Steve Mosby
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- Syntymäaika
- 1976
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- UK
- Maa (karttaa varten)
- England, UK
- Syntymäpaikka
- Horsforth, Leeds, UK
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Great thriller, with a slight supernatural aspect to it. Although I found it a tad predictable, it still kept my interest and kept me reading. I almost gave it 4 stars but the last chapter really got me and broke my heart a bit. I don’t want to give anything away but there was a lot of emotion packed into that last short chapter.
The people who have reviewed this book here have given it rave reviews, and I am left wondering if we read the same book because I thought it was a mess, particularly at the end. At times, I thought it had potential and there were enough creepy spots that it kept me reading. The way the mystery was resolved, though, was so out of left field that it made me annoyed that I did finish the book.
What a debut book! This was a BOTM selection and I'm so glad I chose it.
Tom and his 7 year old son, Jake, move to Featherbank to escape the sadness of their previous house after Tom's wife (Jake's mom) passes away suddenly. Several years earlier, a young boy was kidnapped in Featherbank by the Whisper Man, who whispers outside the home of the victim to lure them out. The Whisper Man is caught and in jail serving his sentence.
Shortly after Tom and Jake move there, another young boy is abducted. Did The Whisper Man have an accomplice or is this a copycat? Detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis are investigating the newest abduction but Pete is still haunted by an earlier case involving The Whisper Man because one of the boys' bodies has never been found.
And then Jake starts talking to an imaginary friend who tells him a poem about The Whisper Man and then Jake starts hearing whispering outside his window.....… (lisätietoja)
Tom and his 7 year old son, Jake, move to Featherbank to escape the sadness of their previous house after Tom's wife (Jake's mom) passes away suddenly. Several years earlier, a young boy was kidnapped in Featherbank by the Whisper Man, who whispers outside the home of the victim to lure them out. The Whisper Man is caught and in jail serving his sentence.
Shortly after Tom and Jake move there, another young boy is abducted. Did The Whisper Man have an accomplice or is this a copycat? Detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis are investigating the newest abduction but Pete is still haunted by an earlier case involving The Whisper Man because one of the boys' bodies has never been found.
And then Jake starts talking to an imaginary friend who tells him a poem about The Whisper Man and then Jake starts hearing whispering outside his window.....… (lisätietoja)
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I am looking forward to reading more of Alex North's books in the future.