The Whisper Man
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The Whisper Man
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Narrated by:
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Christopher Eccleston
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Written by:
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Alex North
About this listen
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Whisper Man, by Alex North, read by Christopher Eccleston.
If you leave the door half open, you will hear the whispers spoken....
Still devastated after the loss of his wife, Tom Kennedy and his young son, Jake, move to the sleepy village of Featherbank, looking for a fresh start.
But Featherbank has a dark past. Fifteen years ago a twisted serial killer abducted and murdered five young boys. Until he was finally caught, the killer was known as 'The Whisper Man'.
Of course, an old crime need not trouble Tom and Jake as they try to settle in to their new home. Except that now another young boy has gone missing, stirring up rumours that the original killer was always known to have an accomplice. And then Jake begins acting strangely.
He says he hears a whispering at his window....
©2018 Alex North (P)2018 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"The best crime novel of the decade." (Steve Cavanagh)
"Terrifying and utterly heartbreaking." (Mark Billingham)
"A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart." (Stuart MacBride)
Great story
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My recent foray into the world of audiobooks led me to ask myself the question - how awesome would it be to listen to a really great thriller with a fantastic narrator at the helm?
I am glad to say that my curiosity bore fruit - and I had a great time with Alex North's 'The Whisper Man' narrated by Christopher Eccleston.
The premise of the book is not ground breaking, but is definitely one that is sufficient enough to keep you hooked. Tom Kennedy and his son, Jake, move to a new house in the little town of Featherbank, only to get embroiled in a high profile criminal case that involves a child abductor who goes by the name of 'The Whisper Man'. The resurgence of this criminal also brings back to the fold, the same detective who captured the original Whisper Man, Detective Pete Willis.
I love this book and the themes it explores. North does a great job of building up the tension surrounding the identity of the abductor, and explores pertinent themes of single parenthood, coping with the loss of loved ones, and the ramifications of child abuse. The author goes to great lengths to lay out the complex relationship between Tom and Jake with a pristine attention to fine details and nuances.
There are some notable plot twists by the halfway mark, and a substantial lack of them towards the end. It felt like the last few chapters of the book followed the usual thriller tropes, and I would have liked to see the author explore with a bolder climax.
Overall, this is a very good thriller novel that stick to the genre's tropes, but at the same time, meticulously crafts out its' main characters with love and care. By the end of it, you can't help but root for the father-son duo of Tom and Jake Kennedy.
The boy in the ground
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Great story! terrible narration
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The plot
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The whisperman waited long in my kindle shelf, reasons even I am not known to them. As the title and the beginning of the plot's first few chapters were nothing but mundane, the story starts reshaping when you start becoming comfortable with the level you do not want to hear.
Right from the start, you believe that the child Jake is somewhat unique, and this thriller is not going to him in any which way. All the characters that the writer has made alive are proper and required except Amanda's character in the last few chapters, which I felt was not necessary to go into that deep.
This is a thriller where you do not find one character who becomes your favorite character, which I found quite strange. Though some of the lines and sentences that the author has written are special, it is crucial to love even when we argue, especially when we argue. This gives a special message to the readers who live in this century where argument turns into a fight in an instant where we are always surrounded by social media and messaging apps.
The most peculiar thing I liked about this book is how the writer has defined the role of the father through the loss of a mother. This is the real bookmark of the The Whisperman.
For the paranormal fans, yes, there are many elements of the supernatural that the author has attempted, but they remain unconcluded till the end of the story. They are open-ended.
The book is quite a one time read for a lazy Sunday; I would recommend reading via an audio reader with a reading speed of 1.1x. As the initial story takes to build.
Overall I would rate it 3.5 from 5.
Thanks.
Thriller Novel with Paranormal, Mental Illness, Se
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