The Half Burnt House: The spine-tingling new thriller from the bestselling author of The Whisper Man

Paperback / softback. New. <p><b>ARE YOU READY TO ENTER THE HALF BURNT HOUSE? . . . </b><b>The spine-tingling new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Richard & Judy pick <i>THE WHISPER MAN</i></b><br /><br />'<i>The Half Burnt Hous</i>e is Alex North at his best - a writer who can terrify you on one page and break your heart on the next' <b>STEVE CAVANAGH</b><br /><br />'One of those books that made me wish I'd written it. North wields suspense like a blade. Breath-taking and terrifying'<b> HELEN FIELDS</b><br /><br />'Dark, gripping, and twisty'<b> CLARIE MCGOWAN<br /></b><br />'Endlessly intriguing' <b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i></b><br />____________<br /><br />Katie Shaw always looked after her younger brother Chris - until she left him alone one carefree afternoon and he was savagely attacked. He hasn't spoken to her since.<br /><br />Now a mother, Katie vows not to repeat her mistakes. Carelessness cost her one family, and she won't let it destroy another.<br /><br /><b>Then she receives a call from the police.</b><br /><br />They're investigating a particularly brutal murder, in a half-ruined house that once belonged to a notorious local serial killer. The case has thrown up many unsettling questions, but only one prime suspect: Chris.<br /><br />The detective wants Katie's help finding him, but she has only one thing on her mind: proving her brother's innocence, and finally making up for her negligence all those years ago. But soon it becomes clear that the killer isn't finished yet.<br /><br /><b>Which means that even as she attempts to save her old family, Katie is placing her new one in deadly peril . . .</b><br />____________<br /><br /><b>'North's poetic way with even the most grotesque of situations is always a joy. <i>The Half Burnt House </i>is his best yet. I love it' </b>ALEX MARWOOD<br /><br /><b>'Thrilling, moving and utterly gripping;<i> The Half Burnt House</i> is a triumph' </b>WILLIAM RYAN<br /><br /><b>'A masterfully creepy, atmospheric rush of a read that will linger with you long after you've finished the last page'</b> NEIL BROADFOOT</p>