The Shadows

A Novel

By: Alex North

Narrated by: Hannah Arterton, John Heffernan

"If you liked The Whisper Man, you’ll love this. Alex North has crafted a second novel which is just as gripping as his first and even scarier. Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy, it’s about how the past encroaches on the present, and how dreaming influences reality, until in the frightening world of The Shadows, it becomes harder and harder to tell one from the other... and the nightmare takes over."
– Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Silent Patient

The haunting new thriller from Alex North, author of the New York Times bestseller The Whisper Man

You knew a teenager like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile--always on the outside of the group. Some part of you suspected he might be capable of doing something awful. Twenty-five years ago, Crabtree did just that, committing a murder so shocking that it’s attracted that strange kind of infamy that only exists on the darkest corners of the internet--and inspired more than one copycat.

Paul Adams remembers the case all too well: Crabtree--and his victim--were Paul’s friends. Paul has slowly put his life back together. But now his mother, old and suffering from dementia, has taken a turn for the worse. Though every inch of him resists, it is time to come home.

It's not long before things start to go wrong. Paul learns that Detective Amanda Beck is investigating another copycat that has struck in the nearby town of Featherbank. His mother is distressed, insistent that there's something in the house. And someone is following him. Which reminds him of the most unsettling thing about that awful day twenty-five years ago.

It wasn't just the murder.

It was the fact that afterward, Charlie Crabtree was never seen again...

A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books

great mystery thriller

loved it it was very well written and narrated. i was def. suprised by ending

Love!!

This was fantastic!!! I am obsessed with Alex North!! Loved the story and loved the narration!!

Great follow up to The Whisper Man!

I jumped right into Alex North’s 2nd book and continued to be engrossed in his writing and world. Like before, I loved the jumping timelines in the narrative. The two narrators were at times a bit awkward to follow. Definitely will line up book #3 on my list to read soon!

Depressing….

I wanted to like this book….the parts about Paul’s younger days including Jenny were engaging, but the overall feeling I have from this book is depressing. Having two narrators helped…but they could only do so much.

In the Shadows

The book had a good plot but it was at times hard to follow as it went back and forth. inhaled to reread/listen to some of the chapter multiple times to understand where it fit into the story.