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The Silent Night: A Christmas Thriller
A chilling, heart-pounding psychological thriller where nothing is what it seems, perfect for fans of Alice Feeney and Freida McFadden.
Some houses offer shelter. This one is hiding something.
Journalist Sara is driving from Milan to spend Christmas with her sister in Zurich when snow hits the mountain road. She pulls over to fit snow chains, but when she tries to start the car again, nothing happens. Stranded, freezing, and miles from help, she spots a light in the distance. It's her only option.
A quiet couple, Heinrich and Greta, offer her shelter in their farmhouse. They seem old-fashioned, private, careful around strangers.
But as the storm deepens, so does Sara's unease. They said they lived alone. Then she notices a locked door upstairs. A child's hair clip in the bathroom. Conversations that stop when she walks into the room.
The more she searches for answers, the more she realizes something is terribly wrong in this house. But Sara never learned when to stop, and she's never been good at following warnings.
They said they were alone. She should have believed them.
Some houses offer shelter. This one is hiding something.
Journalist Sara is driving from Milan to spend Christmas with her sister in Zurich when snow hits the mountain road. She pulls over to fit snow chains, but when she tries to start the car again, nothing happens. Stranded, freezing, and miles from help, she spots a light in the distance. It's her only option.
A quiet couple, Heinrich and Greta, offer her shelter in their farmhouse. They seem old-fashioned, private, careful around strangers.
But as the storm deepens, so does Sara's unease. They said they lived alone. Then she notices a locked door upstairs. A child's hair clip in the bathroom. Conversations that stop when she walks into the room.
The more she searches for answers, the more she realizes something is terribly wrong in this house. But Sara never learned when to stop, and she's never been good at following warnings.
They said they were alone. She should have believed them.
312 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 3, 2025
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December 2, 2025
Not that anyone needs to add another Christmas book, a THRILLER at that to their list, but DAAAANG, this one is a MUST read.
Gripping you in within the first chapter and not letting up until the last page.
Addictive is an understatement to describe this book.
Run to snag this one up, you will thank me later!
Gripping you in within the first chapter and not letting up until the last page.
Addictive is an understatement to describe this book.
Run to snag this one up, you will thank me later!
December 4, 2025
Y’ALL. This book grabbed me by the parka and yeeted me straight into panic mode. ❄️😂 If you want a psychological thriller that’s icy, sinister, and impossible to put down, THIS is the one.
From the moment Sara’s car dies on that frozen mountain road, you can feel the cold creeping under your skin. And that lonely farmhouse light in the distance? NOT salvation—more like the prologue to doom. 👀🔥
Heinrich and Greta are unsettling in that perfectly polite, old-fashioned, “something here is very wrong but we won’t say it out loud” way. Labre writes their quiet, choreographed movements so well I swear I heard the floorboards holding their breath.
Then come the clues: the locked room, the child’s hair clip, conversations that stop when Sara walks in. Labre layers dread like she’s building a snowbank—slow at first, then suddenly it’s an avalanche and you’re buried.
Sara, of course, doesn’t know when to quit (love that for her), and her reporter instincts turn this whole farmhouse into a ticking time bomb.
Atmospheric and heart-pounding, The Silent Night is the holiday nightmare you won’t escape—and won’t want to. 🎄💀
Add it to your TBR and maybe keep a flashlight handy. 😅
From the moment Sara’s car dies on that frozen mountain road, you can feel the cold creeping under your skin. And that lonely farmhouse light in the distance? NOT salvation—more like the prologue to doom. 👀🔥
Heinrich and Greta are unsettling in that perfectly polite, old-fashioned, “something here is very wrong but we won’t say it out loud” way. Labre writes their quiet, choreographed movements so well I swear I heard the floorboards holding their breath.
Then come the clues: the locked room, the child’s hair clip, conversations that stop when Sara walks in. Labre layers dread like she’s building a snowbank—slow at first, then suddenly it’s an avalanche and you’re buried.
Sara, of course, doesn’t know when to quit (love that for her), and her reporter instincts turn this whole farmhouse into a ticking time bomb.
Atmospheric and heart-pounding, The Silent Night is the holiday nightmare you won’t escape—and won’t want to. 🎄💀
Add it to your TBR and maybe keep a flashlight handy. 😅
December 19, 2025
A thriller story
Silent Night is about Sara's experience after she got stuck in a snowstorm and found herself staying at a farmhouse with Heinrich and Greta. They are an elderly couple that are very private and cautious, but sadly have a secret that they are trying to keep hidden from the outside world. Sara is too curious and suspects they are hiding something and discovers their secret. It turns out to be nothing that she expected. It is an engaging thriller novel, but has a good ending. Caution that it does have scenes that are not suitable for every reader. It's not one of the books I usually read.
Silent Night is about Sara's experience after she got stuck in a snowstorm and found herself staying at a farmhouse with Heinrich and Greta. They are an elderly couple that are very private and cautious, but sadly have a secret that they are trying to keep hidden from the outside world. Sara is too curious and suspects they are hiding something and discovers their secret. It turns out to be nothing that she expected. It is an engaging thriller novel, but has a good ending. Caution that it does have scenes that are not suitable for every reader. It's not one of the books I usually read.
November 30, 2025
Flavia’s story had me hooked from the start! A bad snowstorm, a broken‑down car, and a remote farmhouse in the mountains; what could possibly go wrong?
The snowstorm isn’t just scenery; it traps Sara and forces her into uneasy company. As someone who lives in the mountains, I worry about my car breaking down during a winter storm and being stranded with no cell service. So yes, I was frightened for Sara.
Flavia did an amazing job keeping the story moving along, blending atmosphere with suspense so seamlessly that the farmhouse itself feels alive with secrets. Her writing is sharp, immersive, and full of tension, you can practically hear the silence pressing in. This story will keep you reading late into the night, unable to put it down.
The snowstorm isn’t just scenery; it traps Sara and forces her into uneasy company. As someone who lives in the mountains, I worry about my car breaking down during a winter storm and being stranded with no cell service. So yes, I was frightened for Sara.
Flavia did an amazing job keeping the story moving along, blending atmosphere with suspense so seamlessly that the farmhouse itself feels alive with secrets. Her writing is sharp, immersive, and full of tension, you can practically hear the silence pressing in. This story will keep you reading late into the night, unable to put it down.
December 26, 2025
The writing is taut and goosebump inducing as we follow Sara’s journey when her car breaks down in the snow and the only place for her to seek shelter is a secluded house with an elderly couple. Sounds safe enough doesn’t it? But what has she stumbled into?
You can feel the tension and worry as she realises all is not as it seems. The Silent Night is a Christmas thriller you won’t forget!
You can feel the tension and worry as she realises all is not as it seems. The Silent Night is a Christmas thriller you won’t forget!
December 28, 2025
I really enjoyed the pacing and tension, but I really, really just wanted to grab the main character by the shoulders and give her a good shake.
December 3, 2025
“The Silent Night” by Flavia Labre was an intense and exhilarating read! Set around Christmas time, the story follows journalist Sara, who becomes stranded in a brutal snowstorm and takes a chance on a secluded cabin. A seemingly kind elderly couple welcomes her in for the night, but the journalist in her quickly senses something is off. Despite their insistence that they live alone, Sara can’t shake the feeling that they are not the only ones inside that cabin.
From there, the story takes a wonderfully twisty turn. The suspense builds fast, the tension is palpable, and the truth that unravels is shocking. I absolutely did not expect the story to go where it did—and I loved every minute of it. I devoured this book in one sitting because I simply couldn’t put it down.
A gripping, atmospheric Christmas thriller that keeps you guessing!
From there, the story takes a wonderfully twisty turn. The suspense builds fast, the tension is palpable, and the truth that unravels is shocking. I absolutely did not expect the story to go where it did—and I loved every minute of it. I devoured this book in one sitting because I simply couldn’t put it down.
A gripping, atmospheric Christmas thriller that keeps you guessing!
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