YOU SAW IT. YOU WERE TOO SCARED TO ACT. BUT NOW IT'S COMING FOR YOU... From the mind behind the
international bestseller The Whisper Man comes a new nightmare 'The Man Made of Smoke was in
equal parts terrifying creepy thrilling and moving' Marnie Riches 'A haunting atmospheric
story...Truly a white-knuckle read from start to finish' Tracy Sierra 'Creepy and atmospheric
from the first page The Man Made Of Smoke is as well-written as it is tense' Rachel Wolf --
You never forget the day you meet a serial killer. Dan was just a teenager when he had a
chance encounter with the elusive killer known only as "the man made of smoke". Nobody could
blame him for being too scared to intervene for being too scared to save the latest victim
for letting the killer vanish again. Nobody except Dan himself. Years later Dan has a
successful career as a criminal psychiatrist unpicking the very darkest of human behaviour.
Because despite what he saw that day Dan knows there's no such thing as a monster. But now
his father John has gone missing. And when Dan returns to the small island where he grew up
he finds out that not long before his disappearance John had stumbled across a body. As Dan
begins to dig he finds unsettling links stretching all the way back to the man made of smoke.
Which means this might just be a chance to not only save his dad but to finally find
redemption. But what if he's been wrong about that day for all these years. What if he was
right to be scared? -- Praise for The Man Made of Smoke ' Balancing his trademark hint of
the supernatural with very real fears this is a book full of regret and grief but most of all
heart. I loved Dan - I was swept up in his story riding the wave of his uncertainty and worry'
Sam Holland author of The Echo Man ' I tore through this gritty tale of guilt grief and the
ghosts that haunt us. The twists are exceptionally well executed the emotional through line
compelling and the mercurial baddie is genuinely unsettling...If you loved The Whisper Man
you'll love this too. Nightmares guaranteed! ' Josh Winning author of Heads Will Roll ' It
is a rare talent to be able to write a compulsive thriller with such heart...Written with skill
and intelligence and told with empathy and nuance this is a novel that's not to be missed. I
loved every word ' Rebecca Thorne author of The Grief House ' Creepy compelling and so
fiendishly tricky I couldn't put it down. Another surefire winner from the king of haunting! '
Natalie Chandler author of The Voices Built around the five stages of grief The Man Made of
Smoke paints a haunting portrait of a psychopath and the psychiatrist trying to understand what
drives him Praise for Alex North: ' As terrifying as a great horror novel as
unpredictable as the best type of crime novel and above all beautifully written...a writer who
is an absolute master of his craft' Jane Casey ' This is absorbing headlong reading a play
on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own ' New York Times ' Hugely atmospheric and
deliciously creepy' Alex Michaelides
