Well, well. What a good little book that turned out to be. I really wasn't sure what to expect from this book, a new author for me, a debut and the family featured are deaf. I couldn't wait to start.
I do think the author has managed to write this book very well, It was intriguing and interesting. It kept my interest the whole way through.
I can't imagine waking and knowing someone had been in your house. But for someone to get in and commit murder while you are sleeping, wow, that's scary. More so when there was never any chance of you hearing anything because you are deaf. It's reading things like this that really make you sit up and realise what an honour it is to be able to hear.
Paige Northwood is a British sign language interpreter, she is called in to help the Hunter family and the police. Paige is effectively the voice for deaf.
Paige does seem to get herself a little too close to the investigation, she needs reminding occasionally that she is there to help. Yet Paige is convinced the family are not telling her everything. Someone is keepng secrets, can Paige get the police to listen to her before she's kicked off for interfering.
The tension and mystery in this book is put together very well, I think because it seems unique with the characters being deaf, it really adds to the story it adds to the tension, it helps the story flow really well. It's brilliantly written considering it's a debut and I know i'll be looking out for more books by this author.
I not only wanted to keep reading, i needed to keep reading.

Disclaimer: I was given an advance reading copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Avon Books UK for the opportunity.

3.5 stars

I requested this book because of its premise. It got me hooked and I was in the mood for more thriller/mystery novels that time, so this one was a good read but I also had mixed feelings about it.

The plot was good and was a page turner, but I did not connect to it at some points, and on those times, it felt like I was dragging myself to get through. I was thinking that maybe this was because was his debut novel. I also felt the same with the characters, and though they were likable, I can't seem to connect with them at certain points.

But this is still fairly a good read, so try to pick it up when it comes out. Maybe it's just me, and you might end up liking it!

Paige is just starting out as a freelancer as a BSL interpreter. Lexi an 18 month old baby has just been bludgeoned to death in her bed, but no one heard anything as all the occupants are deaf. Paige realises things are more closer to home when she is assigned to help the police with their investigations and Lexi is in fact her sister's goddaughter.
This was a real page turner for me and I was pulled in right from the first page. Although, I did guess who was guilty fairly early on it didn't ruin the book for me.
Would highly recommend!!

Thank you to Netgalley, Nell Pattison and Avon Books UK for this ARC copy in exchange for a honest review

I really enjoyed this book and read it in less than 24 hours. I was gripped from the start and had to find out who was responsible for killing Lexi. I was thrilled that I managed to work it out before the murderer was revealed! 5 stars.

In The Silent House, a murder takes place, but all of the inhabitants are deaf, so no one hears it. Paige is a sign language interpreter, having grown up with a deaf sister, and is brought into the investigation to help the police communicate with the many deaf suspects.

The story is well-written and the mystery holds until the very end. There is a second mystery in the background, a repeated mention of something in Paige's past, that creates an added twist.

If you enjoy a good mystery, and the added interest of learning about deaf culture, this book is for you.

As a freelance sign language interpreter, Paige Northwood is not completely surprised to receive a call from a police at the break of dawn for an emergency interpretation. However, nothing prepares her for the scene that lies ahead. Eighteen-month-old Lexi has been murdered. Her dad and her step-mother were home when it happened, but as a deaf family, no one heard anyone coming in or out of the house.

As the deaf community in this town is small, Paige knows the family in question quite well, as she does most of the people under suspicion. Lexi also happened to be her Paige's sister Goddaughter, so she is already emotionally invested in the case, more than an interpreter should be.

The Silent House is an intriguing story that has you suspecting a different character with the turn of the page.

*I received this ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

A little boy wakes up in the night to find his sister covered in blood. The stranger cleans him up and puts him back to bed but there is no sound; the little boy and his family are deaf. Paige Northwood is the interpreter hired by the police but unknown to them she knows the family. Are Paige and her sister, Anna, now also in danger? Can the police catch the perpetrator before the perpetrator catches Paige?

I like the beginning of this novel - the idea that a family is deaf and therefore cannot hear the crime being committed is a clever one. I loved the idea that Paige is part of the deaf community because of her sister and how this affects her relationships with all the characters and it's just a setting that I would never have thought about and seems really original.

Unfortunately, I didn't think the characters themselves were all that well written. Obviously we know a lot about Paige but she really spent a lot of the novel bemoaning her lot rather than actually doing much. There was mention of her and Anna's parents and the previous partner, all of whom sounded interesting but were not fleshed out enough. Instead, the very simple premise that the deaf family didn't hear anything did not go any further and the rest of the novel was predictable and very similar to a lot of others I have read in the crime genre but actually not as well written.

In the end, I thought it was a good idea but not that well executed and I did feel rather let down by it. I don't think I'd want to read another one and I wouldn't really recommend it as anything special.

What a brilliant book.
Elisha wakes one morning to find her step daughter is dead in her bed. Murdered. Her stepson and own daughter are still asleep beside her. Why did no one wake up and how did the murderer get away. Well the whole are deaf. Nell Pattison has written a book set in the deaf community.
The main character is Paige. A BSL interpreter who is the only hearing person in her family. Paige is hired by the Police to be there interpreter at the crime scene and during interviews. However there is an added complication her sister Anna is also the godmother of the little girl Lexi. Brilliantly written we are taken on a journey through the investigation. Lots of characters who could have committed the crime. The ending is creatively brought together.
I look forward to reading more by this author.
#thesilenthouse #netgalley
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review

Thank you to #neilpattison #netgalley and #avonbooks for the complimentary ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the premise of this book and was ready for some stressful, high anxiety moments. That didn't happen..... The book dragged. and dragged. and dragged...... I had such high hopes and unfortunately, this book did not deliver.

Will give 3 stars for the idea, but can't add any more stars on execution.

4.5 stars

Violent crimes happen every day, all around us. But what if it happened in your own home and you didn’t hear a thing? That’s exactly what happened to the Hunters, a deaf family reeling from the murder of their little girl. Paige is brought in as an interpreter, but she senses there is more to the story than they are letting on.

Nell Pattison did a great job of leading the reader to believe certain characters were suspects throughout the entirety of the book, but by the end, I was shocked by who had really done it. This was a suspenseful read for sure, and I loved that it included the deaf community in this story. I can honestly say I haven’t read many books with deaf characters, and it was a refreshing change of pace.

Highly recommend!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3168810208

"WHAT HAPPENED TO LEXI IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT" ⁣
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Paige is a BSL interpreter who has been asked by local police to help interpret for a family whose daughter has been found murdered in their home. The members of the household are all deaf so they weren't able to hear the attack. Being a part of the deaf community, Paige is going through the difficult task of having to be a part of interviews of suspects who are people she has been close to for many years. Was it an intruder who murdered the young girl or was it someone else who was already in the home?⁣
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This storyline was unique having been based around a deaf community. Other than thought it was right there along the lines of other murder mysteries. I was constantly back and forth trying to guess who the murderer was. The murderer in the end was someone who I suspected was at least involved the entire time. It didn't bother me that I was very close to figuring it out early on because it still made me doubt myself causing me to constantly change my guess.

Blown away from the minute I opened the first chapter! I sat down to read this during half term which was a big mistake because I couldn’t give it the attention it deserved. Thoroughly recommend you read this book!

WOW!! What a page turner! The description is what urged me to ask for this book. As it's unique.
The Hunter family are profoundly deaf. So when they find their 18 month daughter killed the next morning. It's not a surprise that they didn't hear anything.

DI Forest and DC Singh are straight on the case but with no witnesses and evidence it can be hard to find out what happened.

The police contact Paige Northwood. Who can hear but grew up in a dead family. Paige is there to help with the interviews and it is soon apparent that the killer is within the deaf community.

This book is great, it keeps you guessing until the end. And when you think you've got it, you haven't!

An interesting take on a murder mystery - a child is killed in the night whilst the house - all of whom are profoundly deaf - sleeps on. Well plotted and executed perfectly, keeps you guessing until the end

The Silent House by Nell Pattison initially appealed to me because of its unique twist on the traditional mystery/thriller genre. The murder of an infant girl occurs under her very own roof, but it is undetected by her deaf family until the following morning. Paige Northwood is called in to act as a liaison between the police and the victim's family, members of the deaf community to which Paige is linked. But something does not sit right with the interpreter. Was this a random atrack, or is the perpetrator someone much closer to home?

This is a well-executed premise, although I did find the pace to be somewhat slow at various parts of the narrative. Kudos to Ms Pattison, however, for crafting an ambitious and thought-provoking read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC.

I want to start off by saying thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book, it was a very good read easy to follow along with storyline and characters. This was a new author for me but I very much enjoyed it, thank you for the opportunity and I look forward to reading more by this author again. I highly recommend this book to everybody.

This book was frightening! It took the term suspenseful thriller to the next level. I loved being able to learn more about the deaf community and use of sign language as well. I was able to figure out the killer before it was revealed but every small twist that led up to the big reveal made this book worth it to me! Kudos to the author for sucking me in from the first page!

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review!

#NetGalley #TheSilentHouse

The Hunter family are deaf, so they don't hear when someone is in their house one night, they don't hear the shocking crime that takes place, they don't know anything is wrong until they wake up to their worst nightmare.  Paige Northwood is called in as an interpreter to help the family communicate with Police.  Paige is a member of the deaf community, and finds it hard when one by one people she knows fall under suspicion.  Who would kill a little girl?


I requested this from NetGalley as I really liked the idea it was based on.  I like a good crime thriller/murder mystery, and this one had an interesting different twist to it.

There was good bits and bad bits to this book.  Ultimately I found it quite slow and wasn't really feeling compelled to keep reading.  I think that is because the plot is quite slow and goes round in circles a lot.  Characters are repeatedly called in for questioning but the case doesn't ever seem to move forward.  The writing doesn't flow well, and at times I had to re-read parts to make sure I had got them correct.  I also felt there was too many side plots that weren't really relevant (such as the Caitlin thing). 

Nearly everyone we meet falls under suspicion at some point, but the basic reasoning for why is always the same.  Basically it comes down to bad tempers, violent tendancies cheating spouses, holding grudges and being involved in shady stuff.  Paige and Anna are super irritating.  Both have an insistence on involving themselves in the case, running around and trying to investigate themselves, it becomes almost like a cosy mystery in that aspect.  Realistically Paige would have been fired almost immediately for being so unprofessional.

I'd figured out who had killed Lexi very early on (around 25%).  It seemed obvious to me and I didn't understand why it took so long for everyone else to get there. 

What I did enjoy was learning more about the deaf community, and how they overcome the obstacles that living in a hearing world throws at them.  It was interesting to read about the many activities an interpreter would be needed for, something you don't consider if you have never needed one yourself.  The relationship between Bridget and Laura put a different take on things too, and really highlighted how vulnerable someone like Laura would be to a domineering person like Bridget.

I think this book is one that had a great premise, and I'm sure some readers will love it. Personally I didn't think it worked in this style.  I think it would have been better if it was written from different perspectives, letting the police officers do the investigating and having Paige give the personal insights into the deaf community.  I'm giving it a 2 🌟 rating, but I would encourage potential readers to have a look at some other reviews before making a decision whether to read or not.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon books UK for an arc in exchange for an honest review

I was intrigued by the premise of this book - the awful thought of a murder being committed that one wasn't aware of, and the interesting role of a sign language interpreter. However, the pace of the story seemed really slow and I lost interest quite early on, it also felt quite a worthy book that was almost giving a lecture about the Deaf community; maybe if this had been more of an incidental to the main story it would have had equal impact?
Thank you to netgalley and Avon books for an advance copy of this book.

I struggled with this novel. Whilst I found the premise interesting, the pace of the narrative was too slow. As an avid crime and thriller reader, the novel was somewhat of a disappointment.