Dan Garvie unknowingly came face to face with a serial killer and one of the killer’s victims when he was just a child, not much older than the terrified boy that he did nothing to help. A Man Made of Smoke is an emotional, dark, and terrifying psychological tale of how guilt from that time affected not only Daniel but also his father who was chief of police. It is a haunting tale of how poor self esteem as well as guilt has driven them apart. And it is the story of possible revenge. Has that terrified child of long ago returned to kill those who didn’t see or didn’t care or is something more sinister at work? You won’t want to stop reading until you know the answer.