Five teenagers from a school for the deaf are taken on a camping trip to a wooded area. The next morning, one of the teens is missing - Leon, and a search begins. It has snowed and is bitterly cold, and sign language interpreter Paige, has been brought in to assist . Then a body is discovered, but it is not Leon, it is one of the teachers who went out to look for him. Suddenly the remaining kids and the teachers all become suspects and the search for the missing boy and the search for the killer intensifies. All seem to have alibis, but they also have secrets.
I thank the publisher, author and Netgalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I loved silent house and i loved this one.

I don't know what it is but you get drawn in to the characters and the story. I thought i had guessed this so many times during the book. I was wrong on so so so many levels.

I loves it. I cant wait for more

Paige Northwood is a freelance BSL interpreter who has already worked with the police once. Now she's been hired to interpret during a missing persons investigation that turns into a murder…and then another…until Paige is convinced the students at the school for the deaf are keeping a secret. She's just not sure if it's the same one as their caretakers.
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This cold weather police procedural is a solid choice as we head into winter while the days get shorter and the snow gets heavier (at least that's the weather we're heading into here). Paige Northwood is a unique citizen-detective and the embers of attraction between her and her detective counterpart will make you want to keep reading the next book in the series.

The mystery itself is a bit formulaic (but aren't all closed door mysteries just a bit?), but Pattison writes a maze of clues and motives to keep you turning the page. And the setting stands alone enough to make this mystery feel like one you haven't read before.

As for representation, Pattison has created characters who are deaf, but have personalities beyond their label. Each character, whether hearing or not, has a variety of other traits that makes them feel like real people. Something not every author accomplishes when trying to take on the challenge.

While this is the second book in a series, I don't feel reading the first book is necessary to enjoying this one. So if you're feeling more in the mood for a snowbound mystery, feel free to dive in here and then go back to read book number 1.

An overnight school field trip goes horribly wrong when a student goes missing and the head teacher is found murdered. To make matters more complicated, a snow storm has covered up much of the evidence and the missing student is deaf.

Paige, a BSL interpreter, is called to work with the police again to help bridge the language barrier. But, with her abusive ex-boyfriend working at the school and the students and teachers keeping secrets that could interfere with the investigation, Paige is quick to realize that this won't be a cut and dry case.

This was the second book in the Silent series. I have not read the first book and thought it read well as a standalone novel. The novel centers around Paige and her interpreting for the police in their investigation. Paige is a brave and curious (though naive) woman who cares deeply about the cases she works on, so much so, that she often oversteps and injects herself into the investigation. It's clear that this happened in the prior book and Paige has yet to learn her lesson.

I really enjoyed the BSL aspect of the novel and learning more about the deaf community. This is a severely underrepresented population in literature and I thought the author was well educated on the topic.

Though Paige was generally a likable character, I did find myself getting frustrated by her refusal to listen to authority and her wishy-washy-ness surrounding the (several) love interests. She often put herself in dangerous situations that greatly compromised the integrity of the investigation. She also seemed a little loose with sharing information with her sister and because of the trouble it sounds like she had gotten into in the past with similar behaviors, it seemed surprising to me that she was put in such a trusted position.

The students and the teachers at the school were also frustrating characters. They constantly lied, withheld information, and were generally insubordinate.

I generally love police procedurals but this one didn't quite hit the mark for me. I definitely recommend this novel to anyone who loves a fast-paced mystery with unreliable characters, lots of twists and turns, and a strong lead character back and side story.

Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this novel.

Quite a good book,
I didn’t like it quite as much as her debut novel, however it was quite nice to find out what main character Paige Northwood is up to :)
I give it 8/10

I really wanted to love this book, the premise was uniquely interesting as was the plot. And while I enjoyed some aspects, others fell a little short. The theme of BSL and Deafness was interesting and done well, I believe. It added an element to the story that was different from other mysteries I've read and it was what I enjoyed most. The writing was a lot of telling and not a lot of showing, there were several instances where information was dumped on us in massive paragraphs that I felt could have been revealed a little better. I also didn't feel too connected to any of the characters, apart from maybe Leon. However, in saying that, it was a quick, fun read and the mystery was compelling enough to keep me interested until the end.

This is my second book by Nell Pattison. I love the way she writes, her stories are so descriptive. I also appreciate that she includes deaf and hard of hearing characters in her books. I am deaf myself and it is so refreshing to read about people who are like me. Sign language interpreter Paige Northwood was in the first book, The Silent House, as well but this is a complete stand alone.

I enjoyed getting to know each of the characters along with the backstory as I tried to guess the identity of the murderer, paying attention to all the clues along the way. This alone made the book difficult to put down and drew me right into the story. The author reveals just enough information about each character to make you wonder about their true motivations and their reasons for coming to the sleep away. The story was, however, an eerie, tension-filled and suspenseful story that was fully immersive as we put ourselves in the shoes of everyone involved. It wasn’t at all graphic or gory though — just a fun though unsettling whodunit.

So I absolutely loved this book. I mean, how can you not love a murder mystery that takes place in the woods in the midst of a storm? I’m so glad that I went into this knowing very little about it and there were plenty of twists and surprises to keep me turning the page. The author does an excellent job at throwing you off track, and I was unable to correctly guess who the killer was. Which is good — I hate when I guess the ending when I’m only part way through a story. All in all a clever, atmospheric and fun Whodunit with vivid, relatable characters.

Firstly when I saw the cover I had to get it because what else do people do with gorgeous covers.. Huge thanks to Avon for my ARC.I enjoyed this book thoroughly (read the premise and believe me). It tells the story of Paige who is a sign language interpreter who works with the Humberside Police as and when required.Its a snowy day (think Christmas) when the staff discover a student is missing . The story is full of twists and turns that kept me on the edge. I am here for representation and highly recommended it .

I haven't read a novel about deaf students before ( Will Dean features a deaf protagonist but this was something else) There's a whole new way of looking at the world and you see them going camping which is an experience where noises are all too important! A great premise and a great police procedural. Gripping and twisty!

I received an advance copy of, Silent Night, by Nell Pattison. This was a very good thriller. I read it in one sitting. Paige is a sign language interpreter, she is called to help with an investigation at a school for the deaf. It was a very intense book.

A fast-paced, thrilling novel that you will find yourself immersed in as you flip through the chilling pages. One of them is guilty, but which one? I enjoyed the suspsense and the who-done-it vibe of the book, as I tried to guess who was responsible and what exactly was happening. I love a good book that keeps you guessing and this book does just that.

An enjoyable read that I recommend.

I really enjoyed this book all the way through. It had a really good plot, great main characters and really keeps you hooked on the plot. I would highly recommend this book.

Silent Night was a clever and twisty police procedural. The angle of working with deaf people was intriguing and really interesting. I really enjoyed it and I learnt quite alot, things that I had not considered before for people without hearing. I have not read the first book, Silent House but I will absolutely be adding it to my list.

A dead head teacher and a missing 15 year old student. Sign language interpreter, Paige Northwood is called in by the police to help work the case. The student is from a school for the deaf and went missing during an overnight school trip to the woods. Both the students and teachers are keeping secrets from the police and it is becoming hard to know who to believe. And for Paige, her past comes back to confront her but could he be a killer?

Thanks to Avon Books UK and Netgalley for my advanced copy of this book to read.

Whilst camping with the deaf school Leon goes missing and body is found. Paige Northwood is a British Sign Language interpreter she has worked with the police on another case and is back, reluctantly, to help again.

I really enjoyed the story line. I liked how it was centered around deaf children and the daily challenges they have. I was skeptical on this area but the author did the deaf community justice. I was drawn into the book from the start. I loved all the twists, the secrets and the tension. It's quite dramatic and fast paced. I loved it

I was really looking forward to reading this book since I enjoyed the first book, The Silent House so much, the first crime thriller I’ve read featuring the deaf community and an interpreter. Silent Night follow a similar vein, Paige is called upon by the police yet again when the headmaster of a deaf school is found murdered and a vulnerable student goes missing. I felt I got to know Paige much better in this book and she started to come into her own. The author delves into her back story. She was in an emotionally abusive relationship for some years with a man who controlled her. At the end, he locked her in their house with no food or drink for four days to ‘protect her’ and she had to escape by smashing a window open with her arm, badly injuring herself. These painful memories resurface as her ex is working at the deaf school and seems to be a changed man. Like any decent thriller, Silent Night is full of misdirection and twists and turns which keep you guessing all the way through. I’d no idea who the killer was and what their motivations were. I hope there’s another thriller featuring Paige on the way.

Five teenagers from a deaf school are on an overnight school trip to the snowy woods at the start of winter. In the morning one of them is missing and a teacher is dead. The four remaining students close ranks and if they do have idea what might have happened to Leon, the missing boy they’re not saying.

Paige Northwood is an interpreter for the deaf who is called in by the police to help interview the students and teachers. To her horror, she discovers her ex-boyfriend, Mike, who treated her badly for years before an acrimonious split three years ago now works at the school. Being at the school with the police where students and staff are being interviewed, she can’t help overhear things about the case that she shouldn’t hear and finds herself getting involved in the case.

The closed community of a deaf school, with some students also orphans in care is an interesting location for a murder mystery, but I would have preferred the focus to be on the police and the murder investigation rather than split between that and Paige’s personal life which only served to slow down the plot. This is the second book in this series featuring Paige but I don't yet feel I'm getting to know her yet (although I do now know a lot about her past). She's not a particularly engaging character and isn't well equipped to play amateur detective, keeping information to herself that should have been handed on to police and putting herself at risk.

A teacher murdered, a missing student and teenagers keeping dangerous secrets…

The main character, Paige Northwood, works as a Sign Language Interpreter for the police on an investigation of a missing deaf teenager. On a school trip, the head teacher is found murdered and the boy might be the last person to have seen him alive. As the police look into his background, they start to wonder if the missing teen is really in danger or if he might be responsible for the heinous crime…

Silent Night was a good read, but missed the mark for me on some levels.

I found the first half of the story was slow-paced and lacked action. It dragged on for a bit too long, but the second half was much better. There were some good suspenseful moments and I didn’t see the ending coming!

Also, I quickly realised this novel was the second book in the Paige Northwood series, after The Silent House, though it could easily be read as a stand-alone novel. Only some of Paige’s backstory was mentioned and made me realize it had probably happened in the first novel. As I said though, I didn’t find Silent Night confusing without having read the first in the series.

I enjoyed learning about the deaf community through the storytelling. The author seemed to have good knowledge of the do’s and don’ts regarding the etiquette with the deaf community and it was really informative. Also, I liked that the language barrier wasn’t an issue in the story, but that conversations were played out normally, as the main character is an interpreter.

One thing that bothered me a little bit though, was how the main character was extremely involved with the investigation, and nearly solved it all by herself. Of course, I understand that to write an interesting story, sometimes it’s needed to have a character that’s very in-the-know, but still. I found it doubtful that an interpreter would be as skilled at solving a crime than a detective.

All in all, this wasn’t my favorite read, but it was interesting to read about a community I know so little about. I give Silent Night a 3-star rating, as it was a good read, but dragged on a bit too long.

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3.5 stars rounded off to 4!

A school for the deaf go on an overnight camping trip to snowy woods. The next morning, a student is missing, and the dead body of a teacher is found. The police bring in a British Sign Language expert to help with the interrogation, but as it proceeds, the BSL expert finds herself deeper into the investigation than she was supposed to be.

This murder mystery revolves around the deaf community and dysfunctional families, and I think it was told masterfully. Full marks for originality. The story gradually unfolds, everyone is a suspect but they all have an alibi. The mystery goes deeper and darker with every chapter. I liked how perfectly the characters were described, as exploiters and manipulative, and how easy it is for some to fall into this unfortunate trap.

The plot was great, the pace was okay, and I couldn’t guess the culprit and their reason till the end. But I think the story would have done better if it was bit shorter, also I thought the protagonist was a very naive, and unlikeable character, and was taking too many liberties, inserting herself into the investigation like that, which is very unrealistic imo and threw me off so many times.

Thanks to Netgalley, author, and publishers for the eARC. All opinions are my own. Pub date Nov 12.

This book was very interesting. I love the back and forth from paige to other characters before the murder. I honestly was very surprised at the ending.

The book starts with a school for the deaf taking their students on an overnight trip to a snowy cabin. Five teachers go to sleep but only four wake up and one of the students is missing and a teachers body is found in the woods. DS Singh is investigating and he brings in Paige Northwood again as his interpreter. The book goes between present day and the hours leading up to the murder where it seems everyone has a motive. The book also sees Paige facing some of her old demons as she and DS Singh do their best to find the missing child and the killer.

Although the plot worked well I just felt that the book was too slow paced and went on for too long. This is something that I felt with the author’s first book also so sadly this has put me off reading any of her future work.

Thank you to NetGalley, Avon Books UK and the author for the chance to review.