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.
The Half Burnt House is Alex North at his best - a writer who can
terrify you on one page and break your heart on the next
*Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of Thirteen*
Endlessly intriguing
*New York Times*
So dark and so twisty
*Sun*
One of those books that made me wish I'd written it. North wields
suspense like a blade. Breath-taking and terrifying
*Helen Fields*
North handles the complicated plot with skill while bringing his
troubled characters to life amid the horror.
*Observer*
North's poetic way with even the most grotesque of situations is
always a joy. The Half Burnt House is his best yet. I love it.
*Alex Marwood*
Dark, gripping, and twisty
*Claire McGowan*
Thrilling, moving and utterly gripping; The Half Burnt House is a
triumph
*William Ryan*
A masterfully creepy, atmospheric rush of a read that will linger
with you long after you've finished the last page
*Neil Broadfoot*
Complex, tense and atmospheric
*Woman's Weekly*
Deeply complex and carefully crafted, this novel is a thrilling
question mark all the way to the end, and it puts North's
storytelling skills on full display . . . the tension mounts with
almost every single chapter... his best so far, a superb addition
to his already impressive oeuvre
*NPR*
A cut-throat thriller
*Woman's Own*
Alex North's best book yet. It's as darkly disturbing as The
Whisper Man, and as viciously twisty as The Shadow Friend. But this
time there's a premise that will break your heart even as it chills
you to the very marrow. Nobody in dark fiction writes family
relationships - guilt, fear, loss, and ultimately love - like
North, and this is an unputdownable thriller
*Derek Farrell*
Everything in this story is connected in ways the reader can't
begin to imagine until a series of stunning parallels and
revelations are disclosed. Wait for it!
*Booklist, STARRED*
North's latest thriller does not disappoint, weaving an intriguing
cast of characters across multiple time periods into a story rich
with layers and plot twists and perfectly suspenseful pacing ... A
delightfully bone-chilling tale
*Kirkus Reviews*
Praise 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*
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