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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Whisper Man by Alex North, read by Christopher Eccleston.If you leave a door half-open, soon you''ll hear the whispers spoken...Still devastated after the loss of his wife, Tom Kennedy and his young son Jake move to the sleepy village of Featherbank, looking for a fresh start.But Featherbank has a dark past. Fifteen years ago a twisted serial killer abducted and murdered five young boys. Until he was finally caught, the killer was known as ''The Whisper Man''.Of course, an old crime need not trouble Tom and Jake as they try to settle in to their new home. Except that now another young boy has gone missing. And then Jake begins acting strangely.He says he hears a whispering at his window... "The best crime novel of the decade" Steve Cavanagh "Terrifying and utterly heartbreaking" Mark Billingham "A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart" Stuart MacBride

Brought to you by Penguin.If it had happened to you, you would have run away too.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?Praise for Alex NorthThe best crime novel of the decade - Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of ThirteenFirst 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 - A. J. Finn, no.1 bestselling author of The Woman in the WindowAlex North has achieved the seemingly impossible. The Whisper Man is a thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful - Mark BillinghamA dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart. Damn, but Alex North can write! - Stuart MacBride© Alex North 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Brought to you by Penguin.ARE YOU READY TO ENTER THE HALF BURNT HOUSE?The spine-tingling new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of THE WHISPER MAN, a Richard and Judy pick.*****Katie always looked after her beloved younger brother Chris - until she left him alone for one selfish afternoon, and their picture-perfect family fell apart. Although Chris survived the attack, the scars ran deeper than the ones left across his face. Now they''re adults, and they haven''t spoken in years. Then she gets a call, from Detective Laurence Page.Page is facing an unusually disturbing crime scene. Alan Hobbes, a distinguished and wealthy philosophy professor, has been brutally murdered. Hobbes was living in a sprawling mansion - but one that remains half-ruined by a decades-old fire, wind and rain howling through the gaping, creaking roof.Page only has one suspect: Chris, caught on CCTV at the house. But he has plenty of questions. What could cause a man as wealthy as Hobbes not to repair his home? Why did he seem to know his death was coming, yet do nothing to stop it? And why was he obsessed with a legendary local serial killer?But Katie only has one thing on her mind. She knows this is her last, best chance to finally save her brother, and make up for her negligence all those years ago.But she can''t possibly imagine just how much danger he''s in...© 2023 Alex North (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Brought to you by Penguin.The most terrifying novel of the year, from the internationally bestselling author of The Whisper Man.You never forget the day you meet a serial killer.Dan was just a teenager when he had a chance encounter with the elusive killer known only as “the man made of smoke”. Nobody could blame him for being too scared to intervene, for being too scared to save the latest victim, for letting the killer vanish again.Nobody except Dan himself.Years later, Dan has a successful career as a criminal psychiatrist, unpicking the very darkest of human behaviour. Because, despite what he saw that day, Dan knows there''s no such thing as a monster.But now his father, John, has gone missing. And, when Dan returns to the small island where he grew up, he finds out that not long before his disappearance, John had stumbled across a body.As Dan begins to dig, he finds unsettling links, stretching all the way back to the man made of smoke.Which means this might just be a chance to not only save his dad, but to finally find redemption.But what if he''s been wrong about that day for all these years.What if he was right to be scared?© Alex North 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025