The Half Burnt House

Praise for Alex North

As terrifying as a great horror novel, as unpredictable as the best type of crime novel and above all beautifully written...a writer who is an absolute master of his craft

Jane Casey

This is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own

New York Times

Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy

Alex Michaelides

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

Helen Fields

North's poetic way with even the most grotesque of situations is always a joy. The Half Burnt House is his best yet. I love it.

Alex Marwood

A masterfully creepy, atmospheric rush of a read that will linger with you long after you've finished the last page

Neil Broadfoot

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, bestselling author of Thirteen

Alex North's best book yet. It's as darkly disturbing as The Whisper Man, and as viciously twisty as The Shadow Friend. But this time there's a premise that will break your heart even as it chills you to the very marrow. Nobody in dark fiction writes family relationships - guilt, fear, loss, and ultimately love - like North, and this is an unputdownable thriller

Derek Farrell

Dark, gripping, and twisty

Claire McGowan

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

North's latest thriller does not disappoint, weaving 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

Thrilling, moving and utterly gripping; The Half Burnt House is a triumph

William Ryan

Endlessly intriguing

New York Times

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 tension mounts with almost every single chapter... his best so far, a superb addition to his already impressive oeuvre

Gabino Iglesias, NPR

So dark and so twisty

Sun

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

Observer

A cut-throat thriller

Woman's Own

Complex, tense and atmospheric

Woman's Weekly