THE book of 2018 The Chalk Man is coming Looking back it all started on the day of the fair & the terrible accident When twelve-year-old Eddie first met the Chalk Man It was the Chalk Man who gave Eddie the idea for the drawings a way to leave secret messages between his group of friends & it was fun to start with until the figures led them to the body of a young girl That was thirty years ago & Ed thought the past was behind him Then he receives a letter containing just two things a piece of chalk & a drawing of a stick figure As history begins to repeat itself Ed realises the game was never over Everyone has secrets Everyone is guilty of something And children are not always so innocent' Tense skillful storytelling' Ali Land bestselling author of Good Me Bad Me' What a great book A twisty thriller & downright creepy ending 5 stars' Sarah Pinborough the number 1 bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes' It's been a while since I've read such an impressive debut The pace was perfectly judged the characters superbly drawn & there's acreeping sense of unease that starts with the prologue & grows throughout thebook & then that ending! It feels so freshand deserves to be a huge success' James Oswald Sunday Times bestselling author of the Inspector Mc Lean series' What an amazing debut! Such an ingenious original idea Iwas engrossed from the very first page I loved how the 1986 & present daystorylines weaved so skilfully together to create that unforgettable andunexpected ending Compelling taut & so very very chilling This book willhaunt you!' Claire Douglas Sunday Timesbestselling author of Last Seen Alive