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

Continuity

 * The Doctor uses his psychic paper as credentials to confirm his affiliation with UNIT; prior to this, Charlotte briefly wonders if he and Bill are with UNIT or Torchwood, expressing hope that they are not with The Forge.
 * The Doctor claims responsibility for the presence of the different Loch Ness Monsters: the Skarasen (TV: Terror of the Zygons) and the Borad (TV: Timelash).
 * When Charlotte introduces her van Velma, the Doctor mentions his old car Bessie.

Audio release
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