The Whisper Man by Alex North 5 Stars

I received this copy of The Whisper Man from Celadon Books.  The book came with a card that plays the creepiest little song when you open it, which I used repeatedly to scare my children.  This novel had some supernatural undertones, but was what I would consider a thriller.

The story starts off with the abduction of 6 year old Neil Spencer and moves on to father and young son, Tom and Jake Kennedy.  The Kennedy family relocated to the town of Featherbank after the death of Tom's wife Rebecca, which is the very town Neil is missing from.  The town of Featherbank has a history of missing children, 5 young boys who were kidnapped and murdered by Frank Carter...also known as The Whisper Man.

Detective Inspector Pete Willis was the one who stopped his spree 20 years prior and to this day remains the only one Frank Carter will speak to about his crimes, except of course where the final body was placed, and whether or not he truly had an accomplice.

Neil Spencer is found 2 months later, in the very location he disappeared from, and Pete joins forces with DI Amanda Beck to try and solve this new mystery that is tied in with Frank Carter's original crime.  Pete is babysitting Jake while Tom goes out for a drink one night, and he gets mortally attacked and Jake is stolen from his home by the same man who kidnapped Neil.

Tom is able to figure out that Jake's classroom assistant George is actually the man who kidnapped Jake, and goes to his home for a confrontation, and is able to save his son.

This book has plot twists aplenty! 

The Whisper Man was an amazing story filled with intrigue and I'd totally recommend it to anyone!

I'd give this a solid 5 stars.

Release date: 8/20/19