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Ruth Ware meets Agatha Christie.
A murder is done in the park surrounding Normanby Hall. Paige comes there on call and notices Rav Singh and DI Forest. They tell her that there came a deaf group from Lincoln School. The head teacher, a support assistant as well as a social worker came with some students. The head teacher, Steve Wilkinson, and a child , Leon who's fifteen are missing. Later the head teacher is found murdered.
Liz Marcek, the deputy head, Sasha Thomas, a social worker and Mike Lowther.
Saul Achembe, the school’s IT teacher. Jessica Farriday
In students there are Cassie, Samira, Kian, Courtney and Bradley.
One of them is a killer.
But who?
And then a second body is found.
Rav and Forest have to catch the killer before they strokes again.
I loved Pattison's first novel, The Silent House so I was reading this with much expectations. I must say that it was really good but wasn't as sinister as the first one.
I loved the characters of Cassie, Paige, Max, Mike, Steve. Others were good except Jessica, for me she was ok ok.
Story is told from two POV's, one of Paige and another untitled one. Both versions were good.
Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for giving me an advance copy of this awesome psychological 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.

This book has strong Picnic at hanging rock vibes. An overnight trip for a group of deaf teenagers. 4 wake up and one disappears. Something sinister is clearly afoot....I highly recommend this engrossing thriller.

I received an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review

Very well crafted police procedural- with an engaging look inside the Deaf community. I always like it when I learn something new from my pleasure reading. Would love to see more from this author.