Book Synopsis:
YOU DON’T FIND HIM… HE FINDS YOU.
‘THE MUST-READ SUMMER CHILLER’ – Daily Express
‘GENUINELY SCARY’ – Observer
‘IF YOU READ JUST ONE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER THIS YEAR – MAKE IT THE TALL MAN’ – CultureFly
The Tall Man is an ADDICTIVE and UNFORGETTABLE blend of psychological suspense and spine-tingling chills that will be perfect for fans of Stephen King, Ruth Ware, Sarah Pinborough’s BEHIND HER EYES. If you love STRANGER THINGS, prepare to be haunted by THE TALL MAN.
A SENSELESS MURDER. A TERRIFYING LEGEND. A FAMILY HAUNTED.
1990: In the darkest woods, three girls devote themselves to a sinister figure.
2000: A young mother disappears, leaving behind her husband and baby daughter.
2018: A teenage girl is charged with murder, and her trial will shock the world.
Three chilling events, connected by the shadow he casts.
He is the Tall Man. He can make you special…
My Review:
The Tall Man is a chilling, eerie and intelligent thriller that kept me guessing. This is definitely not a book to read at night as it gets inside your head making you think you can see and hear things. I jumped at quite a few shadows at night, turning on a light to check everything was ok.
The story goes back and forth between a few time lines as it covers Sadie and her families experiences of The Tall Man. I thought this was very cleverly done as not only does it help increase the suspense and tension in the book, it also helps the reader to understand the characters more as you are aware of what has happened in their pasts.
Despite some of her dubious actions in the book I felt quite sorry for Sadie. I don’t think she really understood what she was getting herself into and she seems pretty terrified when things start to happen. My favourite character was Miles who seems to be a lovely husband and father who clearly adores both of them. His fear and concern over Sadie’s erratic behaviour was quite heartbreaking to read about.
This was a very fast paced read for me which I couldn’t put down. I raced through the pages wanting to find out what happened and how it all gets resolved. If you want a gripping read for your holidays I really recommend this one.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater and Wildfire books for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.
About The Author:
PHOEBE LOCKE is the pseudonym of full-time writer Nicci Cloke. She previously
worked at the Faber Academy, and hosted London literary salon Speakeasy.
Nicci has had two literary novels published by Fourth Estate and Cape, and also writes YA for Hot Key Books. She lives and writes in London. THE TALL MAN is Phoebe Locke’s debut thriller.
Find Phoebe on Twitter on @phoebe_locke
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