The Chalk Man
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
The Chalk Man is the debut novel by British author C. J. Tudor, published on 9 January 2018 by Crown Publishing in the United States and Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom. A psychological thriller set in a fictional English village, the novel alternates between two timelines—1986 and 2016—and follows narrator Eddie Adams as he revisits the traumatic events of his childhood. It won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel and the Barry Award for Best First Novel.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 253 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 63% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.8 | 5 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 7.1 | 248 | 98% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Up until the last 50 or so pages this was definitely a 5 for me and while the ending wrapped everything up nicely, it just felt a bit rushed. Despite that, brilliantly written especially the bits set in 1986.. if you love Stephen King you WILL love this.”
“This read like if Stephen King tried to write an English Village Murder Mystery version of Stand By Me in the style of Gone Girl/The Girl on the Train during his cocaine period. Cheap twists, bad characters, I hate read it most of the way through.”
Frequently asked
How long is The Chalk Man?
It has 352 pages — shorter than 87% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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