The Shadow Friend
By Alex North

THE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD andamp; JUDY BOOK CLUB PICKand THE WHISPER MAN'Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy'and Alex Michaelides, bestselling author ofand The Silent Patient'A surprising and moving finale that will live long in the memory'and Daily Express_______THE VICTIM WAS YOUR FRIENDIt was just a silly game to start with. Paul never really believed in it.He never dreamed Charlie would take it so far.SO WAS THE MURDERERFor twenty years, Paul's tried to put his past behind him, but now his mother is dying, and he can't run any longer.But home isn't just full of bad memories. It's also the last place anyone saw Charlie alive.And Paul starts to wonder if Charlie might come back to finish what he started . . ._______'Alex North has outdone himself.and The Shadow Friendand is the work of a writer who is an absolute master of his craft'and Jane Casey'Absorbing,and headlong reading . . . As with all the best illusions, you are left feeling not tricked, but full of wonder'and New York Times'Echoes of the chilling Slender Man myth'and Crime MonthlyPraise for Alex North'The best crime novel of the decade'and Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author ofand Thirteen'First 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'and A. J. Finn, no.1 bestselling author ofand The Woman in the Window'Alex North has achieved the seemingly impossible.and The Whisper Manand is a thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful'and Mark Billingham'A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart. Damn, but Alex North can write!'and Stuart MacBride