The Shining Man (novel)

 was one of three Twelfth Doctor novels published in April 2017 as part of the BBC New Series Adventures line.

Publisher's summary
The Shining Men are everywhere. You spot them out of the corner of your eye. Abnormally tall, with long lank hair, blank faces and blazing eyes. If they catch you, they'll drag you away to who knows where. No one is safe. They're on every street corner. Waiting. Watching. Shining bright.

Of course it's a hoax. It has to be, right? It started as a joke, a prank for Halloween. Then it went viral. Idiots dressing up as monsters. Giving folk a scare. Silly masks and fright wigs. No one gets hurt. Because bogeymen aren't real.

Until people start going missing and lights burn in the darkness. Burning like eyes.

But help is on its way, in the form of a strange man called the Doctor and his friend, Bill. The Doctor will keep us safe. The Doctor will stop the monsters. Unless the monsters stop the Doctor first...

Plot
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Characters

 * Twelfth Doctor
 * Bill Potts
 * Sammy Holland
 * Noah Holland
 * Masie Holland
 * Hilary Walsh
 * Charlotte Sadler
 * Jane Schofield
 * Turman
 * Rob Hawker
 * Harold Marter
 * Tim
 * Darrel
 * Female paramedic
 * Male paramedic
 * The Lost
 * Driver

Continuity

 * The Doctor tells Noah that he is the President of the World. (TV: Death in Heaven, The Zygon Invasion, The Pyramid at the End of the World)
 * The Doctor claims responsibility for the presence of the different Loch Ness Monsters. (TV: Terror of the Zygons, Timelash)
 * When Charlotte introduces her van Velma, the Doctor mentions his old car Bessie. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians, et al.)
 * The Doctor recalls having a friend who lives on a double-decker bus. (PROSE: Old Flames, et al.)
 * Bill says the Doctor calls the TARDIS "Sexy". (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
 * Bill mentions the Doctor stealing a diamond from Saturn. (PROSE: Diamond Dogs)
 * The Doctor tells Jane that he once had a sonic lipstick, but later gave it to a friend of his. (TV: Invasion of the Bane, et al.)
 * Bill recalls that her mother died when she was a baby, and that the only memories she had of her were the one she made up for herself. Also, she recalls that the only photos of her mum that she owns were taken by the Doctor, when he went back in time to take them. (TV: The Pilot)
 * The Doctor refers to fairies with green skin, sharp teeth, who have a habit of shoving red petals down people's throats. (TV: Small Worlds)
 * The Doctor once again observes that humans are his favourite species. (TV: The Ark in Space)
 * The Doctor says that librarians love him (COMIC: After Life, et al.), except for those from Alexandria, even though he was not exactly responsible for the fire. (AUDIO: The Library of Alexandria)

Audio release
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