The Silent House
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Publisher Description
**Don’t miss the new blockbuster thriller from Nell Pattison: HIDE – coming December 2021! Available to pre-order now…**
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 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
Reviews
Early readers love The Silent House…
‘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
‘A strong and terrifically terrifying debut’ The Nerd Daily
‘Fans of female amateur sleuths will like this one, and the insight into the deaf community gives it a unique slant’ Shots Magazine
‘Gives insight into a community that many readers may not be familiar with, incorporating the difficulties faced by members of the deaf community into a cracking narrative. Pattison shows real skill, weaving the story around the characters and their needs’ Up! Magazine
‘Crime thriller of the decade’ ***** NetGalley Review
‘Phenomenal’ ***** NetGalley Review
‘Utterly enthralling’ ***** NetGalley Review
‘It will keep you on the edge of your seat’ ***** NetGalley Review
‘Chilling concept and a stunning read’ ***** NetGalley Review
‘A brilliantly written book with many twists and turns’ ***** NetGalley Review
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Nell Pattison’s debut novel The Silent House explores the travails of a deaf family coming to terms with devastating news. The youngest of the clan has been murdered while the family lay sleeping, unable to hear the intruder in their home. Paige Northwood, who grew up as the only hearing member of a deaf family, is brought in to interpret between the police and the stricken family members. And soon she’s immersed in the investigation within a tight-knit community, navigating between the deaf and the hearing, caught in a moral dilemma of her own. As Pattison’s story gradually builds in tension, no one feels safe, everyone has a motive and Paige herself becomes a target. Welcome this fresh new take on a police procedural that blends social issues with family secrets for an utterly compelling read.