An absolute must read for every fan of this genre. Bloody brilliant!

A woman is discovered, beaten and left for dead in a maize field. When she awakes in the hospital, she only remembers two things: her name, and the name of her three year old daughter. However, as the police start investigating, they can find no evidence that Evie even has a child. This dark & twisty tale will have you second-guessing everything to the very end.

When Evie Sherman is found beaten and left for dead in the small town of Cornwall where crime just doesn’t happen the police are doing everything in their power to find out what happened. News reports are ran looking for anyone who may have known Evie because when she awoke in the hospital the only thing Evie could remember was her own name and that her daughter was missing.

A local woman named Charlotte hears of Evie’s attack and thinks that she recognizes her from her younger days but not as Evie, as Jen. They hadn’t been close friends but Charlotte remembers Jen because she had made headlines when a child in her care had disappeared never to be found again. Charlotte contacts the police and becomes a link to Jen’s past to try to regain her memories.

Part of the Silence was another completely engaging thriller from author Debbie Howells. Within pages of this story I found myself hooked in and wanting to know more. Was there a missing girl or was Evie/Jen confused with her memory loss? The story is told in multiple POVs and a few flashback scenes added in here and there but never once found it confusing, on the contrary it was very easy to follow and become engrossed in the story.

My only reason for rating this one at four stars is due to my ability to guess early on who to be aware of in the book. I’d truly hoped I’d be wrong but even without an extra twisty ending to shock me I still enjoyed reading the story and know that I’ll still be a fan of Debbie Howells and look forward to reading her next thriller.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

This book was ok but nothing stood out for me. Set in Cornwall a woman loses her memory although she does remember a child. I felt a bit frustrated with this book it was slow all the way through till the last half hour then everything was tied up.

Part of the silence is the first book by Debbie Howells I have read and what a delight this was.
This was a book that flowed from the very beginning, It was so easy to immerse and lose yourself in this engrossing storyline.
I found this tale so addictive, And I was totally baffled as to who was real and who was wearing a mask to conceal themselves behind.
It kept me guessing right to the final moment and I was so shocked as I hadn't quite managed to figure out what the truth was till the very end. In my opinion, this is the sign of an excellently written piece of fiction, and if the reader is still somewhat in the dark and floundering around for answers, Well Job well done I say.
Part Of The Silence is a psychological Mystery where our main character, Evie/Jen is attacked and left for dead.
Upon waking her memory is in tatters but she does recall that she has a three-year-old daughter Angel, who she claims is missing, But there is no evidence of the child and to further complicate matters Evie/Jen was the babysitter to a little girl years ago that went missing and was never found.
The story also centres around Charlotte a girl who went to school with Jen, she recognises her from the paper and befriends her trying to help while still dealing with some issues in her own life.
There are loads of great characters in this novel and this further muddies the water when it comes to guilt and I was constantly analysing everyone's actions.
I especially loved Jack the Policeman he was such a warm empathic individual and he really had a great affinity towards Evie and what she was going through.
The only criticism I have for this book is I would have liked a more structured ending, I found the conclusion of this book quite abrupt like it just stopped mid sentence, I must admit I found this a trifle strange like the story wasn't quite finished, but this is just a personal gripe and it may not bother you at all.
So in conclusion Part Of The Silence was a gripping atmospheric thriller that kept the mystery and intrigue to the very last second, I actually rated this as Four and a half stars as I knocked half off as the ending flummoxed me a bit, despite this criticism I thought the author did an excellent job crafting this tale and this was a fabulous read that I would highly recommend.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced reader copy of Part Of The Silence by Debbie Howells.

Great read! Looking forward to reading more by this author! Highly recommend!

Beautifully evocative of the Cornish coastline and woodlands. Well written story of memory loss, betrayal and where people may not be who you think.

It ends quite abruptly but I think that adds to the charm.

When Charlotte hears a woman has been attacked in her small Cornish village she doesn’t think too much about it, until she sees a picture of the woman in the newspaper. Identified as Evie, and claiming that her three-year old daughter was taken during the attack, the woman is physically and mentally wrecked. But Charlotte recognizes the woman as Jen, a girl she knew years before. Jen was babysitting for a three year old girl when the child vanished, never to be seen or heard from again. Charlotte agrees to work with police to help them work with “Evie” to see if they can retrieve the woman’s memory. As police search Evie’s home, they find no evidence that a child ever lived there. Is Evie remembering the child she lost years ago instead of her own daughter? And what is Charlotte’s motive, she says she cares, but something about her doesn’t ring true. Told from multiple viewpoints, this thriller is an intricate and fascinating puzzle