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Book SynopsisTHE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK THE WHISPER MAN
''Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy'' Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient
''A surprising and moving finale that will live long in the memory'' Daily Express
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THE VICTIM WAS YOUR FRIEND
It was just a silly game to start with. Paul never really believed in it.
He never dreamed Charlie would take it so far.
SO WAS THE MURDERER
For twenty years, Paul''s tried to put his past behind him, but now his mother is dying, and he can''t run any longer.
But home isn''t just full of bad memories. It''s also the last place anyone saw Charlie alive.
And Paul starts to wonder if Charlie might come back to finish what he started . . .
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''Alex North has outdone himself. The Shadow Friend is the work
Trade Review
Alex North has outdone himself. As terrifying as a great horror novel, as unpredictable as the best type of crime novel and above all beautifully written, The Shadow Friend is the work of a writer who is an absolute master of his craft. I couldn't begin to guess how the story was going to end but I enjoyed every second of the journey -- Jane Casey
If you liked The Whisper Man, you'll love this. Alex North has crafted a second novel which is just as gripping as his first and even scarier. Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy, it's about how the past encroaches on the present, and how dreaming influences reality, until in the frightening world of The Shadow Friend, it becomes harder and harder to tell one from the other... and the nightmare takes over -- Alex Michaelides * No.1 bestselling author of The Silent Patient *
This is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own... As with all the best illusions, you are left feeling not tricked, but full of wonder -- New York Times
North has returned with another creepy, atmospheric tale exploring the devastating effects of childhood traumas on communities . . . Builds to a surprising and moving finale that will live long in the memory * Daily Express *
With echoes of the chilling Slender Man myth, this thriller ultimately feels like a ghost story conjured out of guilt and loss * Crime Monthly *
North follows up his sensational debut, 2019's The Whisper Man, with another terrifying spine-tingler... The complex plot shifts smoothly between past and present with numerous unexpected twists. An overwhelming atmosphere of doom and disaster hovers over the perennial darkness of the nearby woods. This heart-pounding page-turner is impossible to put down * Publishers Weekly *
The layers of deception make for a chilling read * Woman & Home *
A chilling read * Woman's Weekly *
Included in 'The Week's Best Books - The Creepy One' * Heat *
A chilling and deeply psychological read * Woman & Home *
Included in 'The Hot List' * Inside Soap *
