The Man Made of Smoke

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…

‘Chills to the bone...a haunting portrait of a psychopath and the psychiatrist trying to understand what drives him’ Daily Mail

‘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

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Daniel Garvie was a teenager when he encountered a serial killer: ‘the man made of smoke.’

Unlike the victims, he survived.

Now Dan’s a criminal psychiatrist, unpicking the motives of the darkest killers.

But he’s never forgotten that first encounter. The man made of smoke still haunts him.

When his father – a retired policeman obsessed with unsolved cases – disappears after finding a body, Dan rushes home, fearing the worst.

Wondering what old case his father was investigating, Dan is horrified to find himself drawn back to his own terrible childhood encounter.

And this time there is no escape . . .

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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