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.
Now a mother, Katie vows not to repeat her mistakes. Carelessness cost her one family, and she won’t let it destroy another.
Then she receives a call from the police.
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.
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.
Which means that even as she attempts to save her old family, Katie is placing her new one in deadly peril . . .
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Reviews
‘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
‘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
‘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 Angel Maker, his best so far, is a superb addition to his already impressive oeuvre.’
NPR
‘A story that combines lofty philosophical inquiries about fate and free will with the grisly legacy of a sadistic serial killer. … Deep down it explores an endlessly intriguing : Is it possible to change the course of fate?’
THE NEW YORK TIMES
‘The Angel Maker weaves “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
‘At [The Angel Maker‘s] center is a present-day murder, but embedded in its core are the paranormal, elements of cringeworthy horror, and a riveting study of the bonds and boundaries of sibling devotion, as well as a master study on determinism… 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 REVIEW
‘Told in multiple voices and with digressions into the past, The Angel Maker is disturbing, absorbing and, in the beginning, a crazy kaleidoscope of storytelling. Be patient, though…the big picture here does come together. And when it does, it’s not one you’re likely to forget.’
ST LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
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