The Whisper Man
A Novel
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2019
نویسنده
Christopher Ecclestonناشر
Macmillan Audioشابک
9781250222503
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
- دیدگاه کاربران
نقد و بررسی
Starred review from June 17, 2019
In the pseudonymous North’s superb thriller, a police procedural with supernatural overtones, Det. Insp. Amanda Beck heads the search for six-year-old Neil Spencer, who has gone missing from the English village of Featherbank. Neil may have been lured from his home by someone who whispered at his window at night, the same m.o. as incarcerated serial child killer Frank Carter (aka the Whisper Man), who was apprehended 20 years earlier by Det. Insp. Pete Willis. Beck brings in Willis to assist, specifically because he’s the only person Carter will talk to. Meanwhile, author Tom Kennedy, still reeling from his wife’s death, seeks a fresh start in Featherbank with his seven-year-old son, Jake. The sensitive Jake talks to a little girl who isn’t there and fears “the boy under the floor” in their odd new house. A strange man snooping at the Kennedy house and an attempt to lure Jake away during the night become connected to Beck’s investigation as she and Willis struggle to make a connection to Carter. Readers will have a tough time putting down this truly unnerving tale, with its seemingly unexplainable elements and glimpses of broken and dangerous minds. Agent: Sandra Sawicka, Marjacq (U.K.). (Aug.)
This review has been updated to note the book's author is using a pseudonym.
Listeners looking for creepy will find it in full force in Alex North's dark thriller, narrated by British actor Christopher Eccleston. The "whisper man" was the moniker given to Frank Carter, a serial murderer who sought vulnerable boys and whispered to them outside their windows at night. Although Carter was captured and incarcerated years ago, similar crimes are once again being committed. Eccleston draws listeners into the sad world of recent widower Tom Kennedy and his son, Jake, who are trying desperately to make a fresh start. Eccleston effectively portrays Jake and his imaginary friend. Listeners will need to pay careful attention, however, to differentiate the voices of Detective Peter Willis and Tom Kennedy as their stories alternate in the weaving of the plot. E.Q. � AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
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