisper Man stuff is pretty disturbing. Right from the get go you get hooked on the story because not only do you want to find out what happened to the missing child but you are also concerned for Jake. The story follows several characters including Jake, his father, and a few of the detectives, and that coupled with the short chapters help it move along at a nice pace. I wouldn't say this is a book filled with twists and turns but instead feels like good, old-fashioned storytelling which is refreshing given so many current writers just try too hard at coming up with these over the top stories but neglect to fine tune basic elements. The Whisper Man might not have had anything that wowed me, but it definitely is a solid story and one that I can easily recommend.
Thank you to BookishFirst and Celadon Books for sending me an advance copy! I was under no obligation to post a review and all views expressed are my honest opinion.
Tom Kennedy's wife died recently and he thinks moving to a different house in a different town with his young son, Jake, is a good idea. Unfortunately, the town has an unfortunate history as twenty years ago, five residents were abducted and murdered. Frank Carter, aka The Whisper Man, was convicted and sent to prison for the horrible crimes. He supposedly lured his victims by whispering outside of their windows. Fast forward to the present and another boy has vanished and detectives think there might be some type of link to this case and the crimes of The Whisper Man. While the search is on for the missing boy, poor Jake hears a whisper at his window. *cue the creepy music
So the story definitely has a creepy and horror like vibe because the whole Whisper Man stuff is pretty disturbing. Right from the get go you get hooked on the story because not only do you want to find out what happened to the missing child but you are also concerned for Jake. The story follows several characters including Jake, his father, and a few of the detectives, and that coupled with the short chapters help it move along at a nice pace. I wouldn't say this is a book filled with twists and turns but instead feels like good, old-fashioned storytelling which is refreshing given so many current writers just try too hard at coming up with these over the top stories but neglect to fine tune basic elements. The Whisper Man might not have had anything that wowed me, but it definitely is a solid story and one that I can easily recommend.
Thank you to BookishFirst and Celadon Books for sending me an advance copy! I was under no obligation to post a review and all views expressed are my honest opinion.