THE CHALK MAN

You can feel it in the woods, in the school and in the playground; you can feel it in the houses and at the fairground. You can feel it in most places in the small town of Anderbury . . . the fear that something or someone is watching you.

It began back in 1986, at the fair, on the day of the accident. That was when twelve-year-old Eddie met Mr Halloran - the Chalk Man.

He gave Eddie the idea for the drawings: a way to leave secret messages for his friends and it was fun, until the chalk men led them to a body.

Thirty years later, Ed believes the past is far behind him, until an envelope slips through the letterbox. It contains a stick of chalk, and a drawing of a figure.

Is history going to repeat itself?

Was it ever really over?

Will this game only end in the same way?

IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR MAKE IT THIS ONE. SOME GAMES ONLY END IN ONE WAY . . .

'There are shades of Stephen King when the reality bends into the sinister, and a deliciously creepy finale' Daily Mail

'A tense gripper with a leave-the-lights-on shock ending' Sunday Times

'Completely engrossing. Reminiscent of those unsettling Stephen King stories of childhood' John Boyne author of The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

We all have fears we hide from. But in the end they will find us . . .

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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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'An intriguing puzzle with an engaging cast of characters . . . highly promising debut' Mail on Sunday, Thriller of the Week

'A striking debut' Sunday Times

'A must-read' Daily Express

'Deliciously creepy with a side order of Eighties nostalgia' Good Housekeeping

'[I] haven't had a sleepless night due to a book for a long time. The Chalk Man changed that. Many congrats C. J. Tudor' Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow

'What a great book. A twisty thriller and downright creepy ending. 5 stars' Sarah Pinborough, the bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes