This was a mystery I found quite edgy.
Deep in the woods in snow a school of deaf pupils finds themselves on an overnight trip. By the morning, one pupil is missing and the body of a teacher has been found.
The killer is amongst them and they all have a reason to kill but they all appear to have alibis.
A sign-language interpreter investigates what is going on and the twists and turns in this book give a great sense of suspense.
I have been reading a lot of thrillers recently and this one was great.
4 stars
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

A school weekend away goes horribly wrong when the headmaster is found murdered & one of the students is missing. The students are all deaf & as well as attending the school, it is their home. Paige Norwood has worked as a BSL interpreter for the police before & although the last time had been pretty traumatic she is happy to be working with Rav Singh again. Newly promoted, this is his first murder case. Paige's sister Anna had attended the school as a day student & of course she is keen to be involved- not always a good thing. When Paige finds out her abusive ex is on the school staff she begins to wish she was a long way from it all!

This is the second book in the series. I loved the first one as it was an unusual angle to approach a police procedural. I also liked the characters & looked forward to meeting them again. This was a well plotted tale which kept me guessing, however I did think that there was an awful lot of time & energy devoted to Paige's love life which I could have done without! I will still be eagerly awaiting the next in the series. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

Silent Night by Nell Pattison, is the perfect winter mystery book to get into the holiday spirit, if you enjoy reading books that involve a crime being committed. This holiday season, a student has gone missing and the head teacher has been murdered while on a weekend trip away from school. Silent Night is not just any typical book about a crime being committed in a small community. But rather it’s focused on a crime(s) that has transpired in a deaf community involving students and staff from a school for the deaf. The chapters go in chronological order after the initial crime has been committed, up until the killer is found. In between chapters, there are flashbacks that countdown to the time of the murder. Since the chapters were fairly short, it kept me interested and I did not get lost in what was happening. The writing was very detailed and the writer wrote it to where you were able to distinguish between when a hearing individual was speaking compared to a non-hearing individual. The entire book was easy to follow and more than enough storylines were involved in the writing. Once the killer was identified, it definitely caught me off guard since that Individual was nowhere on my radar. If you’re looking for a holiday mystery, I highly recommend Silent Night.

What sparked my attention to read Silent Night is when I read the summary of the book and found out it was based on characters who were deaf or hearing impaired. While my daughter is not deaf or hearing impaired, she is special needs and during her younger years we used signs to help with her communication due to her verbal inabilities. As she got older, I wanted to learn ASL (American Sign Language), but I was unable to commit to the task due to my busy schedule. At the age of 12, she only uses a handful of signs; mostly at school. While reading Silent Night, even though it was a mystery book involving crime, my interest in ASL allowed me to enjoy the book so much more.

I look forward to having the chance to read Nell Pattison first book in the series The Silent House. Thank you Netgallery and Avon Books UK for the opportunity to read an ARC of Silent Night by Nell Pattison.

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*5 Stars*

Copy kindly received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very good read. It kept me thinking and wondering who was responsible for what was happening and why. Really interesting characters and the ending really good, surprising too.

This is the second book in the series which features Paige Northwood who is a British sign language interpreter who also does freelance work for the police.
I haven't read the first story but I feel that this didn't hinder my enjoyment if this book.
I enjoyed this gripping tale and look forward to reading the next in the series.

I read this book without realising it was a second book from the Paige Northwood series. Having said that you are able to read this as a stand alone although I myself prefer to read a series from the start. The first book was the silent house so will be taking a look at that too. The story is set in Lincoln at a school for the deaf & is a really good murder mystery that keeps you turning the pages. You get to understand a little bit more about communicating with a deaf person & the silent world they live in. Paige Northwood comes from a family where she is the only one who has hearing. Both her parents sadly deceased & her sister who she is living with were deaf. Having used sign all her life she trained in this & is now a Freelance BSL interpreter Whom the police bring in on investigations when needed. A murder takes place while while some of the students & staff are on a field trip hence Paige is brought in to help with communicating with them. I found it easy enough to know when Paige was communicating with them as it was written in italics. There is a good range of characters & it is well written with a good storyline. The author has done a good job covering a story about a deaf community & she gives you the impression she knows what she is talking about which makes for a good read. It was a really good plot with lots of twists & turns & unlike most I didn't guess who did it. Overall I found this a really good read & would certainly read more from this author.

I listened to the audiobook version, but I also had a copy of the ebook.
This was a great thriller, fast paced and some MAJOR twists in the second half that I did not see coming. The plot was brilliantly composed and executed.
My only difficulty was following the narrated chapters that were spoken by the BSL interpreter. It was very difficult to distinguish some of the words and I found that I needed to read those chapters on the ebook version to fully keep up. The voice sounded almost robotic at times too.
loved the idea to have that in the audiobook. It really added an extra level to the narration.

Paige Northwood is a sign language interpreter and is called upon by the police to help investigate a missing teenager case. What happened while they were sleeping? A school for the deaf takes an overnight trip to the snowy woods. Five teenagers go to sleep, but only four wake up. Leon is missing, and a teacher’s body is found in the forest. Can Paige help find Leon before it’s too late? Can the killer be found before they strike again?
I loved this book. As someone who is hard of hearing myself, I don’t tend to see a lot of deaf characters or characters with different levels of hearing problems focus so primarily in the story. I loved Paige and how she dived in to help solve this case, knowing how serious it was to find the missing teenager and make sure he had someone he could talk to should he be found, even though she is putting her life at risk.
This is the second in the Paige Northwood series, something I did not realise upon reading; however I felt like it didn't matter too much as the story was completely different but there are some references to the first book, so i will be going to read that one asap.
The characters are so well written and I loved that they all had different levels of hearing loss and that was incorporated extremely well throughout. Each teenager had such a strong personality it was hard not to feel sorry for them and care for them the way Paige did.
TW: Paige herself has also gone through some serious self growth as she comes face to face with an abusive ex-partner. At first she finds that she falls back into how she acted around him before but as the story goes on and she grows stronger with the help from her sister, her new partner and her friend DS Singh, she stands up to him.
Overall, this book was amazing. Fast paced, filled with secrets that you are dying to come to the bottom of and a corker of a twist I couldn't think possible. Written in two timelines, the present as we follow Paige and the run up to the murder as we follow the students and teachers of the school for the deaf, I was sucked in from the very beginning and look forward to reading more about Paige Northwood. On a personal note, for my own development as my hearing deteriorates it has also inspired me to learn BSL.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Paige works as a BSL interpreter , often alongside police investigations. This was the second book in the series, but can be read as a standalone.
After a student goes missing on a residential trip and the headteacher is found murdered, Paige is called in to help interpret for the staff and students with hearing loss.
I found the book well paced and it drew me in quickly, making me want to find out who the murderer was and who might be in danger. The characters are interesting and well drawn and the storyline was very intereting.I have bought the first book in the series to read and I'm looking forward to her next book.

Silent Night by Nell Pattison- This is the second book in the Paige Northwood series. The story follows on from the Silent House Novel with Paige picking up another police case just months after her first one. I found this book sensational and it definitely kept me on my toes. I was constantly trying to guess what had happened to Leon and his head teacher. I enjoyed learning more about Paige and seeing how much stronger she was compared to the first book however some of her actions did tend to annoy me such as her sneaking around the police investigation without their assistance. We also learn a lot more about Paige’s ex boyfriend Mike in this book and I really hated this character. However, I thought the author conveyed Mike’s character And the emotional impact he had on Paige very well. I loved the way in which this story unfolded. I am looking forward to reading the next book of this series and learning even more about Paige. I can’t wait to see what happens with her relationship with Singh and it will also be very interesting to see if Mike returns. Definitely a 5⭐️ read.

Thank you to Netgalley, Nell Pattison and Avon for this e-copy in return for my honest review. I loved Silent House so I was delighted to get my hands on this book as it's the second in the series (it does however work perfectly well as a standalone book also). Eerie and twisty, perfect read for dark winter nights. I love Nell's writing style. Definitely kept me hooked.

This was a somewhat fast paced book, for a second book in a series (even though it can be perfectly read as a standalone... if you don't intend on reading the first one, as it will give you some spoilers).

However, I found it a bit predictable and I didn't find the representation to be very believable unfortunately.

I read along with the audiobook, also kindly provided by NetGalley, in hopes to get a more immersive experience, but was sadly left disappointed, which is too bad as I was really looking forward to this one, given how much I had enjoyed the first book.

Not a bad read, but.... not great either.


Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my review and honest opinion.

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Before reading the book I didn't know that Silent Night is the second book in the series, even while reading it I didn't have any problem catching up as the author made the plot, characters and their relationships very clear. 

Five teenagers from a Lincoln School for the deaf went for an overnight school trip to the snowy woods at the start of winter with school staff. In the morning one of the students is missing and the teacher who went to look for him is found dead in the forest.

Paige is a freelance and independent sign language interpreter, who has been hired by the police to assist in the case. She has previously also assisted police in a case that is when she and DS Rav Singh met. 

As the story moves forward more characters are introduced; Paige's deaf sister, her boyfriend, and her ex boyfriend Mike who is now working at the Lincoln school.

When the investigation started progressing Paige realised that there is something fishy going on at the school and both staff and students are hiding it. 

The one thing I liked most about the book is that there are a lot of characters and all are developed pretty well. I was so intrigued to know what exactly has happened that I finished this book in a day. I did flip back and forth between the audio and the book so I can safely review both versions,This book is definitely for those who like suspense, mysteries and detective stories.

I really enjoyed this book. Although I had not read book one of the story that wasn't a problem because this could be read as a standalone. I learned a lot about sign language and its etiquette during this story which has made me want to go and read up on it further. Story-wise the book kept me guessing through its twists and turns. It's paced well and the story moves forward in a believable way. Recommended. I'll be looking out for more by this author.

I started this book thinking it is a Christmassy one judging by the cover and title because I always tend to judge a book by it’s cover. It is definitely Christmas themed but nonetheless a very good read. It is very fast paced and I couldn’t turn the pages faster to know what’s going on and whodunnit.
The detailed descriptions and all flawed characters make everything believable and I have to say that I couldn’t help but picturing this story on the big screen.
I suspected the killer about midway through but I couldn’t find a real motive for it so I convinced myself otherwise and started finding suspects again. The seed was planted and the guessing game began. The mystery is revealed only in the last chapter and is jaw dropping. I played detective with Page and DI Singh and I loved it all the way. I had no idea this was a series so now I need to find the first book and read it

I had such high hopes for this title. Alas, these hopes came crossing down within the first few chapters. Plus, this book begins to touch on the main character and her past trauma with an ex (who appears as a suspect and is trying to return into her life) and this set off alarm bells that I was not going to enjoy this book and made me wonder about the issue of whether books should feature trigger warnings to readers at the start of the book.

I had such hopes but this is not the book/mystery for me.

Winter always makes me think of thrillers and murdr mysteries for some reason but this one really is perfect for the season. This murder mystery is set in November and it is snowing throughout the whole thing. Our main character is a sign language interpreter in this series ( this is the second book). Paige assists the local police force in solving crimes that involve the Deaf community and this case is no different. Paige gets a call early one morning that a Deaf child is missing and she is called out to interpret for the police and his Deaf teachers and friends who reported him missing. But before long someone is murdered and the closer Paige and the police get to finding out who the murderer is the more people wind up dead. Much of the book is set at the Deaf school which is small and intimate, however there are quite a few secrets that the student and staff are keeping. And although I was surprised and disgusted with the killer for what they had done perhaps the most chilling character in this story is Paige’s abusive ex- boyfriend. Some of the dialogue between these two was really chilling and threw exactly the kind of red flags that are seen in abusers.

I really enjoyed this book and gave it five stars for a few reasons. The first and most obvious reason is that I didn’t guess who the killer was, I was pretty surprised honestly as I thought their behavior odd but not worthy of a killer. The second was that all of the signed conversations were in Italics which I thought was a great idea to show the contrast in spoken English and British Sign Language (BSL). The writer also mentioned Sign Supported English and Children of Deaf Adults or CODAS as they are commonly called. The writer had Paige gain quite a bit of helpful information for the case by eavesdropping on signed conversation, she mentioned the use of flashing lights on doors and other devices like Cochlear implants. As someone who took American Sign Language for my foreign language requirement in college it was really cool to read a fictional book that had so much accurate information about the Deaf Community. I will certainly be reading the first book as soon as possible and purchasing the third book when it comes out this Spring! This is a must read if you enjoy a good murder mystery, however I will warn you this is NOT a cozy mystery.

The silent night is the second book in the Paige Northwood series surrounding a community of deaf people. I think most books written in the book industry rarely represent or bring forward this community so it's an appealing read to know that their story is not unheard of. It helps and alerts us to understand their world and what our part to comprehend them when our lives entwined.

This book is a potential read. I like that it had better closure because nowadays most books when at the climax scene, it always went straight to the later part and that usually makes the excitement died off fast. I need also to say this book notify and reprimand the parent and teachers all over the world to take notice of what happened to children under their care. Reminding and assist them of the dangers of trusting someone they barely knew or had contact intimately on social media. Therefore the main focus on children here is their security. For women who struggled in a toxic relationship, this book in a way helps them to work out a way to get away from that torturous life and to finally stand for themselves.

All in all, it's a good read but at the same also triggered readers who face the struggles of ever in a bad relationship, as it is loaded with that insecurity feeling. Therefore it's a decent but dark read.

I enjoyed this book and, although it is the second book in the series, it works as a stand alone novel. Lots of twists and I couldn't put it down.

Thank you to Avon Books and NetGalley for the advance review copy of Silent Night.

First up, its worth me pointing out that I hadnt realised this was book 2 of a series - however, I can confirm that Silent Night absolutely can be read as a strand alone, and therefore you dont need to have read Silent House First.

Silent Night tells the story of a school for the deaf that goes on a field trip. When they wake in the morning, one of the students, Leon, is missing. After heading out to search for him, the headteacher is then found dead in the snow and Leon is still no where to be seen. Did Leon murder his teacher, or did Leon see the murder take place and flee the scene? Where had Leon gone initially? There are lots of questions and finding any answers proves difficult.

Freelance BSL interpreter Paige is bought in to support the investigation and interpret for the children and as the plot thickens, it turns out more and more of the students and staff have potential motives for murder; but they all have alibis too. Someone isn't telling the truth and Paige is determined to help find out too before more blood is shed!

In this murder mystery style who dun it, everyone comes under suspicion as more and more dark and sinister secrets from the school and its pupils and staff are revealed. They're all hiding something. I loved the strong back story about Paige and her history with one of the staff members, as well as the relationships between her and the detective inspector Singh.

Unlike some murder mystery books, this one really kept me guessing and I wasn't able to confirm the killers identity early on, instead suspecting almost everyone and regularly changing my mind as more and more information was revealed.

Overall a great read set in the deaf community that also truely embraced the challenges around BSL communication in an authentic and somewhat educational way. There are some difficult topics discussed, so I should probably should trigger warning for additction and mental abuse / coercion / control.

An enjoyable read - 4/5