Alex North

YOU CAN RUN Police called to a crime scene on a quiet suburban street are shocked to find a woman being held captive. YOU CAN HIDE When 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 HE'S STILL OUT THERE DI Will Turner leads the investigation. The killer may be running, but he's certainly not hiding - and the hunt for his next victim is very much underway . . .

The 50/50 killer preys on couples.He manipulates their love for each other and makes them play a game.He stalks them, tortures them and then forces them to choose.What is going to break first? Their will or their love for each other?Only two things are certain:One of them will die.And the other will have killed them.

When Neil Dawson''s father commits suicide, he is devastated by the loss.But even through his grief, Neil knows something isn''t right. Among his father''s possessions, he finds a copy of an old novel, The Black Flower. Opening it will take Neil into an investigation full of danger, pain and subterfuge.Detective Hannah Price is also mourning her father, having followed his footsteps into the police force.When she gets assigned to Neil''s father''s case, it will lead her on a journey into her own past and to the heart of a shattering secret...

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… 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 . . .

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‘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--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 The Man Made of Smoke''Balancing 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'' Sam Holland, author of The Echo Man''I 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!'' Josh Winning, author of Heads Will Roll''It 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'' Rebecca Thorne, author of The Grief House''Creepy, compelling and so fiendishly tricky, I couldn’t put it down. Another surefire winner from the king of haunting!'' Natalie Chandler, author of The VoicesPraise 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

Charlie Crabtree, a zavart tizenéves 25 éve elkövetett egy szörnyű és indokolatlan gyilkosságot. Paul Adams sosem felejti el azt a napot. Charlie áldozata – és maga Charlie is – a barátai voltak. Sosem bocsátotta meg magának, hogy neki is szerepe volt abban, ami történt, és azóta sem járt otthon. De mikor idős édesanyja súlyos balesetet szenved, Paulnak föl kell hagynia a meneküléssel. Hamarosan egymást követik a nyomasztó események. Egy másolós gyilkosság feltámasztja a kínzó emlékeket. A haldokló anya makacsul hangoztatja, hogy valami rejtőzik a régi házban. Ráadásul valaki követi Pault, amitől neki emlékeznie kell arra, mi volt a legriasztóbb abban a szörnyű napban, 25 évvel ezelőtt. Nem egyedül a bűntett, hanem az is, hogy Charlie Crabtree-nek nyoma veszett a gyilkosság után... Alex North Leedsben született, és ma is ott él a feleségével és a fiával. Filozófiát tanult a leedsi egyetemen, amelynek szociológiai tanszékén dolgozott, mielőtt írással kezdett foglalkozni. Több mint harminc nyelvre lefordított regénye, A suttogó, felkerült a Sunday Times és a New York Times sikerlistájára.

If it had happened to you, you would have run away too. Twenty-five years ago, Paul's friend Charlie Crabtree brutally killed their classmate - and then vanished without a trace. Paul's never forgiven himself for his part in what happened. He's never gone back home. Until his elderly mother has a fall. It's finally time to stop running. It's not long before things start to go wrong. His mother claims there's someone in the house. Paul realises someone is following him. And, in a town many miles away, a copycat killer has struck. Which makes him wonder - what really happened to Charlie the day of the murder? And can anyone stop it happening again?

Charlie Crabtree, a zavart tizenéves 25 éve elkövetett egy szörnyű és indokolatlan gyilkosságot. Paul Adams sosem felejti el azt a napot. Charlie áldozata – és maga Charlie is – a barátai voltak. Sosem bocsátotta meg magának, hogy neki is szerepe volt abban, ami történt, és azóta sem járt otthon. De mikor idős édesanyja súlyos balesetet szenved, Paulnak föl kell hagynia a meneküléssel. Hamarosan egymást követik a nyomasztó események. Egy másolós gyilkosság feltámasztja a kínzó emlékeket. A haldokló anya makacsul hangoztatja, hogy valami rejtőzik a régi házban. Ráadásul valaki követi Pault, amitől neki emlékeznie kell arra, mi volt a legriasztóbb abban a szörnyű napban, 25 évvel ezelőtt. Nem egyedül a bűntett, hanem az is, hogy Charlie Crabtree-nek nyoma veszett a gyilkosság után... Alex North Leedsben született, és ma is ott él a feleségével és a fiával. Filozófiát tanult a leedsi egyetemen, amelynek szociológiai tanszékén dolgozott, mielőtt írással kezdett foglalkozni. Több mint harminc nyelvre lefordított regénye, A suttogó, felkerült a Sunday Times és a New York Times sikerlistájára.

Pred dvadsiatimi piatimi rokmi sa nebezpečný tínedžer Charlie Crabtree dopustil šokujúcej, brutálnej vraždy. Paul Adams na ten deň nedokáže zabudnúť. To, čo sa stalo jeho priateľovi a spolužiakovi, si nikdy neodpustil. Zaprisahal sa, že do svojho rodiska sa už nevráti. Teraz však jeho matka leží na smrteľnej posteli a Paul vie, že sa musí vrátiť. V tom čase sa navyše objaví nový prípad – kópia Crabtreeho starej vraždy. Je to desivá záhada: Charlie totiž pred dvadsiatimi piatimi rokmi zmizol bez stopy.

THE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK THE WHISPER MAN The victim was his friend. So was the murderer. Twenty-five years ago, troubled teenager Charlie Crabtree committed a shocking and unprovoked murder. For Paul Adams, it's a day he'll never forget. He's never forgiven himself for his part in what happened to his friend and classmate. He's never gone back home. But when his elderly mother has a fall, it's finally time to stop running. It's not long before things start to go wrong. A copycat killer has struck, bringing back painful memories. Paul's mother insists there's something in the house. And someone is following him . . . Which reminds him of the most unsettling thing about that awful day twenty-five years ago. It wasn't just the murder. It was the fact that afterwards, Charlie Crabtree was never seen again . . .

If you leave a door half-open, soon you'll 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 felesége halálától összeroppant Tom Kennedy egy új élet reményében költözik át az álmos Featherbanks városkába a kisfiával, Jake-kel. Ám Featherbanksnek sötét múltja van. Tizenöt éve egy szociopata bűnöző elrabolt és meggyilkolt öt kisfiút. Amíg el nem fogták, a tettest mindenki csak úgy emlegette: a Suttogó. Természetesen egy régi bűntől Tom és Jake még nyugodtan berendezkedhetnének új házukban. Ám ekkor eltűnik egy újabb kisfiú, és Jake is valahogy különösen kezd viselkedni… Azt mondja, hogy éjszakánként suttogást hall az ablaka alól… Alex North Leedsben született, és ma is ott él feleségével és fiával. Filozófiát hallgatott a leedsi egyetemen, amelynek szociológiai tanszékén dolgozott, mielőtt főállású író lett volna. Bár mindig érdekelték a rémtörténetek, nem emlékszik rá, hogy gyerekkorában lettek volna vérfagyasztó képzelt barátai. Felnőtt fejjel már nem esküdne meg rá."