The Man Made of Smoke

A Novel

By: Alex North

Narrated by: Shane Zaza

"Fans of Thomas Harris will be creeped out by North’s hair-raising antagonist... This is a winner."
—Publishers Weekly

The latest gripping serial killer thriller from the New York Times bestselling author Alex North.

Dan Garvie’s life has been haunted by the crime he witnessed as a child—narrowly escaping an encounter with a notorious serial killer. He has dedicated his life since to becoming a criminal profiler, eager to seek justice for innocent victims. So when his father passes away under suspicious circumstances, Dan revisits his small island community, determined to uncover the truth about his death. Is it possible that the monster he remembers from his childhood nightmares has returned after all these years?

With his signature shock and suspense, Alex North brings us The Man Made of Smoke. In turn emotional, introspective, and utterly terrifying, this is a story of fathers and sons, shadows and secrets, and the fight we all face to escape the trauma of the past.

A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.

Critic reviews

"Fans of Thomas Harris will be creeped out by North’s hair-raising antagonist and gripped by the plot’s dual investigations. This is a winner."
—Publishers Weekly

Chills

What a thriller? I was so warped into this story. The profiling the killings. It brought me to a saddened part of me that I needed to piece together. A puzzle I must figure out. Alex is a great writer and I became a fan for life.

Psychological Thriller

Moody and captivating. Great author, moving, dark story. His other books are great, as well!

meh

I don't know, I was just kind of bored the entire book, the performance was ok, but it got confusing knowing who was talking because he didn't deviate from just reading the book, no voices for each character or anything..
Just never took off for me..

Absolutely gripping

Excellent. Smart. Fresh. This is chilling, must read. Compelling characters who were very well developed. I will be recording this to all my thriller loving friends.

Tedious

I found this story hard to follow. Maybe it’s just me but seemed like too many characters and too many time frames. The narrator was good.