We meet Pete, who is now called in to assist on this case, as he was the one who took The Whisper Man down all those years ago. Shortly before Tom and Jake settle in, a young boy disappears and seemingly, The Whisper Man (who is currently in jail), is ‘brought back to life’. Not really the type of town I’d have on my list of places to move to, but to each his own I reckon…right? The same town that 20yrs ago, had a serial killer on the loose. Tom decides they need a fresh start and they then move to the town of Featherbank. In turn, Jake starts acting strangely and even has a creepy imaginary friend. Tom (his dad) is dealing with the loss in his own way, so he can’t quite be the parent Jake needs him to be all the time. Jake is 7yrs old, and the loss of his mom had a profound impact on him. He hears a whispering at his window… My review Characters and Story line Now, detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to revisit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man.Īnd then Jake begins acting strangely. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter’s crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice.

Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes.

Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed “The Whisper Man,” for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Featherbank.īut the town has a dark past. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town.Īfter the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. If you’re lonely, sad, and blue, the Whisper Man will come for you. If your window’s left unlatched, you’ll hear him tapping at the glass. If you play outside alone, soon you won’t be going home… If you leave a window open, soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken. one I have hoped I’d be writing for almost a year! An introduction Okay let me stop rambling and get into this review…. Our bookclub decided to do a readalong challenge via WhatsApp and we broke the reading up into 5 parts (as the book is actually broken into 6 parts, part 6 is very short though). Something like Run Away or The Neighbour….because hands down, those were 2 of my top 5 reads of 2019! My book club buddy bought this book before lockdown and kindly lent it to me, because The Whisper Man has been on my lust list since it’s release last year. but I wanted something to hit me between the eyes.

I’ve been reading some pretty okay books lately, but I’ve been dying to read my next FIVE STAR read.

The whisper man book summary