THE SHADOW FRIEND

If it had happened to you, you would have run away too.Twenty-five years ago, Paul''s friend Charlie Crabtree brutally killed their classmate - and then vanished without a trace.Paul''s never forgiven himself for his part in what happened. He''s never gone back home.Until his elderly mother has a fall. It''s finally time to stop running.It''s not long before things start to go wrong. His mother claims there''s someone in the house. Paul realises someone is following him. And, in a town many miles away, a copycat killer has struck.Which makes him wonder - what really happened to Charlie the day of the murder?And can anyone stop it happening again?Praise for Alex Northbr>The best crime novel of the decade - Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of ThirteenFirst it''s spooky. Then it''s scary. Then it''s terrifying. And then... well, dear reader, proceed at your own risk. An ambitious, deeply satisfying thriller - a seamless blend of Harlan Coben, Stephen King, and Thomas Harris. My flesh is still crawling - A. J. Finn, no.1 bestselling author of The Woman in the WindowAlex North has achieved the seemingly impossible. The Whisper Man is a thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful - Mark BillinghamA dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart. Damn, but Alex North can write! - Stuart MacBride>