Book Synopsis:
Who is The Knock-Knock Man? A ghost, a killer, or the figment of a frightened boy’s imagination?
It is a question that continues to haunt disgraced New Salstone police officer, Ali Davenport, fifteen months after the devastating case that changed the course of her life. Now, after the death of her former colleague, Ernie, Ali has returned home to face a past that won’t stay buried.
Found in the disused office building where he worked as night security, Ernie’s death has been ruled as a suicide. But not everyone is convinced. Wild stories are circulating about a supernatural presence in the building, an entity that might have attacked Ernie that fateful night. With the sale of the building about to go through, Ali is hired by its owner to work Ernie’s remaining night shifts and debunk the potentially damaging story. An easy enough job, if you don’t believe in ghosts. But then Ali meets Will, a teenage ghost hunter who claims to have evidence on film…
Forming an unlikely partnership, Ali and Will soon fall headlong into a mystery that takes them through New Salstone’s macabre history and into Ali’s own dark past. As the pieces of the puzzle come together, Ali is forced to face the question of The Knock-Knock Man one last time. But what Ali doesn’t know is The Knock-Knock Man has already been watching her for a very long time…
My Review:
The Knock-Knock Man is a dark, atmospheric read which I thought was very entertaining!
Firstly I love books involving folklore so this book instantly appealed to me. The Knock-Knock Man is a sinister legend that helped pray on an old fear of mine about something scary knocking on my window at night . It was interesting learning more about him even though there were many times throughout the book where random noises made me jump as I was reading. Note to self this is not a good book to read during a storm.
The book unravels at a steady place with little clues peppered throughout the text which helped keep my interest. It was fun to follow Ali & Will on their investigation and I enjoyed reading about the partnership they form. The ending was very exciting and kept me guessing until the end. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
Huge thanks to Lizzie from Red Door Press for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Russell is a novelist, playwright, and producer based in the South West of England. He is the author of the novels, Stone Bleeding, Bleeker Hill, Darkshines Seven and Cold Calling, and the short story collection, Silent Bombs Falling on Green Grass.Having studied film production in London he has also worked on various short films and is an associate producer on the award-winning documentary, ‘Rise: The Story of Augustines’. He works at The Rocketship Bookshop in Salisbury, an independent bookshop for children and young people, and is also one of the founders of The Salisbury Literary Festival.
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