{"product_id":"9780241438145-alex-north-4","title":"The Man Made of Smoke","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYOU SAW IT. YOU WERE TOO SCARED TO ACT. BUT NOW IT’S COMING FOR YOU…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the mind behind the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Whisper Man\u003c\/i\u003e comes a new nightmare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The Man Made of Smoke was in equal parts terrifying, creepy, thrilling and moving’\u003c\/b\u003e Marnie Riches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A haunting, atmospheric story…Truly a white-knuckle read from start to finish’\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy Sierra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Creepy and atmospheric from the first page, The Man Made Of Smoke is as well-written as it is tense’\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Wolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou never forget the day you meet a serial killer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobody except Dan himself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears 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.\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003eAs Dan begins to dig, he finds unsettling links, stretching all the way back to the man made of smoke.\u003cbr\u003eWhich means this might just be a chance to not only save his dad, but to finally find redemption.\u003cbr\u003eBut what if he's been wrong about that day for all these years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if he was right to be scared?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Man Made of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBalancing 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'\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Holland, author of The Echo Man\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI 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!\u003c\/b\u003e' Josh Winning, author of Heads Will Roll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIt 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\u003c\/b\u003e' Rebecca Thorne, author of The Grief House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eCreepy, compelling and so fiendishly tricky, I couldn’t put it down. Another surefire winner from the king of haunting!\u003c\/b\u003e' Natalie Chandler, author of The Voices\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilt around the five stages of grief, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Made of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e paints a haunting portrait of a psychopath and the psychiatrist trying to understand what drives him\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Alex North:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAs 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' \u003c\/b\u003eJane Casey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own\u003c\/b\u003e' New York Times\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy'\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Michaelides\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41608602714209,"sku":"9780241438145","price":18.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_12116922_10489_20241125123623.jpg?v=1732543283","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241438145-alex-north-4","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}