Found: new psychological thriller author to love! The Whisper Man is a creepy, thrilling story with serial killers and child abductors, but also a tender story about fathers and sons, love and loss, loyalty and new beginnings. Sound weird? It is!
The killer known as the Whisper Man is safely in jail where detective Pete Kennedy put him, even though one of the boys he abducted was never found. This fact still haunts Pete even years later as he works at solving other crimes and winning his war against alcohol, the war that cost him his relationship with his own son. Then another boy is abducted 20 years later, and children are talking about the Whisper Man again. Enter Tom Kennedy and his son Jake who move to Featherbank after the loss of their wife/mother. They are struggling with their new relationship to one another but decide a fresh start would help. So father and son move to Featherbank where Jake continues to talk to his imaginary friend, a girl in a blue dress who always seems to know what to do and who to be afraid of. Strange things start to happen in their new house with the dark history, and the Whisper Man likes to hang around.
But during all this heart-pounding, creepy, mystery story, there is also a tender one about how families endure loss and come together. Tom's feelings of inadequacy as a parent will resonate deeply with anyone who cares for children, and Jake's innocent, all-encompassing love for his dad may even give parents a unique view inside a child's mind. I will remember Tom's words, "When we argue, we still love each other very much," for a long time. And I am glad that Jake is always able to remember them.
Give this unique and poignant thriller a try! But make sure you have a large block of time to keep turning the pages. And don't turn out the light! :)
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