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The Half Burnt House

By: Alex North
Narrated by: Rosalie Craig
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

ARE YOU READY TO ENTER THE HALF BURNT HOUSE?

The spine-tingling new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Richard & Judy pick THE WHISPER MAN

It begins with the house – and a body:
Alan Hobbes stabbed to death in his own bed.

For years, he’s lived as a recluse in the remains of a
derelict mansion that once belonged to a serial killer.

The police have a suspect: Christopher Shaw,
observed on the premises on the night of the murder.

Katie Shaw hasn’t seen her brother Chris in two years.
All her life, she’s tried to look out for him.
Even when he made it so hard.

But now he’s bound up in the secrets of this dark house.
To save Chris, dare she follow him inside . . .


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

'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

'Endlessly intriguing' NEW YORK TIMES

©2023 Alex North (P)2023 Penguin Audio Crime Crime Fiction Horror Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction

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audio book narration was first class. really engaging and held my attention throughout.
loved it.

excellent!

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The narration was good but I found keeping track of the characters difficult. Lots going on but it does pull together in the end.

Ok but confusing

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*The Whisper Man* is still Alex North's best book for me, but *The Half-Burnt House* is just as good as *The Shadow Friend*—a solid 5-star read. This was my first time listening to one of his books, and while I did speed up the narration a bit, the narrator did a great job. Highly recommend!

Really enjoyed it

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Alex North certainly knows how to hit the feels. Beautifully written. in the book that is mysterious and dark there is so much light and love. It is a recurring

characters, psihology, philosophy.

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Format: audiobook
Narrator: Rosalie Craig

I saw this book had some low rating reviews but I like to make up my own mind and I’m glad I did, I really enjoyed this book, it’s got twists and some unexplainable intriguing concepts which really captured me. I’d read more but this author.

I really liked the narrator.

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