Whisper outside the window

Twenty years ago, a serial killer, nicknamed the Press, arranged for the inhabitants of the small English town of Fezerbank a real hell. He abducted little boys, whispering promises and promises to their open windows. And then he cruelly killed. The killer was caught, and for many years now he was hidden in jail. Peace reigned in the town. That is why the writer Tom Kennedy with his son Jake decided to move here. After a recent tragedy in their family, peace is just what they need. And then another boy disappears in the city. It became known that a day earlier he heard someone"s whisper behind his window. A longtime horror seems to have returned ... But who did it - if the maniac is in prison? And who will be the next victim? Maybe Jake?

instant bestseller New York Times.
Sunday Times bestseller.
Bestseller Der Spiegel.
AMAZON Besseller No. 1.
The book of the year according to The Guardian.

“This is the most exciting thriller of all that I read after the“ Snowman ”Yu Nesbyo.” - Alex Michaelides, author of the novel Silent Patient

“An exquisite thriller, leaving a feeling of deep satisfaction in the reader. Absolutely organic mixture of Stephen King, Thomas Harris and Harlan Coben. ” - A. J. Finn, author of the novel Woman in the window

Alex North tells the story of the creation of this novel: “I have long wanted to write a book about fathers and children, especially about the widowed father who is trying to find contact with his son who is difficult to experience the tragedy. But at the same time I wanted to write a thriller with frightening, even mystical elements ...
And one day - my family and I just moved to a new house - my son, who was then about four years old, told me that he began to play with the boy in the floor. This hooked me a lot, and I immediately decided that Jake from the novel must definitely acquire imaginary friends, one of which will be very frightening. And so this story began ...

This thing works, and even how ... If you love when you are scared, this novel is the same. - The New York Times

Brilliantly ... fans of Thomas Harris and Stephen King will be satisfied. - Booklist

Real goosebumps. - Guardian

The best criminal romance of the decade. - Steve Cavana

The plot is impeccable. Everyone is talking about this novel. - Sunday Mirror

Really terrible ... Given that Hollywood immediately bought the rights to film adaptation, Alfred Hitchcock would appreciate all the frightening details of this novel. - Daily Mail