Aug 27, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min · 29 segments
On today’s episode, we’re reviewing the soon-to-be adapted to Netflix thriller: The Whisper Man by Alex North. Tune in to hear us discuss the creepy Whisper Man rhyme, the different POVs, and the…
Okay, so before becoming a writer, Alex North studied philosophy at the University of Leeds and then worked in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the school.
Alex North is a pseudonym for Steve Mosby and he just recently, I don't know how recently, but he used to like hide the pseudonym.
I was gonna say.
Now is, is it like out there?
Yeah, now he has it on his website.
Oh, okay.
Um, I guess because like the internet knows, so-
Yeah
Ooh
... and won a bunch of awards, but he decided to create the pseudonym to differentiate his psychological thrillers from his crime novels.
Okay.
It was published in 2019.
It's been translated into over 30 languages and has been adapted for a film on Netflix, which releases the day after this episode comes out.
Oh, wonderful.
Which is exciting and-
Yeah, I'm excited to watch it
...
it looks good.
All the early screenings are very positive.
Oh, good.
And it has a great cast.
It does have a good cast.
Okay, so before becoming a writer, Alex North studied philosophy at the University of Leeds and then worked in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the school.
Alex North is a pseudonym for Steve Mosby and he just recently, I don't know how recently, but he used to like hide the pseudonym.
I was gonna say.
Now is, is it like out there?
Yeah, now he has it on his website.
Oh, okay.
Um, I guess because like the internet knows, so-
Yeah
Ooh
... and won a bunch of awards, but he decided to create the pseudonym to differentiate his psychological thrillers from his crime novels.
Okay.
It was published in 2019.
It's been translated into over 30 languages and has been adapted for a film on Netflix, which releases the day after this episode comes out.
Oh, wonderful.
Which is exciting and-
Yeah, I'm excited to watch it
...
it looks good.
All the early screenings are very positive.
Oh, good.
And it has a great cast.
It does have a good cast.
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