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If someone was in your house, you’d know … Wouldn’t you?
But the Hunter family are deaf, and don’t hear a thing when a shocking crime takes place in the middle of the night. Instead, they wake up to their worst nightmare: the murder of their daughter.
The police call Paige … the murder of their daughter.
The police call Paige Northwood to the scene to interpret for the witnesses. They’re in shock, but Paige senses the Hunters are hiding something.
One by one, people from Paige’s community start to fall under suspicion. But who would kill a little girl?
Was it an intruder?
Or was the murderer closer to home?
This mystery will keep you up all night – perfect for fans of The Silent Patient and Cara Hunter. Don’t miss Silent Night, the second book in the series.
‘Sinister, layered, atmospheric … I couldn’t turn the pages quickly enough’ Debbie Howells
‘A nail-biting page-turner of a thriller … The sense of a community isolated, and all the conflicts and tensions that brings, adds satisfying layers of complexity’ James Oswald
‘Delicate, brutal, impossible to put down. The Silent House is a disquieting thriller’ Ross Armstrong
‘A unique, chilling, fast-paced read that plunges you into a world of silence that has so much to say’ Deborah Masson
‘A superb innovation for the crime genre … a brilliantly terrifying premise and a twisty, gripping tale’ Philippa East
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I was drawn into this book by its excellent blurb. The thought of not knowing someone was in your home, and then finding a murder had occurred, is scary, even more so when you find out that it is because the family are deaf. You start to wonder who could do such a brutal thing in the first place, and whether they took advantage of the fact the family couldn’t hear them, or what it something else entirely.
This book turned out to be a brilliant read, especially for a first book. It fills in a niche that I hadn’t even noticed was missing, in the book world. How exactly are crimes so,fed, when communication is impossible, without assistance? It as brilliant to see the fine details and have a glimpse into the lives of another community.
Overall, the book really had great detail and several twists that you may not see coming. All the while, it stayed on track and provided a very interesting crime novel, with some excitement as well. It was a wonderful read and definitely an author I will be keeping my eye on, in the future. I recommend giving this book a go.
The Silent House by Nell Pattison
Someone was in the house. The only problem is that no one heard anything. The family is deaf. A child has been murdered. The family is devasted.
Paige is an interpreter who has been called in to the police station to interpret for the police interviews. She is hearing and has been involved in the deaf community her whole life as her sister and parents were deaf. Paige discovers that she knows the family through her sister, Anna, but does not reveal this to the police. But someone thinks Paige has learned something during the interviews. They think she knows too much. Are she and her sister safe?
This book is a great read. It draws you in to the silent house where a child is tragically murdered . This is a twist on a who-done-it story. It is well written and easy to read. Will you figure it out before it is too late?
This book and author is a first for me and the story had me very intrigued.
This book is full of twists and turns and keeps you on the edge of your seat.
The story is about the Hunter family who are completely deaf and cannot hear a sound. Someone comes into their house and commits a terrible shocking crime. The murder of their beautiful baby daughter 18 months old Lexi which is terrifyingly scary. A murder in a house where nobody can hear a sound when everyone is sleeping. Nearly every character is deaf and the person who helps with communication is Paige.
Paige comes in as a interpreter for the deaf community, Paige helps with signing. The police ask Paige to help them with signing to help communicate with the case. However she gets very personal on the case and is connected very closely.
This book is very chilling and very intriguing it keeps you guessing throughout and is full of twists and turns, very nail biting. When it comes to finding the suspect it’s gripping.( Without spoiling the story).
I really liked how in this book it keeps flicking in between now and hours before the terrible crime took place. There is a build up to what actually happened.
This story highlights the challenges that the deaf community face on a daily basis and I feel opens your eyes to what you maybe didn’t know. It’s so difficult to put yourself in there shoes.
I’ve never read a book like it. This authors writing is excellent and this author has done there research.
The story was a little slow at times but still kept you interested. If you love to read crime books then you will love this book.
Thank you to the author and publishers for allowing me to read an early copy of this book.
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
This book is expected to be released on 01 March 2020
The Silent House was a unique read. It made me stop and think about how one would solve a crime when most persons involved are deaf. A twist on the norm thriller kept me hooked. Solid characters and plot.
It was so amazing! I couldn’t stop reading!
Absolute loved this book! It’s gripping right from the start
3.5 star read rounded up, The Silent House is an amateur sleuth mystery with an unique lead. Paige Northwood is a sign language interpreter who hires out to help the deaf in different types of scenarios and now on call to the police department. Paige can hear but is part of the deaf community because she was the only hearing member of her family. She is called to the crime scene of a dead toddler to discover the child is her sister’s god child. A totally deaf household where no one heard what happened to the child. After being in every witness and potential suspect interview, Paige is haunted by the case as it drags up memories of a child’s death in the past. Determined to find the truth, Paige begins to investigate with her sister Anna but danger shows up front and center for the girls. The whodunit is not a big shock but the story reads smoothly and quickly for a good read. There are a couple of situations that bug me enough to lower this book by a half of star but I enjoyed Paige’s unique story enough to read more from this author. Suspenseful and an easy read for a page turning, original mystery. My voluntary, unbiased review is based upon a review copy from Netgalley.
This reminded me of a CSI episode I saw back in the day where an entire deaf family was murdered and no one heard a thing. So when I read the blurb, it had immediately piqued my interest. It had promise and though it failed to deliver, the refreshing concept led me drawn to the storyline and the investigation in finding Lexi’s murderer. I will precede with the follow-up and hope it’s more up my alley.
This was an unconventional mystery. Parts of it became a bit far-fetched and overplayed. The peek into the non-hearing community was interesting.
This is a good tell for the Deaf community and what they face everyday. Informative in that way and has some good twists and turns.
It is an interesting storyline. I did find that I wanted to get it done; not because it was exciting but because slow moving. I early in suspected the murderer and perhaps that made it feel slow. Would I tell my friend to read it , yes. I liked the main character.
Much insight into the deaf culture and their families.
Paige, a British Sign Language interpreter, is called to the scene of a horrific murder. A toddler was murdered in the house overnight and no one saw or heard a thing. Paige is hired to interpret during the investigation as the police interview the family and other members of the Deaf community.
There were suspects galore, with twisted motives and connections. Paige is a great main character; through her we get information from the police as a result of her role as interpreter, but she’s also pushing boundaries and doing some dangerous amateur sleuthing. I loved that the book focuses on the Deaf community, a perspective I don’t often see in books, and it’s #ownvoices. The book also highlights what a difficult job translation is, as translators are there for some of the worst times of peoples lives (crime, terminal medical diagnosis, divorce, etc.).
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. The opinions in this review are honest and my own.
The silent house by Nell Pattison was a great #mysterythriller story. I enjoyed it quite a lot especially because of the hearing impairments related and the way they lived their day by day life. It really shows that any person can be a suspect for murder and mental health issues are not sparing anyone
A brilliant story-line – a murder in a house where everyone is deaf. Where do you start investigating when no-one heard a thing?
This is a debut novel by an author who herself is deaf. This gives the story-line more depth and uniqueness especially the insights into how police investigations (and even simple things like medical and legal appointments) are processed and worked with in the deaf community.
The frustrations that the deaf community has with the hearing are highlighted – being treated as “stupid” simply due to the fact that you can’t hear.
Our protagonist, Paige, is the BSL interpreter in this case where it’s so hard for her to be impartial due to her involvement in the deaf community – her whole family is deaf, she is the only hearing one – and her connection to the victims. A death of another deaf girl 15 years ago haunts her too and she links the two deaths without understanding why.
As the story develops the reader starts to see the link Paige is missing and starts to put the pieces slowly together. It thunders to an explosive ending where all the loose threads are neatly tied together.
A well written book focusing on societal issues relevant to all and I look forward to more work from this author.
Interesting but too long
Some background: I substantially started losing my hearing when I was 35 years old (almost 30 years ago) and it has progressively deteriorated over time. I am now quite deaf, borderline needing a cochlear implant. I wear two hearing aids, read lips somewhat, but never learned sign language. I am very grateful for Closed Captioning on TV, internet and movies and also for text messaging. Both improved the quality of my life greatly. So when I read the blurb on this book I was immediately interested.
Paige Northwood is a freelance British Sign Language interpreter in the Scunthorpe, England area. She is called in to interpret for a deaf family in the area when their 18 month old toddler is murdered. She has never dealt with anything like this before and finds it incredibly stressful, especially when she finds out her sister was the godmother of the murdered little girl. It’s not totally a surprise because the local deaf community are a close-knit group.
I enjoyed this mystery but it was way too long and bloated. I had a fair idea on circumstances of the murder towards the beginning of the story but had to read through a lot of fill to get to the ending.
The details about the deaf community were interesting. I had never realized (and I should have) that there’s a difference between American Sign Language and British Sign Language – and I’m sure a ton of other languages too.
The main character is a hearing woman that grew up in a family where everyone else was deaf. That was interesting, too.
This could have been an exceptional book with at least 25%of it cut but it is still an interesting read.
I received this book from Avon Books UK through Net Galley in the hopes that I would read it and leave an unbiased review.
4.5 Stars
Shhhh…close your eyes and be absolutely still…
Hush…
No sound…no sound at all…
No ability to hear your worst nightmare happening in the room right next to you…
The murder of your child…
The silent screams…
The chilling discovery…
The horrifying truth…
Nell Pattison has created both a satisfying mystery in The Silent House as well as a thought provoking tale. With the integration of both the victim’s family and the suspects being part of the deaf community, the reader is told the story through an interpreter. Each suspect is hiding something, and while I thought I had all the clues linked together, the author ended up surprising me in the end. Well done! Highly recommend!
**I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. **