Book #235 of 2020: The Shadows by Alex North The backstory to this crime thriller is undeniably creepy — two of the protagonist’s friends killed their high school classmate in a ritualistic murder that has spawned multiple copycat acts in the quarter-century since, with one of the original culprits never brought to justice — but …
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Book Review: The Whisper Man by Alex North
Book #220 of 2019: The Whisper Man by Alex North There’s a definite Stephen King / Joe Hill vibe to this 2019 British thriller about a serial child murderer and a boy who talks to people that others can’t see. It’s creepy verging on terrifying throughout, even though the expected abduction doesn’t happen until fairly …
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