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The Man Made of Smoke

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The Man Made of Smoke

By: Alex North
Narrated by: Shane Zaza
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"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.

©2025 Alex North (P)2025 Macmillan Audio
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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..

meh

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I really enjoyed this novel. The scares get started right off the bat. A well constructed story with lots of twists and turns and trying to figure out what’s going on. I recommend it to those who don’t scare easily.

Scare factor

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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.

Chills

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Terrific psychological thriller elevated by the narrator's understated voice. Starts out with a strong sense of foreboding that keeps you hooked to the end.

TERRIFIC

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My first North book. I walked in here expecting a thriller and got something a lot deeper. This book was about human nature and relationships between people. I would label it as a drama but the tone of dread and nervousness throughout the book is way too present. Not once did I feel like the characters were safe. My only complaints are that I'd have liked a 2nd reason/event for the killer to have gone so hard. And for adult Sarah to have a little more depth. I just didn't care about her at all for some reason. Other than that, beautiful and addictive read

I have a lot of feelings

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Hit all the marks - suspense, character development, atmosphere, pace. Excellent writing. Going to revisit his other titles.

One of his best!

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Alex North does such a beautiful job of making you love and care for his characters. Which makes their peril all the more terrifying. Wonderful book!

Stressful and...Inspiring?

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This book was slightly less dark in mood than Alex's first two novels, but the story was just as intricate. The characters were compelling and the narrator was a great fit.

Great plot and narration

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Loved the narration of this time jumping mystery! Kept me guessing right up until the big reveal! Definitely love reading Alex North’s books!

Great looping storyline and characters!

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Narrator was great! There was a part in the book that the narration was skipped. The story was mehhhh. Super anticlimactic. Drug on forever.

Anticlimactic

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