By Alex North
Horror
Thriller
⭐A 2021 Top Rated Read⭐
'This is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own'
— New York Times
๐My Review
OH. MY. GOODNESS. This book is amazing! It's creepy-as-heck, dark and disturbing yet highly addictive. When I wasn't reading it I was consumed by thoughts of it. Having loved the author's previous book, The Whisper Man, I wasn't sure if anything else would come close. I needn't have worried — The Shadow Friend is fantastic; if not even more immersive than its predecessor.
Being a huge fan of horror and scary stories this book and I were destined to collide. With excellent characterisation and an unnerving plot, there wasn't anything not to love. Tense, foreboding and chilling — I was gripped. This is exactly the type of novel that ignites my imagination and the reason why I read. It's superb and not to be missed.
Book Source: Ebook library loan
My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Penguin (1 April 2021)Genre: Horror, Thriller
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๐The Blurb
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?
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