The Whisper Man

A RICHARD & JUDY PICKSUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR’The best crime novel of the decade’ Steve Cavanagh’Both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking’ Mark Billingham’Superbly creepy . . . it might just break your heart a little, too’ Heat’A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart’ Stuart MacBride’Beautifully crafted, heart-rending and spine-tinglingly chilling’ Sarah Pinborough’Shades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right’ C. J. Tudor______________If you leave a door half-open, soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken… Fifteen years ago, a serial killer known only as ‘The Whisper Man’ wreaked havoc on the sleepy village of Featherbank. But with the killer behind bars, the village is now a safe haven for Tom and his young son Jake to make a fresh start. Until another boy goes missing. It feels like history is repeating itself. Could the killer still be out there – and can Tom protect his son from becoming the next victim?___________’A true skin-crawler’ Guardian’This flawlessly plotted thriller absolutely deserves to be shouted about’ Sunday MirrorRichard and Judy Book Club Pick, Winter 2019