I had read good things about this series and was excited to get an advanced copy.
Paige Northwood is a BSL interpreter and works with social worker Sasha.
Paige is on a romantic night out with her boyfriend of a year Max when she is contacted by one of Sasha’s clients Lucas who tells her his home is on fire.
Paige rushes to his home which is nearby and finds the place up in flames. He is rescued by the firefighters but his wife Nadia is found dead inside.
Paige then tries to work out what happened , like a modern Miss Marple but without the skills.. DI Forest repeatedly asks her to stop meddling but Paige carries on, putting herself and others in danger.
I really liked the setting of the deaf community but found Paige very annoying which spoilt my enjoyment.
It was also kind of obvious who was responsible half way through.
Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for a fair review.
3 Stars ⭐️

I liked the concept of a story involving a character with disability and the insight it provided into deaf culture. The story was pretty predictable which makes the story pretty uninteresting.

This is the 3rd book in the series involving Paige Northwood, a sign language interpreter. I will say that you will want to read the first 2 prior to this one to be able to follow the history of the storyline.

I was anxious to read the 3rd book in the series but it did disappoint on some levels. There is a fire and Paige’s client confesses to knowing who killed his wife but goes silent upon questioning and becomes a suspect. Paige does everything in her power to find out the truth before the truth finds her. The storyline kept my interest but I found Paige to be very annoying at times and too reliant on Rav, a detective on the case. Many parts of the story seemed to drag as opposed to the other 2 books in the series.

I do look forward to the next book in the series as there are lots of questions to still be answered about Paige’s future. A big thank you to NetGalley for this advanced reader copy.

I enjoyed this book start to finish, despite not having read the first 2 in the series. Very easy to read and a real page turner

Paige, a British Sign Language interpreter, is back in the 3rd book from Nell Pattison. These books can all be read as standalone novels but there are references to the previous 2.
I have to admit to not enjoying this book as much as the previous two. In this book, despite not working directly with the police in the case, Paige still managed to get herself into a few scrapes by poking around.
That said its very refreshing to see a book centred on deaf characters.
Thanks to Netgalley and publishers for the book in exchange for an honest review

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'The Silent Suspect' by Nell Pattison is a truly unique whodunnit. It is the third in the series, but I read it as a stand alone without any problems.
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"On a quiet street, one house is burning to the ground.
By the time sign language interpreter Paige Northwood arrives, flames have engulfed her client’s home. Though Lukas is safe, his wife is still inside. But she was dead before the fire started…
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Lukas signs to Paige that he knows who killed his wife. But then he goes silent – even when the police charge him with murder.
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Is he guilty, or afraid? Only Paige can help him now…"
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The plot was really interesting, made even better by the strong characters. I loved Paige, our lead, and her sister Anna. Their relationship is heart-warming!
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The majority of the characters involved are deaf or communicate in British Sign Language (BSL). This is a first for me- but why don't we have more deaf characters in fiction?! Pattison ensured the entire story told perfectly- there's just a lot less speech marks!
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have ordered the first in the series, 'The Silent House' to follow more of Paige Northwood's adventures.
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Rosie rates: 4/5
Thank you to @netgalley and @avon_books for the early-release kindle book. 'The Silent Suspect' is due for release in April!
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Took me a while to get into this storyline but I think that was my fault as I didn't realise it was the third in the series. Overall it was a well written book and the characters were quite interesting but I was wishing I had read the first two.

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

I'D NEVER HEARD OF THIS AUTHOR BEFORE BUT I REALLY ENJOYED THIS STORY. I READ IT IN ABOUT THREE SITTINGS, WHICH IS GREAT, AND IT KEPT ME ENTERTAINED.

I’ve really enjoyed reading this series, but this book didn’t stand up to the others. Enjoyable but it was a bit slow. I didn’t enjoy it was much as the last two books in the series.

The silent series are based around the deaf community which I enjoy and find interesting!
This book followers British sign language interpreter Paige Northwood and the Police as they try and discover what happens on the night a house is set on fire and a women is found dead inside. Her partner is arrested on suspicion of murder but when being interviewed he sits on his hands refusing to communicate, he doesn’t plea innocence and he doesn’t accept help from solicitors or his social worker.

I enjoyed how the story tied together going between the days of the investigation and the days leading up to the crime however I do feel like it was slow in parts and I found Paige the main character quite irritating. Throughout the story I had my suspicions on who the murderer was and although I guessed one twist the whole truth took me by surprise which was good.

This is the first book I’ve read by Nell Pattison and it was a good read.

Paige is a British Sign Language interpreter for social worker Sasha Thomas. Paige gets a call one night from one of Sasha’s clients asking for help because his house is on fire. His wife’s body is found in the blaze and it looks like murder. Paige tries to unravel the mystery and faces danger at every turn.

I liked that the majority of the characters were from the hearing impaired community and the book detailed the trials and discrimination they are faced with on a day to day basis. It’s not something I’ve read about before.

I found the story a little slow in the middle but it picked up again towards the end.

While I like a strong female lead character I found Paige frustrating in the sense that she put herself unnecessarily in danger despite saying several times that she wasn’t going to get involved.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Publishing for this copy in exchange for a review.

Brilliant book. The first Nell Pattison novel I’ve read, and it’s the very first Netgalley ebook that I’ve had approved, and what’s even more incredible is that it’s all based in my hometown, Scunthorpe, which is just crazy.
I genuinely couldn’t put this down. The character of Paige is endearing; you find yourself just wanting her to be happy, and to find the happiness she most definitely deserves.
Nell kept me guessing the entire time with who the killer was; I genuinely didn’t have a clue!
Fast paced and intriguing, I really enjoyed it.

Thank you both to Netgalley & Avon Books for allowing me to read for feedback!

A phone call to Paige is what kickstarts this story into motion! A fire has broken out and a client of Paige's boss calls her for help and that's where the plot unfolds. Emergency services retrieve a body from the house fire and an arrest is made. Against her better judgement, Paige throws herself into helping prove that the person arrested for this crime is innocent. Full of twists throughout, this book is definitely a page turner! I usually figure the out the perpetrator straight away, but with this I had no idea! The characters were well written and the story was easy to read. I thoroughly enjoyed this read and look forward to reading more of Pattisons' work.

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Book- The silent suspect
Author- Nell Pattison
Genre- Thriller/ Murder Mystery
Published- 2021 by HarperCollins

🔎 Story as per the author's pervious books has Paige ( interpreter for hearing impaired people ) and Sasha ( a social worker) again taking up investigative work on behalf of their client Lucas ( who is a deaf ).

🔎 Lucas's house has caught fire and his wife Nadia dies in it. What follows is a list of suspects ranging from Lucas, to his son or his wife Caroline and the money lender Roy.

🔎 The book creates many suspects and scenarios in the first half with many aspects unfolding in the latter part.
The author has done a good job of carrying on his series and also highlighting the difficulties faced by hearing impaired people. The book does drag out a bit in the middle, but overall the epilogue leaves you in a state of shock, totally unexpected and unimaginable.

I love this series of books and this one is no different. The story is told in the voice of Paige a BSL interpreter. Her character is so well written and believable (if frustrating!) that you really feel like she is talking to you and telling you her own story. The story is based within the deaf community which really gives you a unique insight into the daily challenges and prejudices faced by people with hearing impairments whilst showing you that at the same time their lives are exactly the same as everyone else’s with relationship problems, and money worries. The story is really well paced and had me racing to the end to find out the truth. The story is a really well written and enjoyable and I hope the series continues.

After reading the two previous books I was looking forward to see what this one had to offer. They genuinely just keep getting better and better. Thoroughly gripping read. Highly recommended

3.5/5

I didn’t realise this was part of a series but that didn’t affect my experience. I never felt that I was at a disadvantage because I hadn’t read the previous books and nor did I feel like too much time was spent going over past events.

Overall an enjoyable read. I was immediately drawn in at the beginning. I found it refreshing to read about deaf characters and it was a really interesting insight into the deaf community.

I found the middle lagged a little, but the flash backs to before the fire were just enough to keep me engaged wanting to read on. I also found Paige a bit frustrating at times!

But the reveal at the end and how the whole story wrapped it self up definitely made the book worth the read for me.

Having read the two previous books in this series, I was really looking forward to reading The Silent Suspect. It can be read as a standalone without feeling that you’ve missed something, but I’d definitely recommend you read all three as they’re brilliant!

Paige Northwood was the only hearing person in her family whilst her parents and sister were deaf, so she became fluent in sign language. She works as a freelance interpreter for the deaf, and three days a week for a deaf social worker, but is getting more jobs from the police coming her way, as she’s proved her skills to them.

A woman dies in a house fire but it turns out that she was dead before the fire was set. Her deaf husband is arrested on suspicion of murder but won’t tell the police anything to prove his innocence. The social worker who Paige interprets for is his case worker, so all the strands of the story are intertwined.

A fantastic read that I highly recommend. I read it in less than 24 hours!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for an advance reader copy in return for an honest review.

This is the second book I have read by this author and it is part of a series with Paige Northwood as a British Sign Language interpreter who occasionally helps the police and works part time for a social worker, Sasha, who is deaf. Although previous relationships are referred to it is easy enough to read as a stand-alone.

As with the previous book I found the storyline and plotting brilliant as the beginning finds Paige being called by Lukas, an individual who is part of Sasha’s caseload, saying his house is on fire and he believes his wife, Nadia, is inside.

There are many twists and turns and Paige’s relationship with Max is high on the agenda as is her behaviour with the policeman, Rav Singh.

Thank you to NetGalley, Avon Books and Nell Pattison for my ARC in return for my honest review.

Good read, recommended.

I really enjoyed this book - I read it in less than 24 hours and really wanted to keep reading
The things I liked : the inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing main characters, the actual ’mystery’, the pace of the story, Anna. Things I didn’t love : Paige - I found her more and more irritating as the book went on constantly putting herself in danger regardless of anyone else, the ending. I don’t like books that end on a cliffhanger of that style. Too obvious.