Well-crafted, suspenseful thriller + powerful story of family and hope

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Holy #thrillergoals, batman! As a writer currently working on a thriller -- and a reader who has read a LOT of thrillers in the past two years, I've thought a lot about crafting a good thriller. It's rare to find a story pieced together as perfectly as Alex North has done with The Whisper Man, with just the right mix of creepy, suspenseful, twisted, and meaningful.

This is a story about haunted houses and the monster in the night who steals away your children. But it's also about vicious cycles and trust, loss and healing, hope, and what it means to be a parent. The Whisper Man is so much more than a police procedural. I loved the depth and richness to the story's themes as well as how everything played out.

I read this with two of my thriller reading buddies and we all loved it! It's not particularly diverse, but otherwise I quite enjoyed everything about this story.

Thank you Celadon Books via Netgalley for an advanced reading copy. All opinions are my own.