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Alex North was born in Leeds, where he
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now lives with his wife and son. He studied
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philosophy at Leeds University, and prior
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to becoming a writer he worked there in the sociology department. The Whisper Man
'The Half Burnt House is Alex North at his
was published in more than thirty languages,
and break your heart on the next'
was a Sunday Times and New York Times
Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of Thirteen
bestseller and a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. It is in development as a major Hollywood motion picture.
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after her timid younger brother
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Chris – until she left him alone
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for one carefree afternoon.
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Chris was savagely attacked,
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'North's poetic way with even the darkest of
and their picture-perfect
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situations is always a joy. The Half Burnt House is
family fell apart.
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his best yet. I loved it'
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It’s been years since the siblings
Alex Marwood, bestselling author of The Wicked Girls
last spoke, when out of the blue Katie
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Katie Shaw always looked
best – a writer who can terrify you on one page
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gets a call – it’s the police. They’re investigating a particularly chilling
'One of those books that made me wish I'd
murder, in a half-ruined house that once
written it. North wields suspense like a blade.
'Alex North has achieved the seemingly impossible – a thriller that is both
belonged to a notorious local serial
Breathtaking and terrifying'
killer. The case has thrown up plenty
Helen Fields, bestselling author of Perfect Remains
of unsettling questions, but only one
'North’s latest thriller does not disappoint, weaving
The detective wants Katie’s help
an intriguing cast of characters across multiple time
finding him, but she has only one thing
prime suspect: Chris.
on her mind: proving her brother's
periods into a story rich with layers and plot twists
terrifying and utterly heartbreaking.
and perfectly suspenseful pacing . . . A delightfully
Mesmerizing and masterful'
bone-chilling tale'
Mark Billingham
Kirkus Reviews
'Beautifully written. Beautifully plotted. Shades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right'
innocence, and finally making up for her negligence all those years ago.
'Will terrify you and break your heart' STEVE CAVANAGH
But soon it becomes clear that the
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killer isn't finished yet. Which means that even as she attempts to save her
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old family, Katie is placing her new one in deadly peril . . .
C. J. Tudor, bestselling author of The Chalk Man
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