Alex North

The most terrifying novel of the year from the internationally bestselling author of The Whisper Man available to pre order now 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 Alex North As terrifying as a great horror novel as unpredictable as the best type of crime novel and

SI DEJAS UNA PUERTA ENTREABIERTA PRONTO ESCUCHARÁS LOS SUSURROS...Hace quince años un psicópata conocido como el Hombre de los Susurros sembró el caos en el apacible pueblo de Featherbank.Ahora, con el asesino entre rejas, el pueblo es un lugar seguro para que Tom y su hijo Jake, de siete años, empiecen de nuevo.Hasta que otro chico desaparece. La historia parece repetirse. ¿Estara el asesino fuera? ¿Podra Tom proteger a su hijo?SI DEJAS UNA PUERTA ENTREABIERTA PRONTO ESCUCHARÁS LOS SUSURROS...Hace quince años un psicópata conocido como el Hombre de los Susurros sembró el caos en el apacible pueblo de Featherbank.Ahora, con el asesino entre rejas, el pueblo es un lugar seguro para que Tom y su hijo Jake, de siete años, empiecen de nuevo.Hasta que otro chico desaparece. La historia parece repetirse. ¿Estara el asesino fuera? ¿Podra Tom proteger a su hijo?Unthriller ambicioso y profundamente satisfactorio, un coctel inesperado de Harlan Coben, Stephen King y Thomas Harris.A.J. FINN, autor deLa mujer en la ventana

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Et si votre meilleur ami était votre pire cauchemar ?Le meurtre commis par le jeune Charlie hante la petite ville de Gritten.Paul, ami du tueur et de la victime, y revient 25 ans plus tard, appelé au chevet de sa mere.Mais la mort violente dun adolescent reveille chez Paul ses pires cauchemars.Lhistoire se repete.Pourtant Charlie nest plus la, Charlie est mort.Alors quelle est cette ombre qui rode dans la foret toute proche ?Alex North est ne a Leeds, en Angleterre. On retrouve dans LAmi des ombres linspectrice Amanda Beck, deja au cur des evenements de LHomme aux Murmures, son premier roman, actuellement en cours dadaptation au cinema. Comme avec le meilleur des illusionnistes, on finit le roman secoue et emerveille. The New York TimesTraduit de langlais par Brigitte Hebert

Et si votre meilleur ami était votre pire cauchemar ?Le meurtre commis par le jeune Charlie hante la petite ville de Gritten.Paul, ami du tueur et de la victime, y revient 25 ans plus tard, appelé au chevet de sa mere.Mais la mort violente dun adolescent reveille chez Paul ses pires cauchemars.Lhistoire se repete.Pourtant Charlie nest plus la, Charlie est mort.Alors quelle est cette ombre qui rode dans la foret toute proche ?Alex North est ne a Leeds, en Angleterre. On retrouve dans LAmi des ombres linspectrice Amanda Beck, deja au cur des evenements de LHomme aux Murmures, son premier roman, actuellement en cours dadaptation au cinema. Comme avec le meilleur des illusionnistes, on finit le roman secoue et emerveille. The New York TimesTraduit de langlais par Brigitte Hebert

Si tu laisses la porte entrebâillée, les murmures viendront se glisser… Un écrivain veuf, Tom, et son fils de 8 ans, Jake, emménagent dans une nouvelle ville.Featherbank. Si charmante et calme en app

Si tu laisses la porte entrebâillée, les murmures viendront se glisser… Un écrivain veuf, Tom, et son fils de 8 ans, Jake, emménagent dans une nouvelle ville.Featherbank. Si charmante et calme en app

PRE-ORDER NOW! A CHILLING THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON, THE WHISPER MANEvery year Detective David Groves receives a birthday card for his son - even though he buried him years ago. His sons murder took everything from him, apart from his belief in the law, even though the killers were never found. This year, though, the card bears a different message: I know who did it.Meanwhile, a woman who died in a car accident is claiming to be back from the dead - with a terrifying account of what shes been through.The answer to both lies with the kind of people you want to run from - and uncovering the truth means going through hell . . .Praise for Alex NorthThe best crime novel of the decade Steve CavanaghA thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful Mark BillinghamThis is a true skin-crawlerGuardianShades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right C.J. TudorFirst its spooky. Then its scary. Then its terrifying A.J. Finn

HOW DO YOU CATCH A KILLER WHO ENJOYS THE FEAR HE CREATES?A chilling serial killer thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author or international phenomenon, The Whisper Man--For DI Andrew Hicks, solving a murder is logical: your first suspicions are usually right.So when the body of a young woman is found, Hicks immediately turns his attention to the most likely culprit her possessive ex-husband.But when a second body is found, killed in near identical circumstances, Hicks is forced to think again about his suspect.As the death toll starts rising, Hicks realises hes dealing with something much darker and deadlier than hed imagined.A serial killer is at large one who revels in chaos.To stop the senseless murders, Hicks must bring the killer to justice.But will his own demons stand in the way? --Praise for Alex NorthThe best crime novel of the decade Steve CavanaghA thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful Mark BillinghamThis is a true skin-crawlerGuardianShades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right C.J. TudorFirst its spooky. Then its scary. Then its terrifying A.J. Finn

A CHILLING THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON, THE WHISPER MANI read it in almost one sitting...an outstanding read Luca Veste---When young police office Mark Nelson is assigned to Detective John Mackeys team, hes thrilled to work with a legend of the force.Following the death of his girlfriend years before, Mark has thrown himself into his work, determined to be the best. And if theres anyone who can help him get there, its Mackey. No one has cracked more cases.But theres one case that hes never managed to solve - The 50/50 Killer. A man who preys on copules, taking them hostage before forcing them to play a twisted game. He asks them to make a simple choice. Who should live? And who will die? When a tortured young man stumbles into the police station one morning, he reveals to Mark that hes barely escaped The 50/50 Killer with his life - but his girlfriend is still in danger.Has the victims escape sealed his girlfriends fate? Or can Mark and Mackey put a stop to the killers spree, once and for all? ---Praise for Alex NorthThe best crime novel of the decade Steve CavanaghA thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful Mark BillinghamThis is a true skin-crawlerGuardianShades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right C.J. TudorFirst its spooky. Then its scary. Then its terrifying A.J. Finn

A CHILLING THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMESBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON, THE WHISPER MANAn electrifyingly scary thrillerDAILY MAIL---Reeling after his father suddenly takes his own life, Neil Dawson starts seeking out answers to help make sense of this tragedy. He rifles through his fathers possessions and is shocked to discover an old novel one hed never known his father had written. The Black Flower.Enclosed within is a dried rose eerily similar to the one held in the book by a mysterious girl who is found with no name and no memory only a black flower in her handWhy did his father keep this book hidden? And is the flower a sign or a warning? As Neil begins to uncover more strange clues, he suspects there is more to his fathers suicide than meets the eye.Detective Hannah Price is mourning the death of her own father, whose shadow looms large after she followed him into the police.When Neil calls on her to help investigate his fathers death, she soon realises the truth Neil is seeking lies within The Black Flower. But as she starts digging deeper, shes shocked to discover dark secrets from her own past lurking in its pages---Praise for Alex NorthThe best crime novel of the decade Steve CavanaghA thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful Mark BillinghamThis is a true skin-crawlerGuardianShades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right C.J. TudorFirst its spooky. Then its scary. Then its terrifying A.J. Finn

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, hes lived as a recluse in the remains of aderelict 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 hasnt seen her brother Chris in two years.All her life, shes tried to look out for him.Even when he made it so hard.But now hes 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 horrorObserverAlex North at his best - a writer who can terrify you on one page and break your heart on the nextSTEVE CAVANAGHOne of those books that made me wish Id written it. North wields suspense like a blade. Breath-taking and terrifyingHELEN FIELDSDark, gripping, and twistyCLARIE MCGOWANEndlessly intriguingNEW YORK TIMES

A RICHARD & JUDY PICKSUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEARThe best crime novel of the decadeSteve CavanaghBoth terrifying and utterly heartbreakingMark BillinghamSuperbly creepy . . . it might just break your heart a little, tooHeatA dark, creepy, thriller with a huge amount of heartStuart MacBrideBeautifully crafted, heart-rending and spine-tinglingly chillingSarah PinboroughShades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own rightC. J. Tudor______________If you leave a door half-open, soon youll hear the whispers spoken...Fifteen years ago, a serial killer known only as The Whisper Man wreaked havoc on the sleepy village of Featherbank.But with the killer behind bars, the village is now a safe haven for Tom and his young son Jake to make a fresh start.Until another boy goes missing. It feels like history is repeating itself.Could the killer still be out there - and can Tom protect his son from becoming the next victim?___________A true skin-crawlerGuardianThis flawlessly plotted thriller absolutely deserves to be shouted aboutSunday MirrorRichard and Judy Book Club Pick, Winter 2019

YOU SAW IT. YOU WERE TOO SCARED TO ACT. BUT NOW ITS COMING FOR YOUFrom the mind behind the international bestseller The Whisper Man comes a new nightmare--You never forget the day you meet a serial killer.Dan was just a teenager when he saw the man made of smoke, silent, watchful, vanishing into the mist. He was too scared to move, too scared to stop him. Hes carried the guilt ever since.Now a criminal psychiatrist, Dan spends his life trying to understand the darkest minds. But when his father disappears, hes pulled back to the remote island he once called home, where something unsettling is waking.A body has been found. The past is reaching through the fog. And the man made of smoke might never have left.This time, Dan has to face whats been waiting in the dark.--Praise for The Man Made of SmokeThe Man Made of Smoke was in equal parts terrifying, creepy, thrilling and moving Marnie RichesA haunting, atmospheric storyTruly a white-knuckle read from start to finish Tracy SierraCreepy and atmospheric from the first page, The Man Made Of Smoke is as well-written as it is tense Rachel WolfBalancing his trademark hint of the supernatural with very real fears, this is a book full of regret and grief, but most of all heart Sam Holland, author of The Echo ManI 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 Josh Winning, author of Heads Will RollWritten with skill and intelligence, and told with empathy and nuance, this is a novel thats not to be missed. I loved every word Rebecca Thorne, author of The Grief HouseCreepy, compelling and so fiendishly tricky, I couldnt put it down. Another surefire winner from the king of haunting! Natalie Chandler, author of The Voices

PRE-ORDER NOW! A CHILLING THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON, THE WHISPER MANYOU CAN RUNPolice called to a crime scene on a quiet suburban street are shocked to find a woman being held captive.YOU CAN HIDEWhen the remains of more victims are discovered, it seems that the notorious Red River Killer, who has been abducting women for twenty years, has finally been identified.BUT HES STILL OUT THEREDI Will Turner leads the investigation. The killer may be running, but hes certainly not hiding - and the hunt for his next victim is very much underway . . .Praise for Alex NorthThe best crime novel of the decade Steve CavanaghA thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful Mark BillinghamThis is a true skin-crawlerGuardianShades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right C.J. TudorFirst its spooky. Then its scary. Then its terrifying A.J. Finn

SI DEJAS UNA PUERTA ENTREABIERTA PRONTO ESCUCHARÁS LOS SUSURROS...Hace quince años un psicópata conocido como el Hombre de los Susurros sembró el caos en el apacible pueblo de Featherbank.Ahora, con el asesino entre rejas, el pueblo es un lugar seguro para que Tom y su hijo Jake, de siete años, empiecen de nuevo.Hasta que otro chico desaparece. La historia parece repetirse. ¿Estara el asesino fuera? ¿Podra Tom proteger a su hijo?

SI DEJAS UNA PUERTA ENTREABIERTA PRONTO ESCUCHARÁS LOS SUSURROS...Hace quince años un psicópata conocido como el Hombre de los Susurros sembró el caos en el apacible pueblo de Featherbank.Ahora, con el asesino entre rejas, el pueblo es un lugar seguro para que Tom y su hijo Jake, de siete años, empiecen de nuevo.Hasta que otro chico desaparece. La historia parece repetirse. ¿Estara el asesino fuera? ¿Podra Tom proteger a su hijo?