Atmospheric, chilling and unique thriller with some serious statements.

I was beyond excited to reach for this audiobook based on the description. Especially lately, thrillers too often follow a beaten path with the same motifs and characters in new editions. I was looking for something new - and I'm so glad I found it in Pattison's Silent Night.

This. Book. Was. Insane! It had everything I love in a good thriller and more. In this novel, we are introduced to a missing child case from an overnight trip from a school for the deaf to a chilling, snowy forest. After a fifteen-year-old Leon just vanished, a teacher begins to look for him. But after neither comes back. DS Rav Singh is called to the scene, accompanied by a sign language interpreter Paige Northwood.

I was blown away by the complexity of the plot as much as the wintery, atmospheric setting. This book illuminates the difficulties of living as/caring for a death teenager - something that could have gone very wrong, but the author managed to tackle this issue very respectfully. Since I listened along to the audiobook, I found that the parts of the book featuring a death person were narrated by a person with a speech impediment, which I really appreciated, although it was quite difficult to listen to with comprehension.

With this excellent, tense plot, the only thing I didn't like was that the story was made even more complex with the private life of Paige, who herself is dealing with a serious issue. In my opinion, it slowed down the pace and wasn't integrated as well as it could be,

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free advance copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

This audible book has excellent narrators in Claire Louise English and Lara Steward and a good length of listening time at 11 hours.  A narrator can make or break an audible book but this one was excellent.  Certain chapters I found the narration difficult to follow, which will become clear to the reader as the story continues.  The summary on the fly cover will supply the storyline.   For me, the main character, Paige Northwood, who works with the police as an interpreter of BSL (British Sign Language), has ghosts in her past and you learn more as the story proceeds.  The ending was a surprise.  I could not connect with any of the characters, especially Paige, who made me feel annoyed and angry at her actions throughout the whole story. 
Is this a good or a bad thing? Each listener will take out of the novel their own interpretation of the story, which was predictable, but I could have been overthinking!  This is my first venture with Nell Pattison and the jury is still out regarding my decision to read other novels by the author.  

I give a 4 star rating for the narration alone.

I WANT TO THANK NETGALLEY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF LISTENING TO AN ADVANCED COPY OF THIS AUDIBLE BOOK

Silent Night is the first book I read by author Nell Pattison and I’ve fallen in love with the suspense  and unexpected twists I’ve come across with this book.

This book is the second in the series by Paige Northwood, our interpreter who will be working with the police on an exceptional case and who is extremely catching from the start.

In this case we will focus on a trip of students, deaf children, in the cabins of Normanby Hall, one night Leo disappears and the next day Steve Wilkinson has also disappeared, who is later found by Paige and another teacher. Paige, along with DS Singh and DI Forest, will come across a mystery that will grow on every page and keep us on our toes. This story focuses on two mysteries that will give life to a narrative that really catches from its prologue.

The characters in Silent Night are amazing and very well developed, the author manages in a magnificent way to include in this story the deaf community and it is something that has been new to me in the reading and that in my opinion creates a greater suspense that enjoys from beginning to end. Although, it’s the second book in the series, it can be read independently, but I do think it mentions things that happened in the Silent House, the first book, and that might affect a little bit if they’re not read in order, And that’s my case, yet it doesn’t take away my desire to read the first book.

Silent Night is a masterpiece of mystery with an intrigue that consumes you to the end. If you like thrillers and a good police case this is the perfect book for you, plus it has a perfect setting for these cold days.

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins Audio UK for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I appreciate the opportunity to read and review the book before publication.

You can also read this review on my website.

This was my first audiobook with Netgalley. I'm totally in support of equality and inclusivity, but I have some health issues that mean my brain can only process clear speech, so having a deaf person to narrate this didn't work for me, as there were occasional words that I just couldn't understand.

Fortunately, I've read the e-book as well, so this is my review of the content rather than the narration:

Since the first Covid lockdown started earlier this year, I’ve been struggling with my mood and struggling to read my usual genre of books.  I saw the blurb for this book, and it looked interesting, but that turned out to be an understatement!  I was totally hooked and enjoyed every single page, reading it in just two sittings.  I enjoyed it so much that I then went and downloaded the first book in this series of three and devoured that one quickly as well.  Now I can’t wait for the third book featuring Paige Northwood. Paige was the only hearing person in her family whilst her parents and sister were deaf, so she became fluent in sign language. She works as a freelance interpreter for the deaf but is getting more jobs from the police coming her way, as she’s proved her skills to them.

A group of staff and students from a residential school for the deaf go on a weekend’s camping in nearby woods, and there’s a murder. Although Paige is only supposed to be interpreting, she can’t help but get involved in the case, especially as an ex of hers is one of the group and therefore a suspect.

A fantastic read that I highly recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for an advance reader copy in return for an honest review.

This is the first book by Nell Pattison I have read/listened to and I was not disappointed. 
I was given an advanced copy of the audiobook in return for an honest review. 
This book had me hooked from the beginning, the plot is rich, filled with twists. It is just gritty enough and I love the fact it is set within the deaf community- something I have not known in many books of a similar genre. It really adds a whole other level to this multi-layered thriller. 
I was torn with my view on the narration. The deaf narrator was a little difficult to understand at times (to me)  but this just meant I had to concentrate a little harder during her parts which is no hardship. At first I thought the main narrator was going to be too monotone for my liking but as the book progressed I didn’t notice this.  
Overall a great book, a really unique premise and a great thriller

Five teenagers from a school for the deaf go on a camping trip in the woods in winter, but one in the morning, one of them is missing and their teacher is dead. Paige Northwood is an interpreter for the deaf and is brought in to translate for the students to try to find out what happened. It turns out that their are plenty of people with motives for murder and Paige is worried that time may be running out for the missing student. English does an amazing job of bringing this frightening tale to life

An interesting premises and entertaining thriller. Lots of suspense and great written characters. A welcome break from the usual romantic Christmas reads

I am so sorry that I could not finish this book. I appreciate that it is about the deaf community but I'm afraid I just couldn't understand what the deaf narrator was saying. I tried listening at different speeds (slower/faster) but it didn't help.  I listen while I work. but that was impossible  with this book because it requires all my attention to try to understand.  Purely as an audiobook it didn’t work for me.   I will definitely buy this book on kindle, and then read some parts and listen to some on audio.   Therefore I have rated the audiobook version 2*, though I'm sure it is a better book than that!

I’ve read this as a physical copy and now as an audiobook. I much preferred the audiobook. As a physical copy  I found some bits hard to follow and get my head around but I did thoroughly enjoy this book. Listening to the Audio it was much easier to follow. I love a good mystery and this certainly keeps your attention

This is a Mystery/Thriller, and this is the second book in the Paige Northwood series. I liked this one better then the first book in the Paige Northwood series. I enjoyed learning more about Paige. There is two mysteries being solve in this book (a murder and a lost child), and this book takes place at a deaf school. I enjoyed the mystery. The twist and turn where not that best more then the mystery part of this book. I have to say I really did not like the narrator of this audiobook, and I am glad I have the kindle book of this book because I do not think I could get through listening to this whole audiobook. The narrator was super hard to listen to, and I think the narrator is going to make a lot of people DNF the audiobook. I enjoyed the drama going on in Paige's life. I was kindly provided an e-audiobook of this book by the publisher (HarperCollins Audio UK) or author (Nell Pattison) via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review about how I feel about this book, and I want to send a big Thank you to them for that. This is schedule to be release on November 12-2020.