In 2016, Eddie is a single, forty-two years old school teacher. They spend their days biking, exploring and hiking in the woods. In 1986, Eddie is twelve years old and fondly referred to as Eddie Munster by his best friends and schoolmates, Metal Mickey, Fat Gav, Hoppo and the only girl of the group, Nicky.

The story told from the perspective of Eddie with an alternating timeline between 1986 and present day (2016) hooked me immediately. The story that unfolded had a beautiful, addictive flow that allowed the listeners to step into the tale and lose themselves. The Chalk Man is Tudor’s debut novel, and I get chills just thinking about her next book. Tudor and narrated by Euan Morton was both thriller and mystery. 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.Ī brilliant suspense thriller, The Chalk Man, written by C.J. When it turns out his other friends got the same messages, they think it could be a prank. 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 will ever be the same. The chalk men are their secret code little chalk stick figures they leave for each other as messages only they can understand. They spend their days biking around their sleepy little English village and looking for any taste of excitement they can get.

In 1986, Eddie and his friend are just kids on the verge of adolescence.

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