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The Shadow Friend
- Narrated by: John Heffernan, Hannah Arterton
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
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?
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- Rph21
- 08-02-22
Best book I’ve listened to in a long time.
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-02-23
Fantastic
Another great read from Alex North. I’m afraid I wasn’t too keen on the female narrator, otherwise brilliant.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-08-20
Stylish chiller
This is an excellent, stylish, well paced, at times almost surreal, well paced chiller thriller.
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- Dede
- 27-02-21
Brilliant, just brilliant
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
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- Kelly
- 05-08-23
Lucid dreams
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.
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- Marie
- 12-02-21
wonderful story and narration
characters in the book were so rich . I t was a book I didn't want to end.. one that leaves you a little nostalgic when the story is finished. nice twist and the narrator was a pleasure to listen to
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- N. Howarth
- 04-10-22
Intriguing Read
Too atmospheric in places which I found hard to follow; I liked the concept of the story however, thought the narration was very good.
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- Nicks
- 24-07-20
Guess someone has to write the first review...
So here goes. I didn't enjoy this book, not my type of genre. Its a little 'odd' and I didn't like the confusion of what happens in the dream and what happens in reality. Wide range of star ratings so obviously appeals to others.
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