When Pete is introduced, readers gain perspective from his vantage point as well. Tom's backstory with the emotional death of his wife and his insecurity in raising Jake as a single dad was really effective. The book's opening act explains the current mystery and the murders from 20 years ago, so I felt fully invested in how these were connected. Obviously, there's a lot going on in The Whisper Man. Things get creepy when Jake tells Tom about “the boy in the floor.” When Tom hears strange whispers in the house, he begins to suspect that someone is after his son.
From Jake's perspective, readers learn that this imaginary friend is a young girl who may have ties to the house and its original owners. After settling into the new house, Tom starts to notice that Jake is having conversations with an imaginary friend. While this is happening, a recent widow named Tom moves to Featherbank with his young son Jake. In looking into Carter's case, Amanda asks Pete to join the investigation as a consultant based on his experience with the killings. In questioning his parents, Amanda learns that the boy told his mother that he heard whispers outside of his window the week before. A young boy was killed and dumped near a rock quarry in Featherbank. Now, a homicide detective named Amanda has been handed a new case that has the characteristics of the Whisper Man murders. Thus, two decades of mental battles have left Pete semi-retired, divorced and recovering from alcoholism. Carter's superiority as the prison's pseudo-leader gives him an arrogance that Pete can't break. He frequently visits Carter in prison in a cat and mouse chess match to learn where the body is.
Over two decades, Pete has tried to find the body to no avail. Eventually, a homicide detective named Pete cracked the case, sending Carter to prison for life and all of the bodies recovered except one. It isn't a standard crime-thriller because Mosby uses the Alex North pseudonym to purposefully add a supernatural aspect to his stories.Ģ0 years ago, the British village of Featherbank was terrorized by a child killer deemed “The Whisper Man.” The killer, Frank Carter, gained infamy by whispering to children at their bedroom windows. These elements expand the storyline and allow for some interesting ideas and plot twists. Further, it focuses on two murders that happen 20 years apart. What's interesting about The Whisper Man is that it blends first and third-person perspectives into the narrative. It was published in 2019 by Penguin and exists in physical, digital, and audio formats. After seeing the North name in retail stores like Target, I finally decided to read The Whisper Man. Since 2003, Mosby has authored 11 stand-alone novels, but in 2019 he also began using the pseudonym Alex North. He's often compared to Scandinavian writer Jo Nesbo with his emphasis on grisly serial killers and rapists.
Steve Mosby is a British author that specializes in crime-fiction and psychological suspense.
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