5/5 stars. Your dream husband, with your dream house. Things couldn’t be more perfect. Ok, so it might help if his first wife didn’t live in the guest house. And it might also help if she didn’t need round the clock care after a horrible accident. But why can’t the new wife meet the old wife? Things aren’t always as they seem. Such a quick, easy, fast paced read.

Minka Kent is a brilliant writer who knows how to tell a story. This drew me in from the very beginning. The characters were perfect each interacting with each other to make the ending perfect. Loved this book.

Thanks to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for an early release of this book

The Silent Woamn by M. Kent, published by Thomas & Mercer, is a full-length, stand-alone novel that grips you with both hands, trecks you along an intriguing storyline on a ride that will leave you breathlessly wanting answers.
Josie Westmore is the second wife of her husband, Wells. The author is living her dream, a loving husband, work that's her calling, but what she doesn't know - yet - her dreamlife is just that, a dream.
The author is known for writing mystery of its finest, and this she outdid herself. A silent story full of unexpected twists and turns that have me guessing even after I finished reading this book. I'm still waiting for the last shoe to drop, and that's as high a compliment as I can give . I highly recommend this gem of a story.

The Silent Woman tells the story of Jade who lives the perfect life with her perfect husband Wells. Together they share a house with a secret. Wells' ex-wife, Sylvie, lives in the caretaker's cottage. Sylvie suffered an accident years ago and is catatonic. One day Jade decides to extend an olive brand to Sylvie, who's been waiting for her with her own message. She hands Jade a note with a message: run.

Since they announced the production of the film Verity, there's been a lot of books that retell the story. This novel's blurb is transparent and I knew what to expect. Verity has become a genre on its own!

Told in three parts from the POV of Jade (present day) and Sylvie (before her accident), I personally loved the descriptive style of this novel. There was good character development and enough tension to keep me intrigued. The cliffhanger of Part II was absolutely diabolical!

This was a fantastic psychological suspense novel.

This must be a rerelease because I read this a few years ago. I really enjoyed it. Although the plot is the same as a lot of other books, the ending was different and very well done.

So this was a re-release of a book I read in 2024 that I didn't realize I had already read. I remember it being a good book, but I was also disappointed because I had read other books with this similar plotline and I was hoping it would go a different way and be more of a shocking twist, but it wasn't.

Thank you Net Galley for this read. This was my first Minka Kent book.I was hooked from the start. Definitely a page turner and I can't wait wait to read more by this author.

I read this late last night when I went to request it as an ARC but it automatically loaded! SCORE.

I love a good domestic thriller. The description is what got me. Well the last sentence of the description. Fast paced, although some was predictable I really appreciated the other that wasn’t for me. Well done

This thriller/mystery hooked me from the start with questions I just needed to know the answers to. The drama mixed with a creeping suspense kept me engaged. The writing flowed well with characters full of secrets I wanted to unravel. I liked that we got both Sylvie and Jade’s perspectives. Ultimately, this had various twists I didn’t see coming. Definitely recommend for a summer thriller!

Thank you Netgalley for this e-arc.

The Silent Woman by Minka Kent is a tantalizing mix of mystery and psychological drama that had me hooked right from the start. Jade Westmore’s journey into her new life with charming Wells feels promising, until the shadow of Sylvie—the silent, fragile first wife—casts a darker tone over everything. Kent builds an eerie atmosphere perfectly suited for a tale full of secrets, whispers, and hidden truths. The discovery of the torn notebook paper with the word "Run" definitely kicks things up a notch, leaving readers eager to unravel what’s really going on behind the estate’s gates. However, the story takes a bit of a nosedive as some plot twists feel a tad forced, and the characters’ decisions at times stretch believability. I appreciated the slow build-up and the creeping sense of paranoia, but ultimately, the story wraps up in a way that's satisfyingly creepy but slightly underwhelming after all the suspense. If you enjoy psychological mysteries with a dash of gothic flair and don’t mind a few predictabilities, this book will keep you entertained. But don’t expect everything to be tied up perfectly—some questions are left lingering, which might just be part of the charm for fans of the genre. Overall, an engaging read that’s worth a peek, even if it doesn’t quite reach the heights of a five-star thriller.

This is an excellent book by Kent. It was easy to read and the storyline was interesting to follow. If you like Minka Kent or the thriller/suspense genres, give this one a try!

The Silent Woman has a plot that’s been done over and over and way too many times where new wife realizes husband is too good to be true and not to be trusted. The characters felt shallow, the writing so so, and I’m glad it was short so I could finish and put it aside.

The Silent Women🤐
By Minka Kent👄

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I’m really loving this author's books lately. I can finish them in a few days because they are such page-turners. The only reason this isn’t a five-star rating for me is because of the predictability aspect. The story was good, and the characters were great, but I knew exactly where this was headed from page one. Not to say I didn’t enjoy it because it was a really good read. A new wife, a wife “severally injured” and unable to communicate while living in the back house... Its a good vibe for sure😂

Thriller🔪
Mystery⁉️
Two timelines🕰️
Plot twists🌀

4 stars
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I really enjoyed this book, this was on of my first by this author and it really kept me intrigued the more into the storey I got! Definitely a must read writer!