{"product_id":"the-shadow-friend-9781405936248","title":"The Shadow Friend","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK \u003ci\u003eTHE WHISPER MAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy'' \u003c\/b\u003eAlex Michaelides, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A surprising and moving finale that will live long in the memory'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE VICTIM WAS YOUR FRIEND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was just a silly game to start with. Paul never really believed in it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe never dreamed Charlie would take it so far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSO WAS THE MURDERER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor twenty years, Paul''s tried to put his past behind him, but now his mother is dying, and he can''t run any longer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut home isn''t just full of bad memories. It''s also the last place anyone saw Charlie alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd Paul starts to wonder if Charlie might come back to finish what he started . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Alex North has outdone himself.\u003ci\u003e The Shadow Friend\u003c\/i\u003e is the work \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex North has outdone himself\u003c\/b\u003e. As terrifying as a great horror novel, as unpredictable as the best type of crime novel and above all beautifully written, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Friend \u003c\/i\u003eis 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\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jane Casey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you liked \u003ci\u003eThe Whisper Man\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll love this\u003c\/b\u003e. Alex North has crafted a second novel which is just as gripping as his first and even scarier.  \u003cb\u003eHugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy\u003c\/b\u003e, it's about how the past encroaches on the present, and how dreaming influences reality, until in the frightening world of \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 *\u003cbr\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eabsorbing, headlong reading\u003c\/b\u003e, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own... \u003cb\u003eAs with all the best illusions, you are left feeling not tricked, but full of wonder\u003c\/b\u003e -- New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorth has returned with another creepy, atmospheric tale \u003c\/b\u003eexploring the devastating effects of childhood traumas on communities . . . \u003cb\u003eBuilds to a surprising and moving finale that will live long in the memory\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith echoes of the chilling Slender Man myth, this thriller ultimately feels like a ghost story conjured out of guilt and loss\u003c\/b\u003e * Crime Monthly *\u003cbr\u003eNorth \u003cb\u003efollows up his sensational debut, 2019's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Whisper Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, with another terrifying spine-tingler\u003c\/b\u003e... The complex plot shifts smoothly between past and present with \u003cb\u003enumerous unexpected twists\u003c\/b\u003e. An overwhelming atmosphere of doom and disaster hovers over the perennial darkness of the nearby woods. \u003cb\u003eThis heart-pounding page-turner is impossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe layers of deception make for a chilling read\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling read\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman's Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded in 'The Week's Best Books - The Creepy One'\u003c\/b\u003e * Heat *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling and deeply psychological read\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in \u003cb\u003e'The Hot List'\u003c\/b\u003e * Inside Soap *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836797665623,"sku":"9781405936248","price":7.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405936248.jpg?v=1710382800","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-shadow-friend-9781405936248","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}