The Man Made of Smoke
By (Author) Alex North
Penguin Books Ltd
Michael Joseph Ltd
13th May 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Psychological thriller
Crime and mystery: police procedural
Contemporary horror and ghost stories
True crime: serial killers and murderers
Paperback
384
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 40mm
700g
You saw it. You were too scared to act. But now it's coming back for you... A terrifying new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Whisper Man Dan Garvie can't move on from a thing he didn't do. He saw the boy. He knew he needed help. But he ran and hid - and a terrifying serial killer got away. Years later, Dan is a successful 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 disappeared. And days before he vanished, he'd found a body near his home, which might just link back to the serial killer from that fateful day. If this a chance for Dan to save his dad and find redemption. Or is he walking straight into a trap..
Praise for Alex North -- :
A writer who can terrify you on one page and break your heart on the next -- Steve Cavanagh
Damn, but Alex North can write! -- Stuart MacBride
An absolute master of his craft -- Jane Casey
No one does 'Dark with a Heart' like Alex North -- Sarah Hilary
Alex North was born in Leeds, where he now lives with his wife and son. He studied Philosophy at Leeds University, and prior to becoming a writer he worked there in their sociology department. The Whisper Man was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, and is being published in more than 30 languages.