Although this is the second book in the series, however it can easily be read as a standalone novel too. I did however really like being reacquainted with characters that we met in book 1.

I thought the storyline was gripping and completely unique. The characters were also incredibly detailed and had their own unique personalities which I loved.
A beautifully written, perfectly paced book that i loved!.

This is a good series that features the deaf community at the heart of a crime mystery which I think makes an important statement. The novel is well written, and the pace is fast from the beginning drawing you into the storyline. There are secrets between the characters adding problems to the situation and making the story more interesting to the reader. The police team, students, and teachers were all very well developed and helped make the story so much more interesting. The conclusion is dramatic and not necessarily the best but I definitely didn't see it coming.

wow.
this is the second paige northwood i picked up (duh its book 2).
but i was somehow still impressed.
To see how well i liked it i also got the audiobook and can we just take a moment to admire the brilliance of nell Pattison for have a narrator that was deaf!
WOW
I am not sure how many books and authors out there that write ASL/BSL eetc books but this was soo dang good.
I lvoed the mystery and the internal struggles.
Its a standalone but its also nice to see the characters from book 1 again.

MY REVIEW 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I am hugely invested in this authors series...
Slightly different to the normal police type series in that we are following an interpreter for the deaf community in this one, Paige Northwood.
Paige works for the police on a consultancy basis..
Author Nell Pattison's introduction to the series The Silent House was such a cracking read that I wondered would she be able to pull it off again with book two and keep her readers interested...
I need not have feared.
Silent Night was just as engrossing...
The story involves five teenagers living in a school for the deaf. One goes missing the same time as the body of one of their teachers turns up.
All is pointing to the student gone missing as being the person responsible for his death.
But what is with all the furtive glances between the teenagers.
You can't help thinking they are hiding something..
We got a few snipets in book one about Paige's ex boyfriend Mike and the life they had together. In this story Mike reappears and you just know he is a bad egg.
Paige has grown more confident in herself though since they split up so we see a young woman who is better able to stand up for herself now.
I loved the relationship between Paige and newly promoted DS Singh. They worked really well together...
A real will they, won't they type of relationship....
Will they solve the case before any more bodies turn up though...
So very well worth your time....

Silent Night is the second installment of the Paige Northwood crime/thriller series by Nell Patterson. I didn't know this was part of a series when I started reading Silent Night but is stands alone very well and didn't feel lost in the storyline.

Five students from Lincoln school for the deaf are on a weekend residential excursion, staying in a cabin in the grounds of Normanby Hall. Accompanied by the school head teacher, the children's social worker and a school caretaker.
Early morning Paige Northwood, a British language interpreter, is called in by DS Rav Singh of Humberside police. One of the children, a boy named Leon, is missing and heavy snow fall is causing great concern. Head teacher Steve Wilkinson left earlier to search for Leon and is now missing too.
After forming several parties to search the extensive grounds, Paige makes a grizzly discovery, Steve has been murdered and there is no sign of Leon.
As an investigation kicks off and the bodies start piling up, DS Rav Singh and Paige are trying to work out just what is going on at Lincoln school.

This is a great crime/thriller with multiple character perspectives and alternating between events prior to Leon's disappearance and current investigation.
I really enjoyed this book, particularly as it centres around the deaf community, my own grandmother was deaf from the age of two following a bad case of measles, so the series does resonate with me.
I can't wait to check out the other books in the Paige Northwood series.

I found the premise of this book to be quite interesting and I liked that there was a lot of suspense throughout. I liked that the book that kept me guessing until the very end. I learned a lot about the deaf community and the terminology and world that supports it. I was frustrated that Paige was involved in an investigation and kept things back that would have moved the book and plot along as well. This really took a focus off of the stories at time and ultimately ended up being distracting and kept me from really being invested in the plot points in many parts. Thanks for the ARC, NetGalley.

The second book in the Paige Northwood series. Paige is a sign language interpreter and once again the police need her help on the case. While on a school trip the teacher is found dead and the student is missing. Is he the murderer or the witness?
I enjoyed this more than the first book in the series and I'm really glad about that. We have a character from Paige's past here, an abusive ex-boyfriend, and I liked the depth it added to the story and to Paige as the main character. It was heartbreaking to read about her past with that man and the shame she feels to this day when he was the one abusing her, that part was very realistic.
The plot was interesting. I didn't end up guessing the mystery, so the reveal was a surprise. There was a lot of talk in general about manipulation, how we are most vulnerable when lonely and how easy it is to take advantage of someone who just wants to be loved.
Also, I think my ship might sale in the next book, can't wait for that.
If you like to read diverse books and enjoy thrillers this is the series you need to check out.
Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

First. Don’t make the mistake I made. You guys. THIS IS A SERIES. Buy them all. Seriously. It is so amazingly good. And. I’ll be buying book three #thesilentsuspect when it comes out. #nellpattison #thesilentnight she is such a gifted writer. As your going thru this book we are introduced to various characters. And. They are mainly deaf. In comes our #BSL interpreter. Paige. She helps out law enforcement. What’s amazing is how the story comes together. We start with a murder. Whose dead? Who did it? As the story unfolds you think you know. You’re like the murderer is x. Nope. No no. You guys won’t believe. Fall in love with Paige. The kiddos that live at the school. The law enforcement officer who she may or may not have feelings for. #netgalley #netgalleyreviewer #bookstagram #booklover #bookstagrammer #readersofinstagram #readersofig #readersgonnaread #readerlife I promise you this series is so worth it. #newfavoriteauthor

This is the second book in the Paige Northwood series.

Paige is a British Sign Language Interrupter who freelances with the Humberside Police.

Five students and three members of staff from the Lincoln Deaf School, are away for the weekend staying in cabins in the grounds of Normanby Hall.

One of the pupils, 15 year old Leon has gone missing, the Headmaster Steve Wilkinson goes looking for him in the heavy snow,but he doesn’t return either.

The police are notified and Paige is called in to help interpret the interviews. The remaining pupils appear to have their own secrets and are not willing to say why Leon left the cabin that night.

A gripping read where you don’t know who to trust or how the book will end.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

A great thriller! I enjoyed this, was great to read during the colder nights. Loved it, thanks for sending me a copy.

Silent Night

The first thing that we should be aware of with this book is its a sequel. I saw the BSL theme and mystery and was interested but didn't realise this was a new series. I think that all books that are part of a series should have Book 1 of x series wrote on the cover.
It is often the case that they do not and I have never understood why. Having said that, I will definitely be reading the sequel. I am now invested enough in the series to do so, although I doubt I will read book 1, having started at book 2.

Onto the book itself...This is a really great mystery, that kept me guessing right up until the end and had lots of interesting twists and turns.

I absolutely loved the highlighting of the under representation of sign language interpreters and the challenges this means that the deaf community can face.

I wanted to love Paige because of her work and understanding of the above issues but found that i did struggle with Paige...mainly because I felt she had a Jessica Fletcher quality to her in the way that why would she be involved so much in the investigation as an interpreter. I never got that about Jessica...why would they let her have so much input and I felt the same way about Paige.

Wouldn't she get into trouble for hindering an investigation....they are telling witnesses nothing is too small but she is withholding masses of information and the whole situation with Mike I found difficult as surely that was a safeguarding issue for the school that the police urgently needed to know about....why would she allow that to continue given she knows who she can trust.

I liked her passion and her spirit but I struggled with all the many times she actually hindered the investigation by not being candid.

I also found the dismissal of grief quite strange...like she was okay about her parents as she had her sister? That was quite jarring and didn't quite fit with the tone of the rest of the book.

My main struggle with not having read book 1 came with the character of Max. Everything else was explained really well in recaps and I didn't feel like I had missed anything major, apart from maybe a fuller understanding of why Paige behaves the way she does, with the exception of Max. Who seemed like the nicest chap in the world who was being strung along and generally dismissed by Paige. Kudos to him for hanging in there for a casual 9 month relationship....I don't think many people would especially without any explanation.

The mystery itself was quite tense and thrilling and I really enjoyed trying to put the pieces together and loved that I was still surprised at the end.

I was disappointed it ended so abruptly
I will look forward to reading the sequel.

Thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first offering I have read form author Nell Pattison. I enjoyed the Paige Northwood character, a freelance sign language interpreter who is called upon to work with the police when Leon, a deaf teenager, goes missing on a school weekend holiday in the woods. The tension ramps up when the school headmaster, who has gone to look for Leon, is found dead. I enjoyed this take on how to investigate a crime when communication isn't the same as it is when someone can speak and hear. Paige, who isn't deaf, works as a go between between the police and the other teenagers. Interesting take on a thriller and held my attention. I particularly enjoyed the relationship between Paige and DS Singh.

A school for the deaf are on a trip to a cabin in the woods when one of the teenage boys goes missing. His disappearance is soon followed by that of a member of staff, a teacher whose body is soon found deep in the forest. Sign language interpreter Paige Northwood is brought in to assist the police and it soon becomes clear that while many have motives, they also have alibis. With still no clues as to the whereabouts of the missing boy, Leon, finding him becomes vital as it is obvious that there is a killer ready to strike again.

This is the second in the Paige Northwood series, following on from the previous book The Silent House. This can be read as a standalone, however, or it could be read out of sequence if you haven’t yet read the first. Like in the previous book, I liked looking at the investigation from an perspective other than the police, enjoying Paige’s involvement and how her skills provided alternative angles to investigate. She did, at times, infuriate me though when she was unaware whether to share her suspicions with DS Singh. I kept wanting to shake her, telling her, “Yes! Tell him!”

From early on in the book, it soon becomes apparent that this group of teenagers are keeping secrets but are they related to the murder or is it a case of self-preservation? These secrets are gradually revealed throughout the book, keeping you on your toes as you try to work out exactly what has been going on in the school. To complicate matters further, Paige discovers that her ex-boyfriend, Mike, is now working at the school, raking up painful memories for her. It was good to find out more about Paige’s life, helping us to gain a better understanding of her past and about the sort of person she is.

The plot twists and turns and I changed my mind several times about who the murderer was. I felt that it came to a satisfying conclusion and wished I’d taken more notice of a clue that was given earlier in the story that would have helped me to uncover the motive! This is promising to be a really good series and I look forward to reading Nell Pattison’s next book.

A special school for the deaf takes an overnight ride to the snowy forests. Five teens go to sleep, but only four of them wake up. Leon is missing, and in the forest the body of a teacher is discovered.
In order to assist with interrogations, sign language translator Paige Northwood was called in. Everyone at the school has a murder motive, but all of them have an alibi. I took delight in the intrigue and loved the premise of the story. The twist and change were not the best part of this novel, rather than the suspense. In Paige's life, I loved the drama going on.

Silent night is such a great book! Paige is an interpreter for the deaf and she finds herself on another case. This time it involves a missing deaf child and a murder of a teacher fromt the school for the deaf. This case brings Paige face to face with her abusive ex and she finds herself more involved in the case than she expected.


I loved the way this book is written, it's the second in the series but I've read it as a stand alone and cannot wait to go back and read the first book. I found that even though BSL is used throughout the book it's reads really well. I found the descriptions placed me there and I could see and hear what was going on throughout and I loved it.

The crime element of the story is great. A tad far fetched in places but hey its a crime thriller it wouldn't be if it wasn't a tad stretched from reality.

The character of Paige tells us the story throughout and she seems like an amazing strong pragmatist and loved her point of view. It would of been nice to get another point of view but I really didn't mind honestly. Paige has a lot of relationships and thr way in which all are discussed and described throughout are interesting as she has different relationships with each person throughout.

The other main characters are the main deaf children within the story. It's clear that they are hiding something but it was great when each part was revealed. I honestly had no idea who the murderer was and why so when that came out I found myself shocked to my core.
The descriptions are a bit graphic if that's not your thing this book may not be, if you're like me then you are going to love.


Ji highly recommend this book as a great crime story aswell as thriller elements throughout. Happy to score 4 stars and I cannot wait to get reading rhe first book, which I've downloaded already.


Thank you netgalley, the author and publishers for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my fair and honest opinions.

Silent Night, by Nell Pattison, is a continuation of characters from Silent House. Paige, a BSL interpreter, is brought in to interpret for the police during another homicide case. After her previous involvement she has earned somewhat of a reputation with the local force and community. When a student from the local death school is missing after a winter camping trip, and the head teacher is found murdered, Paige takes matters into her own hands and helps investigate on her own. Her ties to the school-through her sister Anna-give her great purpose and motivation. However-it may lead her to danger once again. Pattison weaves a mystery once again, leading the reader down different paths in a chilling setting.

I enjoyed this novel even more than Silent House; Pattison is growing as a writer and the plot had some twists and turns the reader does not see coming. It was also great to continue Paige's journey and I look forward to reading more by Pattison.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

I have not read the first book in the series but i dont think that effected me reading this one. Paige is a BSL interpreter and students go missing at a deaf school. Paige is an amazing character and I will be going back to read book 1 as im already missing Paige

This is the second book in the Paige Northwood series. It’s perfect as a standalone, but the series is absolutely superb, so I’d really recommend reading the first book too. Paige is a BSL interpreter, and in this book she is interpreting for the police again.

As in the first book, I found the insight into the deaf community fascinating, but above all else, this book is a fabulous crime novel. Paige, as a character, I really like. She has been through a lot in the past, but she still goes the extra mile, sometimes putting herself in danger, when she gets involved in a case. Her personal life is complicated, and the frisson between herself and one of the detectives continues in this book.

The setting is very atmospheric, with the dark woods, and the cold and snowy winter weather adding both extra complications, and extra creepiness to the plot.

I had many suspects in mind throughout the course of this novel, all of whom were proved wrong in the end! The twisty, clever plot is very addictive, and the fast pace had me turning the pages compulsively.

Another compelling and addictive book in what I hope will be a long running series, I can’t recommend it highly enough.

I didn't realise that this was the second in a series going in but it definitely didn't stop me enjoying this story.

I find that thrillers can often be very exaggerated and I really don't like it when characters don't have any consequences for their actions. I did now find that in this story at all! Yes, Paige does do some things that maybe she shouldn't but they seemed within reason.

I think that the story in this worked really well. I was kept guessing and even when I thought I had one thing figured out, something else was still unclear. This is not easy to do and I think that Pattison did a great job.

I think that having Paige as an interpreter is not only great in terms of inclusivity, but it also justifies Paige's involvement in the case and lets the reader find out a lot of information first hand. I liked this a lot rather than the main character just blindly ignoring the police and doing what they want (which I find is so common in mystery and thriller novels). Paige does do things on her own too but as I said previously, they make sense and aren't too out there that she doesn't feel like a real person.

The one thing that I would say that I want more of is Paige herself. This isn't necessarily a criticism. It makes sense completely that Paige is reserved in this book (for reasons that I won't say because I don't want to give any spoilers!). I just want to know more about her and who she really is. I feel like this is something that Pattison will probably go into in the next book, considering what happens in this one. I very much want to read the next instalment because of this.

My one criticism would be that the only insight into Paige's personality was through men (her relationships romantically with them). I do think that this makes sense in terms of the storyline but I do hope that Paige gets to be herself on her own a bit more in the next book.

Paige Northwood is a freelance BSL interpreter whose skills are often called upon by the police in cases were deaf witnesses may be needed for vital evidence. When a child goes missing from a local BSL school trip and the headmaster is found murdered, Paige is called upon to manage communication between the pupils and the investigating police officers.

However, Paige is shocked to the core when her dodgy ex appears to be a member of staff at the school. Can she put aside her past to deal with the investigation appropriately? I do feel that a lot of the back story of this relationship must have been covered in the previous book in the series which I have just discovered exists, however the book can be read as a standalone novel too.

At times I did find myself incredibly frustrated with the teenagers in the novel and Paige's role may have been a tad unrealistic at times but I still found myself hooked in and guessing a number of people as the culprit (all of which were wrong).

Overall, an enjoyable read but not your typical cheery Christmas novel if that's what you're looking for.