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THE SHADOWS BY ALEX NORTH

9/26/2020

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Alex North does it again! The Shadows is a creepy psychological horror novel mixed with a murder mystery. His books are fantastic and I know after reading this one and The Whisper Man that I'll be a long time fan!
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: July 7, 2020
Genre: Murder Mystery. Psychological Horror. 

Series: None. Complete standalone. 
Pages: 336 pages
Format: Hardcover. BOTM box. 
The haunting new thriller from Alex North, author of the New York Times bestseller The Whisper Man

You knew a teenager like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile--always on the outside of the group. Some part of you suspected he might be capable of doing something awful. Twenty-five years ago, Crabtree did just that, committing a murder so shocking that it’s attracted that strange kind of infamy that only exists on the darkest corners of the internet--and inspired more than one copycat.

Paul Adams remembers the case all too well: Crabtree--and his victim--were Paul’s friends. Paul has slowly put his life back together. But now his mother, old and senile, has taken a turn for the worse. Though every inch of him resists, it is time to come home.
​It's not long before things start to go wrong. Reading the news, Paul learns another copycat has struck. His mother is distressed, insistent that there's something in the house. And someone is following him. Which reminds him of the most unsettling thing about that awful day twenty-five years ago.

It wasn't just the murder.

It was the fact that afterward, Charlie Crabtree was never seen again...

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​Release Date: July 7, 2020
Actual Rating: 5 stars

Psychological Horror | Crime Thriller | Murder Mystery

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛. 𝙸𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚂𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗, 𝙸𝚃, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙽𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝙴𝚕𝚖 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝! 𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚝.

Alex North is a talented author. These last two books of his have blown me away and I devoured as fast as I could. The Shadows is his second novel and just as good (if not BETTER) than his first (The Whisper Man). I’m officially obsessed! I felt like that Shadows had a blend of Slenderman, Nightmare on Elm Street, and IT (for it’s coming of age aspects). It was so damn good! Is it to early to bed for the next book? Because I don’t know how I’ll be able to wait for another!

If you’ve read The Whisper Man and enjoyed it then you’ll definitely like this one. I can tell that Alex North has his own unique flair when it comes to writing and it’s visible (and apparent) in both novels. His books aren’t necessarily horror, but they are very creepy. One would think they are supernatural in nature but in this case, there’s much more than meet the eye. I love how he built this book up and shocked the hell out of us!

I don’t want to get into the plot all that much because there’s no sense in me doing that when you can read the blurb but I will say this: This is a part coming of age tale, part murder mystery, part psychological horror, and suspense. There are many layers to the story and reading it and becoming fully invested in the story is easy. I highly recommend it!

★★★★★

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