The Whisper Man

The Whisper Man

Alex North

After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son, Jake, heal.

But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed “The Whisper Man,” for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night. 

Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter’s crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice. Now, Detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to visit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man. 

And then Jake begins acting strangely. He hears a whispering at his window…

Excerpt taken from book flap.

Language 

F***- 42

H***- 8

S***- 9

A**-

B****- 2

D***- 2

Bas****- 11

Religious Cursing-

J****- 12

Chr***- 9

G**- 18

L***-

Derogatory terms etc-

C*nt- 2

Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking

A young boy’s parents are both alcoholics. Once, the father is too drunk to drive his son to his mom’s. 

A man drinks wine. 

A man looks at a bottle of vodka and a picture every night. When a killer is too much on his mind, he looks at it more and sleeps less. He is obviously a recovering alcoholic. The bottle talks to him and taunts him often. 

A man drinks wine. 

A man meets a woman at a bar. They drink beer. 

A woman drinks wine and cries. 

Intimacy, Sex, Immodesty

None

Violence, Weapons, Crime, Blood

A man stalks a six year old boy. He watches and kidnaps him. Police search for him. He later stalks another boy. 

Twenty years ago, there was a serial killer who kidnapped and murdered 5 young boys.  Four bodies were found next to each other with their shirts pulled up over their faces. 

A man remembers his father throwing a glass at his mother during an argument. 

A body of a young boy is found. No blood. 

A news story tells of a man with head injuries being found. 

Officers talk of a young girl abducted 25 years previous. 

A man has been killed with a hammer. No more details. 

A man is curled up on the floor with blood pooling around him. He has been stabbed in the side, neck and head. 

**spoiler** A young boy is taken from his house. He wakes in another room after being drugged. 

**spoiler** A man makes his young son watch “the things he did” to other boys. He never sexually assaulted them but hurt them then killed them. The boy knew the dad wanted to do those to him but couldn’t. 

A man revels in causing pain to another. 

A man grabs a knife to use as a weapon. 

A man smashes another man’s leg with a door. The man is frantically trying to get in. They fight, one man stabbing the other, blood spilling out. A woman holds down one arm while one man holds down the other. 

Prison guards make a killer’s body search “overly robust.”

A man kills another man. No details. 

Potentially Intense Themes

A young boy remembers his mom’s death. He found her body after she fell down the stairs. For years he is not able to use that set of stairs and his father has to carry him. 

A police officer talks to an imprisoned killer. He speaks of the boys he’s killed. It can be very heart-wrenching. 

A young boy is lured to his door and a man tries to get him to let him in. 

You are allowed into the mind of the killer. He feels rage and hatred but also elation. 

A man finds a skull of a small child.  **spoiler** Many people have paid to see this small skull.

A man buys and displays murder artifacts.

An imaginary friend for a young boy presents creepy moments. 

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