{"product_id":"the-shadow-friend","title":"The 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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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_______ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE VICTIM WAS YOUR FRIEND\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was just a silly game to start with. Paul never really believed in it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe never dreamed Charlie would take it so far. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSO WAS THE MURDERER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut home isn't just full of bad memories. It's also the last place anyone saw Charlie alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd Paul starts to wonder if Charlie might come back to finish what he started . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Echoes of the chilling Slender Man myth' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Alex North \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'The best crime novel of the decade' Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThirteen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54956744835415,"sku":"9781405936248","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/15558963482688.jpg?v=1788889845","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/the-shadow-friend","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}