Children aren't always so innocent in this Stephen King-style thriller, backed by MJ's biggest marketing campaign for a debut this year
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Children aren't always so innocent in this Stephen King-style thriller, backed by MJ's biggest marketing campaign for a debut this year
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Children aren't always so innocent in this Stephen King-style thriller, backed by MJ's biggest marketing campaign for a debut this yearNone 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?
Critic 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
About the Author
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, television presenter and copywriter.She is now the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man, The Taking of Annie Thorne, The Other People, The Burning Girls, The Drift and The Gathering. All of her books are in development or optioned for TV. The Burning Girls debuted on Paramount Plus in 2023 and is now available on Netflix. She is also the author of a short story collection, A Sliver of Darkness.
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