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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?

©2020 Alex North (P)2020 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Horror Mystery Psychological Small Town & Rural Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Crime Suspense
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This is one of the best thrillers I have ever listened to, and I've listened to hundreds. The twists and turns are completely unpredictable......I didn't see them coming at all, one particular reveal my jaw hit the floor !!!! it also deals with sensitive topics such as death and grief so beautifully. I didn't want the book to finish

Brilliant, just brilliant

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This was my first book by Alex North and it didn’t disappoint. Full of twists and turns, and kept me hooked right up until the end. I loved it!

Fabulous Twisty Thriller

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When I first started the novel and the lucid dreaming I was skeptical thinking it was silly and uninteresting.
I actually started reading this myself from the library and ended up taking it back, the rest of the book unread.

I got the book again from Audible, having it read to me beautifully by two narrators and found it more engaging than I had before, and this time I stuck with it deeper into the novel, and so glad I did.
The lucid dreaming aside, it’s an interesting book, with a hint of the supernatural that manifests itself in your mind making you feel a tingling of unsettling atmosphere as you listen.
There are so many secrets, unanswered questions from the past and the power of that mystery has over people.
The idea of lucid dreaming as, of course, been done before, but the way this story is told is certainly unique.
What really happened 25 years ago and where is Charlie Crabtree?
Did he truly just disappear, or is he out there still, playing his twisted game.
Looking forward to Alex’s next novel.

Lucid dreams

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A great book, I didn’t think the Whisper Man could be beaten but this one narrowly has it . Brilliant author and brilliantly narrated. Thoroughly recommend.

Best book I’ve listened to in a long time.

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Too atmospheric in places which I found hard to follow; I liked the concept of the story however, thought the narration was very good.

Intriguing Read

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