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The Chalk Man

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9781405930956

  • Length: 352  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 250g

  • RRP: £7.99

The Chalk Man

  • The Sunday Times bestseller. The most chilling book you'll read 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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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 frightening Stephen 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

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9781405930956

  • Length: 352  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 250g

  • RRP: £7.99

Reviews

  • 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

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About the Author

C. J. Tudor

C. J. Tudor's love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert. Over the years she has had a variety of jobs, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, dog walker, voiceover artist, television presenter, copywriter and, now, author. Her first novel, The Chalk Man, was a Sunday Times bestseller and has sold in over forty countries. Her second novel, The Taking of Annie Thorne, was also a Sunday Times bestseller. She lives in Sussex with her family. Twitter @CJTudor Facebook @CJTudorOfficial

C. J. Tudor

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