The Half Burnt House

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Katie always looked after her beloved younger brother Chris – until she left him alone for one selfish afternoon, and their picture-perfect family fell apart. Although Chris survived the attack, the scars ran deeper than the ones left across his face. Now they’re adults, and they haven’t spoken in years. Then she gets a call, from Detective Laurence Page. Page is facing an unusually disturbing crime scene. Alan Hobbes, a distinguished and wealthy philosophy professor, has been brutally murdered. Hobbes was living in a sprawling mansion – but one that remains half-ruined by a decades-old fire, wind and rain howling through the gaping, creaking roof. Page only has one suspect: Chris, caught on CCTV at the house.

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ARE YOU READY TO ENTER THE HALF BURNT HOUSE?

The spine-tingling new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Richard & Judy pick THE WHISPER MAN

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It begins with the house – and a body:
Alan Hobbes stabbed to death in his own bed.

For years, he’s lived as a recluse in the remains of a
derelict mansion that once belonged to a serial killer.

The police have a suspect: Christopher Shaw,
observed on the premises on the night of the murder.

Katie Shaw hasn’t seen her brother Chris in two years.
All her life, she’s tried to look out for him.
Even when he made it so hard.

But now he’s bound up in the secrets of this dark house.
To save Chris, dare she follow him inside . . .

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‘North handles the complicated plot with skill while bringing his troubled characters to life amid the horror’ Observer

Alex North at his best – a writer who can terrify you on one page and break your heart on the next’ STEVE CAVANAGH

‘One of those books that made me wish I’d written it. North wields suspense like a blade. Breath-taking and terrifying’ HELEN FIELDS

‘Dark, gripping, and twisty’ CLARIE MCGOWAN

‘Endlessly intriguing’ NEW YORK TIMES

Additional information

Weight 280 g
Dimensions 196 × 128 × 32 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

388

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K