The Chalk Man
The chilling and spine-tingling Sunday Times bestseller
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:23rd Aug '18
Should be back in stock very soon
Children aren't always so innocent in this Stephen King-style thriller, backed by MJ's biggest marketing campaign for a debut this year.
'IF YOU LIKE MY STUFF, YOU'LL LIKE THIS' STEPHEN KING
'WONDERFULLY CREEPY - LIKE A COLD BLADE ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK' LEE CHILD
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC DRAMA
It was only meant to be a game . . .
None of us ever agreed on the exact beginning.
Was it when we started drawing the chalk figures, or when they started to appear on their own?
Was it the terrible accident?
Or when they found the first body?
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD & THE STEEL DAGGER, BEST THRILLER AWARD
'A must-read' Daily Express
'A tense gripper with a leave-the-lights-on shock ending' Sunday Times
'There are shades of Stephen King in this very creepy timeslip' Guardian, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'A frighteningStephen King-esque coming-of-age story cum murder mystery' Daily Telegraph, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'There are shades of Stephen King when the reality bends into the sinister, and a deliciously creepy finale' Daily Mail
'Deliciously creepy with a side order of Eighties nostalgia' Good Housekeeping
Wonderfully creepy - like a cold blade on the back of your neck -- LEE CHILD
The Chalk Man works, it's a lively and entertaining read . . . Tudor's got talent * The Times *
This assured debut is very much in the Stephen King vein - creepy with plenty of menace * The Guardian *
Hot damn C. J. Tudor's The Chalk Man is good. Very Stephen King-esque -- Ruth Ware
CJ Tudor's very clever, wrong-footing debut will leave you checking that doors and windows of your holiday cottage are secure . . . * Radio Times *
A striking debut * Sunday Times *
A tense gripper with a leave-the-lights-on shock ending * Sunday Times Crime Club *
You'll be gripped by this cracking debut novel . . . it will keep you up all night with all the lights on. This intriguing, satisfying thriller delivers a series of shocks . . . reminiscent of the master of horror Stephen King * Daily Express *
If you like my stuff, you'll like this -- STEPHEN KING
It's a very clever story - you'll love it! -- Joanna Cannon
ISBN: 9781405930956
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 22mm
Weight: 255g
368 pages