C.J. Tudor's debut novel is an intense ride from start to finish. The Chalk Man moves between 1986 and the present day as the main character, Eddie, receives an unwanted blast from the past. Eddie and his pals used to use chalk stick figures as a secret code until one figure led them to a dead body. When a letter containing one of these figures shows up in his mailbox years later, he finds himself drawn back into the mystery he's been trying to forget for years.