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Celadon Books (2020), 336 pages
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"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 senile, 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. Reading the news, Paul learns another copycat has struck. 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.."--… (more)
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Library Journal
Twenty-five years ago, near the English village of Featherbank, which served as the setting of North's debut, The Whisper Man, there were four boys who weren't really close. But three were outcasts at school and the fourth, Paul, tagged along to protect his friend James, who was in the thrall of
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the group's leader, Charlie Crabtree. Charlie came up with an idea: they would all keep dream diaries, using them to make their dreams converge; then they could control events in the waking world and avenge themselves on their tormentors. Eventually, three went into a dark woods, the Shadows. Only one came out; a mutilated corpse was left behind. The one who came out went to prison, but Charlie Crabtree disappeared, never to be heard from again. Now Paul has come home--his mother's dying, he hasn't seen her in 25 years--and bad things start up again. There's a copycat killing in the woods. Someone follows it on the Dark Net. "Red hands everywhere," his mother mutters. Paul searches for answers. Before this twisty story ends, there are many surprises, including who's been killed and who killed them. VERDICT The conclusion wraps it up too tidily, but overall, this is a successful, creepy thriller. If you like Stephen King, you'll probably like North's new thriller, too. Show Less
Publisher's Weekly
The pseudonymous North follows up his sensational debut, 2019’s The Whisper Man, with another terrifying spine-tingler set in Featherbank, England. When Paul Adams was 15, his school playground was the scene of the murder of one of his friends. The alleged killer, teenager Charlie Crabtree, was
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another friend of Paul. Charlie disappeared and was never seen again. After going away to college, Paul doesn’t return to Featherbank until, as a 40-year-old English teacher, he decides he must come home to tend to his dying mother. To his dismay, history appears to be repeating itself with a series of copycat killings of teenage boys. Det. Amanda Beck, from the previous novel, investigates as the bodies pile up and suspects accumulate. Ghosts (real and imagined) continue to haunt Paul, whose senile mother fears something strange is in the house. The complex plot shifts smoothly between past and present with numerous unexpected twists. An overwhelming atmosphere of doom and disaster hovers over the perennial darkness of the nearby woods. This heart-pounding page-turner is impossible to put down. Show Less
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LibraryThing member tamidale
This newest book by Alex North was super creepy! There’s something wicked in the house and something frightening in the woods. There’s also the feeling that something is following you. Can you face your fears and find out what it is?
The plot centers around the ability to manipulate dreams into
The story is told with two timelines, spanning 25 years. It meandered at a fairly slow pace, but the narrators, Hannah Atherton and John Heffernan did a wonderful job keeping me engaged. I have to say, I never really guessed the truth of what happened until the reveal at the end.
This is one that I am glad I didn’t read on a weekend when my husband was out of town.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for allowing me to listen to the audio version and offer my honest review.
The plot centers around the ability to manipulate dreams into
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reality and the ability for several individuals to share their dreams with each other. Pretty far-fetched, but makes for a wonderfully disturbing story. The instigator of all the dream manipulation was Charlie Crabtree, presumed dead, but no one really knows for sure. Twenty five years after his disappearance, strange things begin happening again and no one knows for sure if it’s Charlie or a copycat.The story is told with two timelines, spanning 25 years. It meandered at a fairly slow pace, but the narrators, Hannah Atherton and John Heffernan did a wonderful job keeping me engaged. I have to say, I never really guessed the truth of what happened until the reveal at the end.
This is one that I am glad I didn’t read on a weekend when my husband was out of town.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for allowing me to listen to the audio version and offer my honest review.
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LibraryThing member alliepascal
Even better than I was expecting. Just a perfectly executed, creeping, suspenseful sort of thriller. I was completely taken in with the way the story was constructed--weaving in and out of Paul's memories. The slow reveal of his past and the horrifying details of the murder of one of his friends
I wasn't especially looking forward to reading "The Shadows," needed to be in the right head space for it, but when that time finally came I blew through this book in a few sittings. I never got around to reading "The Whisper Man," and it was just chance that I read this one first, but I'm definitely looking forward to it now!
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worked really well for me, when a lot of stories that flip between past and present constantly don't.I wasn't especially looking forward to reading "The Shadows," needed to be in the right head space for it, but when that time finally came I blew through this book in a few sittings. I never got around to reading "The Whisper Man," and it was just chance that I read this one first, but I'm definitely looking forward to it now!
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LibraryThing member Susan.Macura
Creepy, creepy story! And that is why I loved it! Alternating present with past, Paul Adams comes home to memories of a horrible crime from his childhood interspersed with present day crimes. Is Charlie Crabtree still alive? Or is it a copycat? How are all of these people connected? What is the
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LibraryThing member LibrarianRyan
This is officially a DNF for me. I think it’s because it's an audiobook. I have restarted it twice and I like it while I’m in it, but once I walk away or take a break I can barely remember what happened. The switching narrators and timelines didn’t help anything. I liked the story line so i
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think that tells me to pick this up in print or digital and leave the audiobook for someone else. Show Less
LibraryThing member twinkley
This was quite suspenseful and kept me interested until almost the end. I loved that cover! I also wish thriller/mystery writers would write more in the present rather than going back and forth between the past and the present. I can't say much about this without spoilers but this author certainly
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knows how to slowly build suspense and leave the reader hanging at the end of almost every chapter. I enjoyed this. Show Less
LibraryThing member Carol420
Give me every book that Alex North has ever written and I will be a happy camper. Oh…that’s right…I’ve already read every book he’s ever written…. this is only his second one. Stephen King and Dean Koontz should start to make room to share the horror honor pedestal they’re sitting on
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with Alex North. I have been watching for another book by this excellent, talented author since I read [Whisper Man]…thank you Mr. North for this excellent offering. I don’t want to give away anything to take the excitement and suspense and enjoyment out of another readers experience with this story but I can say that I absolutely LOVED Jenny and how her story evolved. I thought it was an awesome addition to Paul’s life story and how he handled everything going on. I didn’t guess her big twist at all, but it was a nice surprise. I definitely did not guess who the murderer was, so kudos to Alex North for having me chasing my tail and going in circles the entire book. Get out that “dream diary” you say you keep Alex and get busy on the next one. This was in a word... absolutely 110% …INCREDIBLE. Show Less
LibraryThing member Twink
I listened to Alex North's previous book - The Whisper Man - and really enjoyed it. I was eager to listen to his newest - The Shadows.
The covers of both titles feature handprints - with a bit more when you look closely. I liked the elongated shadows and the figures making their way into .....?
The
Paul Adams was a schoolboy when it happened. It involved the boys he thought were his friends. One died, one went to prison - and one - Charlie - was never seen again. That was twenty five years ago. Paul left the village and never returned, until now. And only because his mother is dying. And then - another boy is killed in a neighbouring village - and his death seems to be a copy of that old crime. Is Charlie back?
I'm not going to spoil things for you - the method of murder is frightening - and very, very creepy. (I love creepy!) Things start happening to Paul - someone following him, flashes of the past and what's in his mother's attic. (Attics or basements always house the gotcha stuff, don't they?) What's happening now? And what really happened then?
North does subtle creepy really, really well. A sound, a name, a memory, a possibility. The reader knows there is something bad out there and it is the anticipation that ramps up the creepiness factor over and over again. I loved the building tension. The Shadows are the woods behind Paul's boyhood home. The description of the woods themselves is enough to give you goosebumps.
I appreciate not being able to predict a plot. There was no way to know where North's story was headed and how it would end.
I chose to listen to The Shadows. The readers were Hannah Arterton and John Heffernan. I've said it before and I'll say it again - I become much more immersed in a tale when I listen. The Shadows absolutely was better for me in audiobook format. Both readers have lovely British accents that are easy to understand. They both enunciate well and speak clearly. Heffernan has a wonderfully expressive voice that captured the tone and tenor of the plot. The gravelly tone of his voice was perfect for the uncertainty, the danger and the spookiness of the book. Arterton did a good job as well - she too has an expressive voice that's easy on the ears.
Another atmospheric listen from North. I'll be watching for his next book.
The covers of both titles feature handprints - with a bit more when you look closely. I liked the elongated shadows and the figures making their way into .....?
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Shadows opens with a horrific crime in a small English village. Now, it's one you've read in the papers before. Or so I thought. I was wrong - there's so much more to this crime.Paul Adams was a schoolboy when it happened. It involved the boys he thought were his friends. One died, one went to prison - and one - Charlie - was never seen again. That was twenty five years ago. Paul left the village and never returned, until now. And only because his mother is dying. And then - another boy is killed in a neighbouring village - and his death seems to be a copy of that old crime. Is Charlie back?
I'm not going to spoil things for you - the method of murder is frightening - and very, very creepy. (I love creepy!) Things start happening to Paul - someone following him, flashes of the past and what's in his mother's attic. (Attics or basements always house the gotcha stuff, don't they?) What's happening now? And what really happened then?
North does subtle creepy really, really well. A sound, a name, a memory, a possibility. The reader knows there is something bad out there and it is the anticipation that ramps up the creepiness factor over and over again. I loved the building tension. The Shadows are the woods behind Paul's boyhood home. The description of the woods themselves is enough to give you goosebumps.
I appreciate not being able to predict a plot. There was no way to know where North's story was headed and how it would end.
I chose to listen to The Shadows. The readers were Hannah Arterton and John Heffernan. I've said it before and I'll say it again - I become much more immersed in a tale when I listen. The Shadows absolutely was better for me in audiobook format. Both readers have lovely British accents that are easy to understand. They both enunciate well and speak clearly. Heffernan has a wonderfully expressive voice that captured the tone and tenor of the plot. The gravelly tone of his voice was perfect for the uncertainty, the danger and the spookiness of the book. Arterton did a good job as well - she too has an expressive voice that's easy on the ears.
Another atmospheric listen from North. I'll be watching for his next book.
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LibraryThing member RobinKaye
One of my new favorite authors!
LibraryThing member Beamis12
3.5 Not quite as creepy as his first, but creepy enough for me. Schoolyards and bullying sets the stage in this one. What happens as a result of this is what Paul is remembering when he returns home to his dying mother after a long absence. A horrific murder in his school days which is seems that
Dreams and lucid dreams, do you believe in them or not? Can one manage to act in these dreams, become a watcher or participant? Never really thought of it before but after reading this, it is a question I have pondered. There were a few zingers, unexpected revelations within, that took me off guard.
I like his distinctive covers and he does tell a good story. As long as it stays just a story.
ARC from Edelweiss and Celadon Books.
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someone is once again bringing it to his attention. Detective Amanda Beck from this authors previous book, is the investigator.Dreams and lucid dreams, do you believe in them or not? Can one manage to act in these dreams, become a watcher or participant? Never really thought of it before but after reading this, it is a question I have pondered. There were a few zingers, unexpected revelations within, that took me off guard.
I like his distinctive covers and he does tell a good story. As long as it stays just a story.
ARC from Edelweiss and Celadon Books.
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LibraryThing member jfe16
Some twenty-five years have passed since Paul Adams left Gritten. Now, with his mother’s health seriously deteriorating, he reluctantly returns to the house where he grew up, to the place where his friend died in a ritualistic murder.
But as his mother lies close to death, he discovers that the
Told alternately in the past and in the present, this creepy tale keeps the suspense building as the ever-present tension plays on the readers’ nerves. Twists and turns, unexpected reveals, and some dark secrets keep the pages turning and the reader ensnared in the telling of the tale.
Recommended for readers who enjoy tales of horror.
But as his mother lies close to death, he discovers that the
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grisly murder has inspired a copycat. Charlie Crabtree vanished after the murder all those years ago. And now someone is following him. Will the long-held, closely-guarded secrets of the past finally reveal the truth?Told alternately in the past and in the present, this creepy tale keeps the suspense building as the ever-present tension plays on the readers’ nerves. Twists and turns, unexpected reveals, and some dark secrets keep the pages turning and the reader ensnared in the telling of the tale.
Recommended for readers who enjoy tales of horror.
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LibraryThing member CarrieWuj
Though unrelated to the Whisper Man with the exception of detective Amanda Beck, I didn’t like this second book as much. But I do have to confess that I couldn’t read it at night for awhile, it was that creepy. Beck is investigating a ghastly ritualistic murder in Featherbank that has some
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online connection (CC666) to one committed 25 years earlier in downtrodden Gritten. Protagonist Paul Adams has just returned to that town after a 25 year absence to say goodbye to his dying mother. She had dementia, and she says a few key things to him that transport him to the past he tried to escape. When he was a teenager he hung out with some guys who were misfits and were into recording their dreams to try to manipulate them into reality, especially for revenge. The ringleader, Charlie Crabtree seems to have some power trip and ulterior motive. He and Paul don’t get along, though Paul is hesitant to abandon his best friend James. When Charlie’s tactics escalate, Paul drops out of their group and starts hanging around with Jenny, who becomes his first love. When it is clear James is no longer safe with Charlie, Paul intervenes, but then blames himself ever after for the grisly murder that results. The dream factor and a local myth about Red Hands a ghoul associated with the sinister woods (the Shadows) made this book pretty spooky for awhile. There are some good twists and turns as Beck makes connections between the 2 cases and more people in Gritten die, but a lot of baggage from the past to overcome and ultimately a bit of a confusing ending and revelation. A good one to get geared up for Halloween. Show Less
LibraryThing member oddandbookish
I received an ARC of this book for free from the publisher (Celadon Books) in exchange for an honest review.
I just want to start off by saying that I haven’t read The Whisper Man so I cannot say how this book compares to that one. Because of that, I didn’t have any expectations going into the
At first, I was a little hesitant to read this because I didn’t know how scary it was going to be. It ended up only being a little scary (at least to me). So if you’re a little bit of a scaredy cat like me, you should be able to handle this book.
The strongest part of this book was definitely the writing style. It was so effortless but still managed to create a creepy vibe. I liked the use of short chapters since it made the book easy to digest. There is some back and forth between past and present which was done really well. It wasn’t confusing at all since it was done in short spurts. I never felt like there was a huge information dump which can happen with dual timelines.
My only critique of this book was the ending. I wasn’t wowed by it. I thought the reveal was going to be mind-blowing but it wasn’t. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t a bad ending. It just didn’t have the impact I was expecting.
Overall, despite the ending, this was still a solid thriller. I would definitely recommend it.
I just want to start off by saying that I haven’t read The Whisper Man so I cannot say how this book compares to that one. Because of that, I didn’t have any expectations going into the
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book. I ended up really enjoying it.At first, I was a little hesitant to read this because I didn’t know how scary it was going to be. It ended up only being a little scary (at least to me). So if you’re a little bit of a scaredy cat like me, you should be able to handle this book.
The strongest part of this book was definitely the writing style. It was so effortless but still managed to create a creepy vibe. I liked the use of short chapters since it made the book easy to digest. There is some back and forth between past and present which was done really well. It wasn’t confusing at all since it was done in short spurts. I never felt like there was a huge information dump which can happen with dual timelines.
My only critique of this book was the ending. I wasn’t wowed by it. I thought the reveal was going to be mind-blowing but it wasn’t. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t a bad ending. It just didn’t have the impact I was expecting.
Overall, despite the ending, this was still a solid thriller. I would definitely recommend it.
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LibraryThing member dano35ie
Another fantastic book from this brilliant Author.
Some brilliant characters and a real page turner.
Some brilliant characters and a real page turner.
LibraryThing member Jynell
When a young boy is murdered 25 years ago and the crime is never solved, a town will continue to wonder. When some of the same mysterious events begin happening again when Paul returns to town, a town will suspect. Detective Beck believes it's more than coincidence and begins to investigate.
The
The Netgalley audiobook was a bit difficult to listen to at times due to an odd echo when the speed is turned up and I found myself abandoning it and moving to my hardcover instead.
Thank you for allowing me to listen and give my honest opinion.
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mystery of the murder 25 years ago and the murder of a boy in the present collide in this chilling tale about "The Shadows". I loved the way that Alex North intertwined the past crime with the present and found myself enjoying this one.The Netgalley audiobook was a bit difficult to listen to at times due to an odd echo when the speed is turned up and I found myself abandoning it and moving to my hardcover instead.
Thank you for allowing me to listen and give my honest opinion.
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LibraryThing member Xengab
It verges on paranormal at times, but is the evil just created by humans themselves?. There are a few main characters in this novel as it flips between a Detective and Paul who remembers back to what happened to him as a teen, now as an adult visiting his mother who is dying. The writing itself is
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nicely done, the characters fleshed out well and no obvious plot holes. Show Less
LibraryThing member Danielle.Desrochers
I want to give this book 5 stars just because of the last part of it, but I can’t because of the second part.
It was a great, intriguing story, but the middle dragged on. I kept getting distracted as I was reading. Definitely not enough to stop reading, but I found myself rereading pages because
It was a great, intriguing story, but the middle dragged on. I kept getting distracted as I was reading. Definitely not enough to stop reading, but I found myself rereading pages because
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I was so distracted. However, it was a VERY good story and I would recommend this to anyone who wants to read a good thriller. Show Less
LibraryThing member marquis784
Well, it does begin with a rather disturbing scenario in the prologue which prepares you for a wild story. A detective 25 years later facing a similar disturbing crime scene. This crime scene is oddly staged with a tableau and red hand prints carefully placed around it. What is one to make of such
If that isn’t enough to get your heart racing then I think you need to finish reading this thriller!
I received a complimentary audiobook from NetGalley and Macmillan Audio in exchange for an unbiased review.
The prologue begins with a bloodied playground and the narrator being driven to the police station by his mother. At 15 yo he felt “responsible” for Charlie Crabtree and the tragedy that followed.
It’s 25 years since that brutal crime was committed by troubled teens. It seems their legacy lives on with the recent onset of copy cat killings. Detective Amanda Beck fights her own nightmares being the daughter of a former police officer. She makes her weekly visits to Rosewood Gardens Cemetery to connect with her father and seek guidance.
When Elliot Hick and Robby Foster are found bloodied and carrying a knife, the police are led to the crime scene in the quarry. There they discover a teenage boy on a circular stone floor surrounded by bloodied handprints.
Paul Adams returns to his hometown when contacted about his mother’s ailing health. Daphne was his mother’s hospice caretaker since her fall, cancer and worsening dementia. He sadly remembers it’s been 25 years since he last visited his mother and hometown. Although, he would call his mother he never really invested much effort in maintaining contact. He preferred to leave the past just as he left it in the shadows all those years ago.
Paul is startled when he visits his mother and discovers she had been reading a book he borrowed many years ago, The Nightmare People” with the red devil face in the cover. Suddenly, his mother boots up in bed and warns Paul that she should never have come. She screams as she recalls something from the past yelling about red hands everywhere.
As he is in town, Paul confers with a friend and former crush Jenny Chambers who had lent him “The Nightmare People”. They reminisce about the past and try piece together the dreadful events that divided all the friends. Back then, it seemed Charlie Crabtree had a following who were desperate to believe his claims of lucid dreaming. Paul was a loner who followed along until Charlie’s suggestions became to incredulous and dangerous.
It takes Paul returning to his family home to make sense of his mother’s ramblings. As Paul is trying to piece together events from the past, Detective Amanda Beck makes a visit to Billy Roberts who had been released from prison for the crime many years ago. It seems the only one who seemed to escape the scene was Charlie who was never seen again. Rumors spread that perhaps his lucid dreaming theory was true which led to copy cat killers.
This is a wild story which keeps you in the edge of your seat. There are several stories from past and present that seem to be swirling around. It was at times difficult to keep track of the many characters. Everyone wonders what happened to Charlie. What really happened that night? Why does Paul’s mother seem to have a collection of articles regarding the crime and every copy cat murder since? This book will keep your mind spinning until the end.
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a coincidence? Or is it? A man visits his mother after 25 years away where she is in hospice dying from dementia and cancer. What does she say when she wakes up and sees her son after 25 years? “You shouldn’t be here!” “There are red hands everywhere!”If that isn’t enough to get your heart racing then I think you need to finish reading this thriller!
I received a complimentary audiobook from NetGalley and Macmillan Audio in exchange for an unbiased review.
The prologue begins with a bloodied playground and the narrator being driven to the police station by his mother. At 15 yo he felt “responsible” for Charlie Crabtree and the tragedy that followed.
It’s 25 years since that brutal crime was committed by troubled teens. It seems their legacy lives on with the recent onset of copy cat killings. Detective Amanda Beck fights her own nightmares being the daughter of a former police officer. She makes her weekly visits to Rosewood Gardens Cemetery to connect with her father and seek guidance.
When Elliot Hick and Robby Foster are found bloodied and carrying a knife, the police are led to the crime scene in the quarry. There they discover a teenage boy on a circular stone floor surrounded by bloodied handprints.
Paul Adams returns to his hometown when contacted about his mother’s ailing health. Daphne was his mother’s hospice caretaker since her fall, cancer and worsening dementia. He sadly remembers it’s been 25 years since he last visited his mother and hometown. Although, he would call his mother he never really invested much effort in maintaining contact. He preferred to leave the past just as he left it in the shadows all those years ago.
Paul is startled when he visits his mother and discovers she had been reading a book he borrowed many years ago, The Nightmare People” with the red devil face in the cover. Suddenly, his mother boots up in bed and warns Paul that she should never have come. She screams as she recalls something from the past yelling about red hands everywhere.
As he is in town, Paul confers with a friend and former crush Jenny Chambers who had lent him “The Nightmare People”. They reminisce about the past and try piece together the dreadful events that divided all the friends. Back then, it seemed Charlie Crabtree had a following who were desperate to believe his claims of lucid dreaming. Paul was a loner who followed along until Charlie’s suggestions became to incredulous and dangerous.
It takes Paul returning to his family home to make sense of his mother’s ramblings. As Paul is trying to piece together events from the past, Detective Amanda Beck makes a visit to Billy Roberts who had been released from prison for the crime many years ago. It seems the only one who seemed to escape the scene was Charlie who was never seen again. Rumors spread that perhaps his lucid dreaming theory was true which led to copy cat killers.
This is a wild story which keeps you in the edge of your seat. There are several stories from past and present that seem to be swirling around. It was at times difficult to keep track of the many characters. Everyone wonders what happened to Charlie. What really happened that night? Why does Paul’s mother seem to have a collection of articles regarding the crime and every copy cat murder since? This book will keep your mind spinning until the end.
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LibraryThing member jnhk
You might lose a little sleep...
As a person who tends to have a hard time sleeping (maybe I shouldn't be reading these types of books... just kidding) due to very vivid and active dreams, I found The Shadows by Alex North very eerie and extremely entertaining! Yeah... I'm not right.
Fours teenage
This entirely original novel does give a slight nod to the Slenderman legend and the vulnerability of young people to believe in tall tales. As with The Whisper Man, Mr. North weaves an irresistible story with an interesting cast of characters and lots of twists and turns.
Because of the many twists and turns, my one suggestion for reading this book is to try to read it in as few chunks as possible. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to read it in one fell swoop (or two) and I really believe that this would be the best course of action for the full enjoyment (and suspense) of this tale.
The Shadows is a worthwhile read for fans of suspense and horror! I'm looking forward to reading more by Alex North!
As a person who tends to have a hard time sleeping (maybe I shouldn't be reading these types of books... just kidding) due to very vivid and active dreams, I found The Shadows by Alex North very eerie and extremely entertaining! Yeah... I'm not right.
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boys experiment with lucid dreaming in hopes of communicating with a boogyman known as Red Hands. The story is told from the perspective Paul, of one of those four boys. Something terrible happened twenty-five years ago that Paul has been trying to forget ever since. This entirely original novel does give a slight nod to the Slenderman legend and the vulnerability of young people to believe in tall tales. As with The Whisper Man, Mr. North weaves an irresistible story with an interesting cast of characters and lots of twists and turns.
Because of the many twists and turns, my one suggestion for reading this book is to try to read it in as few chunks as possible. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to read it in one fell swoop (or two) and I really believe that this would be the best course of action for the full enjoyment (and suspense) of this tale.
The Shadows is a worthwhile read for fans of suspense and horror! I'm looking forward to reading more by Alex North!
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LibraryThing member flourgirl49
The people who have reviewed this book here have given it rave reviews, and I am left wondering if we read the same book because I thought it was a mess, particularly at the end. At times, I thought it had potential and there were enough creepy spots that it kept me reading. The way the mystery was
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resolved, though, was so out of left field that it made me annoyed that I did finish the book. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2020
Physical description
336 p.; 9.53 inches
ISBN
1250318033 / 9781250318039