From the author of The Bone Keeper comes The Silence, another sinister psychological thriller of secrets, revenge, and a lurking serial killer.We killed a stranger and covered it up.It was supposed to be our last weekend away as friends, before marriage and respectability beckoned. But what happened that Saturday changed everything.The six of us promised we would never tell anyone about the body … body we buried, even when we realized our victim was a serial killer.But now the silence has been broken. And the killing has started again…A twisted thriller that asks if we ever truly know our friends, and just how high price is for our silence.
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This book is difficult to gather my thoughts on. It had a long and laborious buildup, finally getting interesting about ¾ of the way through it. That last ¼ had me on the edge of my seat. But the ending came out of the blue with no earlier hints at all. While I like books with that unexpected ending, I should be able to think back and see the clues I missed. But this one had none – zilch. Very disappointing.
Very slow-paced thriller that doesn’t pick up until the last 20 percent of the book. The ending was good, unfortunately you have to read through the rest of the book to get to it. 3 stars
I received a copy of this book via Sourcebooks’ Early Read program. My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor.
Matt, his partner Alexandra, and their four friends take a road trip to a music festival honoring ’90s music. The trip is great and they party like they’re back in college while camping out as far from the stages as they can get. They’re right next to woods so the site is private, though also a bit spooky when they have to get up in the dark to pee behind a tree. Then everything goes wrong and in the middle of the night they kill a stranger and hide his body. They should have called the police, but the truth sounded unbelievable and they feared they would not be believed. No sooner had they buried that body than they realized the person they killed was a serial killer. But it was too late to change their actions as there was no way to explain why he’d been buried and not look guilty. The six friends make a pact to keep the events of the night a secret, promising that any action taken had to be agreed upon by all. About a year later the friends are still dealing with the emotional fallout from what happened in the woods, perseverating on the question: was the killer working alone? Then the killing starts again.
Suspenseful, a bit spooky, and a little over-the-top like you expect serial killer books to be, The Silence is also psychologically honest in a way serial killer books often aren’t. Books/movies tend to gloss over the emotional aspects of killing when it’s done for the greater good or self-defense. In real life I imagine the guilt and grief would be more like what is shown in The Silence than the superhero moving on without a substantial backward glance that is more frequently portrayed.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC. The opinions in this review are honest and my own.
Six friends spend a weekend together, camping out at a music festival, reminiscent of Woodstock. They are having a great time ….
Until something happens to one of their own, and a decision is made that even a year later, they alternately regret their actions and can’t stop thinking about it. The group has rarely spoken to each other since that night.
The six of them promised each other they would not tell a living soul what happened that night. But that promise has been broken.
Let the killing begin ….
This is not to be read without making sure windows and doors are locked and lights are left on. THE SILENCE takes creepiness to a new level. It’s a well written tale of lies and secrets and revenge with deftly drawn characters. This is one of those books that once you start reading, you can’t put down until the explosive ending reaches an unexpected conclusion.
Many thanks to the author / Sourcebooks Landmark / Netgalley for the digital copy of this Psychological Thriller. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
The Silence by Luca Veste held promise, but did not do it for me. I struggled with the first 3/4 of the book, skipping sections that just seemed to repeat them selves. The characters needed a little more development. The only reason I gave it 3 stars was because the ending saved the book. It was an ending that I did not see coming. Just wish the rest of the book held the same pace and excitement.
Thank you Sourcebooks Landmark and Netgallery for the free digital copy in exchange for an honest and voluntary review. All opinions are my own.