The Man Made of Smoke

Next year''s most terrifying novel, from the internationally bestselling author of The Whisper Man, available to pre-order now

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Neil Garvie can''t move on from a thing he didn''t do, back when he was twelve. He saw the boy. He knew he needed help. But all he could do was hide.

Now with a successful career as a criminal psychiatrist, Neil pours himself into his work, understanding the very darkest of human behaviour. Because, despite what he saw that day, Neil knows there''s no such thing as a monster.

But now he''s got a call. His father, John, a retired police officer, has disappeared, last seen approaching a high cliff, known locally as a suicide spot. Neil can''t believe he didn''t see the signs.

It''s just, the more he looks, the more it seems like there weren''t any signs. In fact, John seemed to be conducting some kind of off-the-books investigation, into the mysterious murder of an unidentified woman.

Why