The Shadows--Book Review

Do you like thrillers or horror stories?   I was a big fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz novels in the '80s and '90s and also read novels written by Jonathan Kellerman, Patricia Cornwell, and other mystery and crime authors whose cases often had a supernatural feel to them. I find that my imagination twists and turns with the written word to make the story come alive in my mind even more horrific than any movie producer could ever imagine, yet I feel safe in the fact I have control over being able to close the book for a while when it becomes too real for me.

I received an advance reader copy of The Shadows by Alex North in October from Celadon Books,  and found, as with all good thrillers, the story slowly evolved and developed with pangs of lost friendship, parent conflicts, burgeoning first love, manipulated dreams, murder, disappearance, copycat killers, and unfilled aspirations. I felt more than a horror novel it was a thrilling "coming of age" for the middle-aged protagonist who returned home when his mother is dying only to find he has to reconcile with many other unresolved dilemmas in his life.

Other reviewers raved about Alex North's first novel, The Whisper Man.  I think The Shadows will equally become a favorite!

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