{"product_id":"shadow-friend","title":"Shadow Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK \u003ci\u003eTHE WHISPER MAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy'' \u003c\/b\u003eAlex Michaelides, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A surprising and moving finale that will live long in the memory'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE VICTIM WAS YOUR FRIEND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was just a silly game to start with. Paul never really believed in it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe never dreamed Charlie would take it so far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSO WAS THE MURDERER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor twenty years, Paul''s tried to put his past behind him, but now his mother is dying, and he can''t run any longer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut home isn''t just full of bad memories. It''s also the last place anyone saw Charlie alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd Paul starts to wonder if Charlie might come back to finish what he started . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Alex North has outdone himself.\u003ci\u003e The Shadow Friend\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of a writer who is an absolute master of his craft''\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Casey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Absorbing, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eheadlong reading . . . As with all the best illusions, you are left feeling not tricked, but full of wonder'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Echoes of the chilling Slender Man myth'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Alex North\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''The best crime novel of the decade''\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThirteen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''First 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''\u003c\/b\u003e A. J. Finn, no.1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Window\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Alex North has achieved the seemingly impossible. \u003ci\u003eThe Whisper Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful''\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Billingham\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heart. Damn, but Alex North can write!'' \u003c\/b\u003eStuart MacBride\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309601005950,"sku":"NW9781405936248","price":8.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781405936248.jpg?v=1778654750","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/shadow-friend","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}