That's when Eddie realizes that saving himself means finally figuring out what really happened all those years ago.Įxpertly alternating between flashbacks and the present day, The Chalk Man is the very best kind of suspense novel, one where every character is wonderfully fleshed out and compelling, where every mystery has a satisfying payoff, and where the twists will shock even the savviest reader. When it turns out that his friends got the same message, they think it could be a prank … until one of them turns up dead. But then he gets a letter in the mail, containing a single chalk stick figure. In 2016, Eddie is fully grown, and thinks he's put his past behind him. But then a mysterious chalk man leads them right to a dismembered body, and nothing is ever the same. What you have here is a story told in two timelines - 1986, when Eddie is twelve years old, and 2016, when Eddie is 42 years old. This was more mystery than thriller, but with some exciting moments here and there. The chalk men are their secret code: little chalk stick figures they leave for one another as messages only they can understand. The Chalk Man is a fun read with some twists and turns. They spend their days biking around their sleepy English village and looking for any taste of excitement they can get. In 1986, Eddie and his friends are just kids on the verge of adolescence. A riveting and relentlessly compelling psychological suspense debut that weaves a mystery about a childhood game gone dangerously awry, and will keep readers guessing right up to the shocking ending
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