ARE YOU READY TO ENTER THE HALF BURNT HOUSE? The spine-tingling new thriller from the
internationally bestselling author of Richard & Judy pick THE WHISPER MAN ____________ It
begins with the house - and a body: Alan Hobbes stabbed to death in his own bed. For years
he's lived as a recluse in the remains of a derelict mansion that once belonged to a serial
killer. The police have a suspect: Christopher Shaw observed on the premises on the night of
the murder. Katie Shaw hasn't seen her brother Chris in two years. All her life she's tried
to look out for him. Even when he made it so hard. But now he's bound up in the secrets of
this dark house. To save Chris dare she follow him inside . . . ____________ 'North handles
the complicated plot with skill while bringing his troubled characters to life amid the horror'
Observer ' Alex North at his best - a writer who can terrify you on one page and break your
heart on the next' STEVE CAVANAGH 'One of those books that made me wish I'd written it. North
wields suspense like a blade. Breath-taking and terrifying' HELEN FIELDS 'Dark gripping and
twisty' CLARIE MCGOWAN 'Endlessly intriguing' NEW YORK TIMES
