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Silent Night
The next sensational mystery from the author of The Silent House.
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…
Sign language interpreter Paige Northwood is brought in to help with interrogations. Everyone at the school has a motive for murder – but they all have an alibi.
As Paige becomes increasingly involved, she suspects there’s something sinister going on. With the clock ticking to find Leon, only one thing is certain: the killer is among them, and ready to strike again…
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…
Sign language interpreter Paige Northwood is brought in to help with interrogations. Everyone at the school has a motive for murder – but they all have an alibi.
As Paige becomes increasingly involved, she suspects there’s something sinister going on. With the clock ticking to find Leon, only one thing is certain: the killer is among them, and ready to strike again…
395 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 12, 2020
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About the author
Nell Pattison
8 books271 followersAfter studying English at university, Nell Pattison became a teacher and specialised in Deaf education.
She has been teaching in the Deaf community for 12 years in both England and Scotland, working with students who use BSL. Nell began losing her hearing in her twenties, and now wears hearing aids.
She lives in North Lincolnshire with her husband and son. The Silent House is her debut novel.
She has been teaching in the Deaf community for 12 years in both England and Scotland, working with students who use BSL. Nell began losing her hearing in her twenties, and now wears hearing aids.
She lives in North Lincolnshire with her husband and son. The Silent House is her debut novel.
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September 3, 2024
This is a Mystery/Thriller, and this is the second book in the Paige Northwood series. I liked this one better then the first book in the Paige Northwood series. I enjoyed learning more about Paige. There is two mysteries being solve in this book (a murder and a lost child), and this book takes place at a deaf school. I enjoyed the mystery. The twist and turn where not that best more then the mystery part of this book. I enjoyed the drama going on in Paige's life. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.
I have since read the third book in this series, and I really enjoyed the third book.
I have since read the third book in this series, and I really enjoyed the third book.
January 10, 2022
After a School for the Deafs field trip leads to the murder of their head teacher and a missing student, sign language interpreter Paige Northwood is brought in to help with the interrogations. Everyone at the school has a motive for murder, but they all have an alibi…
Silent Night was my book clubs December pick. The plot was strong with lots of twists, but I did find parts of the story dragged on a bit and I guessed the culprit early on. Overall, this was an easy read with fantastic representation for the deaf community. The author did a great job at capturing the different ways in which people with hearing loss communicate, and how an interpreter engaged by the police was able to translate the evidence given during the course of an investigation.
I got a kick out of laying outside in the sun (it’s currently Summer in Australia) reading this ‘wintery’ themed book. I have seen snow a total of 1 times so it’s a bit of a novelty for me ⛄
Merry Christmas everyone 🎄💖
Silent Night was my book clubs December pick. The plot was strong with lots of twists, but I did find parts of the story dragged on a bit and I guessed the culprit early on. Overall, this was an easy read with fantastic representation for the deaf community. The author did a great job at capturing the different ways in which people with hearing loss communicate, and how an interpreter engaged by the police was able to translate the evidence given during the course of an investigation.
I got a kick out of laying outside in the sun (it’s currently Summer in Australia) reading this ‘wintery’ themed book. I have seen snow a total of 1 times so it’s a bit of a novelty for me ⛄
Merry Christmas everyone 🎄💖
August 26, 2021
Five young teenagers from a school for the deaf along with a caretaker, a social worker and the president of the school have taken this group on a special winter weekend trip to a lovely cabin in the woods with many outdoor activities planned for the excited students. Late in the evening on their first day a light snow begins to fall threatening to become quite heavy by the next morning and the children are feeling anxious and uncertain about what will now happen to their winter retreat unless weather conditions change for the better. During the night their are vibrations of people moving about in the cabins and one of the boys noticed that two beds in his cabin are empty and one bed belongs to his older brother. As he leaves his room in search of his brother he sees a light on in the kitchen and wonders why the head of the school has his arm around Leon's (the other boy) shoulder. Not wanting to be seen he creeps back to his bed and sees that his brother is still not back yet. The following morning Leon seems to missing and Steve (dept head) goes out to search for him because he didn't tell anyone he was leaving the cabin and it is now snowing very hard. A few hours later, Steve and Leon are both missing and everyone is worried and it is now time to call the police. The police have been out to this school before so they arrange to use a deaf interpreter named Paige Northwood who had previously worked with the detectives on another case. As Paige arrives at the cabins where the students are staying she sees an unusual snow covered lump and realizes it is a dead body. Why is there a dead body when this was supposed to be a missing persons case and Paige is not prepared to be involved in a murder case and whose body is lying in the snow and is the other missing person a suspect or another victim? How is one interpreter going to be handle many so people from the school and will Paige be able to communicate properly back to two detectives and several other police officers before other bodies start turning up?
This was a very well-written and enjoyable book. The mysteries continued throughout the story with many unexpected twists and turns. The characters were likeable, annoying and entertaining with solid backgrounds. There was some romance (not too much) and a lot of information on how difficult it can be for teens who are deaf in a world where everyone else can hear and and how it makes their struggles growing up even more difficult than a hearing teen and how important it is to continue to have schools for the deaf instead of just mainstreaming those children and letting them have the choice to be with other deaf children like themselves. I thought this was a great murder mystery and recommend it to any reader who would like to read something different from your regular mysteries. I am looking forward to reading more books by Nell Pattison..
I want to thank the publisher "Avon Books UK" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this terrific story!
I have given a rating of 4 Creepy and Sinister 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars!!
This was a very well-written and enjoyable book. The mysteries continued throughout the story with many unexpected twists and turns. The characters were likeable, annoying and entertaining with solid backgrounds. There was some romance (not too much) and a lot of information on how difficult it can be for teens who are deaf in a world where everyone else can hear and and how it makes their struggles growing up even more difficult than a hearing teen and how important it is to continue to have schools for the deaf instead of just mainstreaming those children and letting them have the choice to be with other deaf children like themselves. I thought this was a great murder mystery and recommend it to any reader who would like to read something different from your regular mysteries. I am looking forward to reading more books by Nell Pattison..
I want to thank the publisher "Avon Books UK" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this terrific story!
I have given a rating of 4 Creepy and Sinister 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars!!
September 4, 2020
This is the second book in a series featuring Paige Northwood a British Sign Language interpreter who freelances for the Humberside Police when needed. Some students and staff from Lincoln School for the Deaf are on a weekend away staying in cabins in the grounds of Normanby Hall. It’s snowing quite heavily which leads to great concern when staff realise that fifteen year old student Leon is missing. Head Teacher Steve Wilkinson sets off in search of him and when neither return the police and Paige are sent for. Later Steve is found dead and Leon is still missing. As in the previous book this features DC now DS Rav Singh and his volatile boss DI Forest. The story is told in the present and backtracks to several students at the school before and during the trip.
This is a good series which features the deaf community at the heart of a crime mystery which I think makes an important statement. Members of my own family were profoundly deaf (my grandfather for example had to lip read) so the series really resonates with me. The novel is well written, the plot is good, the pace is fast from the beginning and draws you into the storyline straight away. There are so many secrets amongst the students and staff which adds big problems to the investigation but intrigued the reader. These secrets emerge piecemeal which only deepens the mystery further which keeps you invested in seeking the truth. The case has a personal element for Paige as an ex-boyfriend works at the school which is a really interesting addition to the story as we learn more about her and her background. Her ex is a character who makes your fists and teeth clench and though completely unlikeable he does add another layer to the storytelling! The characters are good in particular Paige and the police team, the students and teachers are well portrayed too and as the secrets emerge we learn just how manipulated they have been. I like the frisson of something between Paige and Rav and would dearly like that to go somewhere!!! The author creates some good moments of tension, some creepiness and uses locations and snowy weather to real effect. The conclusion is quite dramatic and maybe a bit left field and one I definitely didn’t see coming!
Overall, another gripping read from Nell Pattison and I look forward to seeing what deep water Paige gets into next!
With thanks to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC for an unbiased review.
This is a good series which features the deaf community at the heart of a crime mystery which I think makes an important statement. Members of my own family were profoundly deaf (my grandfather for example had to lip read) so the series really resonates with me. The novel is well written, the plot is good, the pace is fast from the beginning and draws you into the storyline straight away. There are so many secrets amongst the students and staff which adds big problems to the investigation but intrigued the reader. These secrets emerge piecemeal which only deepens the mystery further which keeps you invested in seeking the truth. The case has a personal element for Paige as an ex-boyfriend works at the school which is a really interesting addition to the story as we learn more about her and her background. Her ex is a character who makes your fists and teeth clench and though completely unlikeable he does add another layer to the storytelling! The characters are good in particular Paige and the police team, the students and teachers are well portrayed too and as the secrets emerge we learn just how manipulated they have been. I like the frisson of something between Paige and Rav and would dearly like that to go somewhere!!! The author creates some good moments of tension, some creepiness and uses locations and snowy weather to real effect. The conclusion is quite dramatic and maybe a bit left field and one I definitely didn’t see coming!
Overall, another gripping read from Nell Pattison and I look forward to seeing what deep water Paige gets into next!
With thanks to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC for an unbiased review.
November 13, 2020
Silent Night by Nell Pattison is an excellent thriller about a school of the deaf.
There was so much suspense in Silent Night. This is your typical thriller with great character development. I felt like all the characters actions made sense and really fit with their personalities. Silent Night takes you through the suspense of figuring out what happened to Leon and the drama of Paige’s life.
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Claire-Louise English and Lara Steward. Both narrators did a great job and I really felt like they were the characters. Laura Steward is deaf which really added to Silent Night.
I highly recommend Silent Night to thriller fans especially if you want to read a novel about the deaf community.
Thank you NetGalley, Edelweiss, Avon Books UK, Harper Collins Audio UK, Avon and Harper Collins for Silent Night.
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There was so much suspense in Silent Night. This is your typical thriller with great character development. I felt like all the characters actions made sense and really fit with their personalities. Silent Night takes you through the suspense of figuring out what happened to Leon and the drama of Paige’s life.
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Claire-Louise English and Lara Steward. Both narrators did a great job and I really felt like they were the characters. Laura Steward is deaf which really added to Silent Night.
I highly recommend Silent Night to thriller fans especially if you want to read a novel about the deaf community.
Thank you NetGalley, Edelweiss, Avon Books UK, Harper Collins Audio UK, Avon and Harper Collins for Silent Night.
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October 26, 2020
Five teenagers from a deaf school are on an overnight school trip to the snowy woods at the start of winter. In the morning one of them is missing and a teacher is dead. The four remaining students close ranks and if they do have idea what might have happened to Leon, the missing boy they’re not saying.
Paige Northwood is an interpreter for the deaf who is called in by the police to help interview the students and teachers. To her horror, she discovers her ex-boyfriend, Mike, who treated her badly for years before an acrimonious split three years ago now works at the school. Being at the school with the police where students and staff are being interviewed, she can’t help overhear things about the case that she shouldn’t hear and finds herself getting involved in the case.
The closed community of a deaf school, with some students also orphans in care is an interesting location for a murder mystery, but I would have preferred the focus to be on the police and the murder investigation rather than split between that and Paige’s personal life which only served to slow down the plot. This is the second book in this series featuring Paige but I don't yet feel I'm getting to know her yet (although I do now know a lot about her past). She's not a character who I found easy to empathize with and isn't well equipped to play amateur detective, keeping information to herself that should have been handed on to police and putting herself at risk. 3.5★
With thanks to Avon Books and Netgalley for a copy to read
Paige Northwood is an interpreter for the deaf who is called in by the police to help interview the students and teachers. To her horror, she discovers her ex-boyfriend, Mike, who treated her badly for years before an acrimonious split three years ago now works at the school. Being at the school with the police where students and staff are being interviewed, she can’t help overhear things about the case that she shouldn’t hear and finds herself getting involved in the case.
The closed community of a deaf school, with some students also orphans in care is an interesting location for a murder mystery, but I would have preferred the focus to be on the police and the murder investigation rather than split between that and Paige’s personal life which only served to slow down the plot. This is the second book in this series featuring Paige but I don't yet feel I'm getting to know her yet (although I do now know a lot about her past). She's not a character who I found easy to empathize with and isn't well equipped to play amateur detective, keeping information to herself that should have been handed on to police and putting herself at risk. 3.5★
With thanks to Avon Books and Netgalley for a copy to read
October 31, 2020
A weekend trip to a cabin in the woods was a life-changer for five students and three staff members from the Lincoln School for the Deaf. These five teenagers had an unbreakable bond, often "coordinating their responses" closely as residential students at the school. Saturday morning, the park grounds were blanketed in snow. Where was fifteen year old Leon? He was last seen at 10:30 Friday night. "A missing deaf teenager would be considered to be at risk whether he'd disappeared of his own accord or someone had taken him...". A silence was created by a communication barrier and the starkness of the deep snow. Apparently, head teacher Steve Wilkinson was out looking for Leon. More snow was in the forecast.
Newly promoted DS Rav Singh and DI Forest were called in to organize a search party. Paige Northwood grew up as part of the Deaf Community. Both parents and her younger sister were profoundly deaf. Paige was called upon to interpret for the police. It turned out that Leon's disappearance was not all the police were soon to investigate. Steve Wilkinson was found dead in the snow. "... a missing child and a murder all rolled into one investigation."
According to Leon's friends, Leon's phone had buzzed frequently and he was preoccupied. He apparently packed his bag and left. Why? The students sat in a group signing. the adults were not privy to their communications. "Until the police discovered why he'd gone it might be harder to figure out where he'd gone". A treeless area outlined the cricket club pavilion...a broken pane of glass. Steve Wilkinson's body nearby. Leon....a murderer?....a witness to the crime?...a victim of a kidnapping?
Paige, as interpreter, tried to focus on the Lincoln school and the school trip. She tried to quell assumptions that might cause offense, "to check how the deaf person would like to communicate...One of [the students] knows more than they're letting on about Leon's disappearance and Steve's death". Paige had skeletons in her closet that came out to haunt her, trying her courage and patience.
"Silent Night" by Nell Pattinson is purported to be a gripping thriller. The mystery was not a nail biter for this reader. The characters were definitely well defined. Paige's past weighed heavily upon her as she navigated her daily life. The investigation was propelled forward as well as arching backward, a regression to the hours before the disappearance and murder. What didn't work was the circuitous, sluggish route to uncovering the culprit making this tome an average read for this reviewer.
Thank you Harper 360/Avon and Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Newly promoted DS Rav Singh and DI Forest were called in to organize a search party. Paige Northwood grew up as part of the Deaf Community. Both parents and her younger sister were profoundly deaf. Paige was called upon to interpret for the police. It turned out that Leon's disappearance was not all the police were soon to investigate. Steve Wilkinson was found dead in the snow. "... a missing child and a murder all rolled into one investigation."
According to Leon's friends, Leon's phone had buzzed frequently and he was preoccupied. He apparently packed his bag and left. Why? The students sat in a group signing. the adults were not privy to their communications. "Until the police discovered why he'd gone it might be harder to figure out where he'd gone". A treeless area outlined the cricket club pavilion...a broken pane of glass. Steve Wilkinson's body nearby. Leon....a murderer?....a witness to the crime?...a victim of a kidnapping?
Paige, as interpreter, tried to focus on the Lincoln school and the school trip. She tried to quell assumptions that might cause offense, "to check how the deaf person would like to communicate...One of [the students] knows more than they're letting on about Leon's disappearance and Steve's death". Paige had skeletons in her closet that came out to haunt her, trying her courage and patience.
"Silent Night" by Nell Pattinson is purported to be a gripping thriller. The mystery was not a nail biter for this reader. The characters were definitely well defined. Paige's past weighed heavily upon her as she navigated her daily life. The investigation was propelled forward as well as arching backward, a regression to the hours before the disappearance and murder. What didn't work was the circuitous, sluggish route to uncovering the culprit making this tome an average read for this reviewer.
Thank you Harper 360/Avon and Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
October 21, 2020
Silent Night was a clever and twisty police procedural. The angle of working with deaf people was intriguing and really interesting. I really enjoyed it and I learnt quite alot, things that I had not considered before for people without hearing. I have not read the first book, Silent House but I will absolutely be adding it to my list.
A dead head teacher and a missing 15 year old student. Sign language interpreter, Paige Northwood is called in by the police to help work the case. The student is from a school for the deaf and went missing during an overnight school trip to the woods. Both the students and teachers are keeping secrets from the police and it is becoming hard to know who to believe. And for Paige, her past comes back to confront her but could he be a killer?
Thanks to Avon Books UK and Netgalley for my advanced copy of this book to read.
A dead head teacher and a missing 15 year old student. Sign language interpreter, Paige Northwood is called in by the police to help work the case. The student is from a school for the deaf and went missing during an overnight school trip to the woods. Both the students and teachers are keeping secrets from the police and it is becoming hard to know who to believe. And for Paige, her past comes back to confront her but could he be a killer?
Thanks to Avon Books UK and Netgalley for my advanced copy of this book to read.
December 25, 2020
Having really enjoyed the first book in the series earlier this year, I was keen to read more about sign language interpreter Paige Northwood and the intresting cases shes attached too.
Whilst the title suggests a festive read, this story is predominantly set during the later half of November as a school of death children have an overnight stay in the snowy woods.
As young Leon is missing Paige is called into help, the stakes start to rise as one of the teachers bodies is found in the forest.
The mystery really keeps the reader hooked with the various twists along the way.
There's also a lot more of Paige's back story explored in the outing, which does slow the story down somewhat - I didn't mind it so much as the first was still relatively fresh in my mind.
There's plenty of potential for this series to get better and better, I'm eager for the next one now.
Whilst the title suggests a festive read, this story is predominantly set during the later half of November as a school of death children have an overnight stay in the snowy woods.
As young Leon is missing Paige is called into help, the stakes start to rise as one of the teachers bodies is found in the forest.
The mystery really keeps the reader hooked with the various twists along the way.
There's also a lot more of Paige's back story explored in the outing, which does slow the story down somewhat - I didn't mind it so much as the first was still relatively fresh in my mind.
There's plenty of potential for this series to get better and better, I'm eager for the next one now.
November 12, 2020
An overnight school field trip goes horribly wrong when a student goes missing and the head teacher is found murdered. To make matters more complicated, a snow storm has covered up much of the evidence and the missing student is deaf.
Paige, a BSL interpreter, is called to work with the police again to help bridge the language barrier. But, with her abusive ex-boyfriend working at the school and the students and teachers keeping secrets that could interfere with the investigation, Paige is quick to realize that this won't be a cut and dry case.
This was the second book in the Silent series. I have not read the first book and thought it read well as a standalone novel. The novel centers around Paige and her interpreting for the police in their investigation. Paige is a brave and curious (though naive) woman who cares deeply about the cases she works on, so much so, that she often oversteps and injects herself into the investigation. It's clear that this happened in the prior book and Paige has yet to learn her lesson.
I really enjoyed the BSL aspect of the novel and learning more about the deaf community. This is a severely underrepresented population in literature and I thought the author was well educated on the topic.
Though Paige was generally a likable character, I did find myself getting frustrated by her refusal to listen to authority and her wishy-washy-ness surrounding the (several) love interests. She often put herself in dangerous situations that greatly compromised the integrity of the investigation. She also seemed a little loose with sharing information with her sister and because of the trouble it sounds like she had gotten into in the past with similar behaviors, it seemed surprising to me that she was put in such a trusted position.
The students and the teachers at the school were also frustrating characters. They constantly lied, withheld information, and were generally insubordinate.
I generally love police procedurals but this one didn't quite hit the mark for me. I definitely recommend this novel to anyone who loves a fast-paced mystery with unreliable characters, lots of twists and turns, and a strong lead character back and side story.
Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this novel.
Paige, a BSL interpreter, is called to work with the police again to help bridge the language barrier. But, with her abusive ex-boyfriend working at the school and the students and teachers keeping secrets that could interfere with the investigation, Paige is quick to realize that this won't be a cut and dry case.
This was the second book in the Silent series. I have not read the first book and thought it read well as a standalone novel. The novel centers around Paige and her interpreting for the police in their investigation. Paige is a brave and curious (though naive) woman who cares deeply about the cases she works on, so much so, that she often oversteps and injects herself into the investigation. It's clear that this happened in the prior book and Paige has yet to learn her lesson.
I really enjoyed the BSL aspect of the novel and learning more about the deaf community. This is a severely underrepresented population in literature and I thought the author was well educated on the topic.
Though Paige was generally a likable character, I did find myself getting frustrated by her refusal to listen to authority and her wishy-washy-ness surrounding the (several) love interests. She often put herself in dangerous situations that greatly compromised the integrity of the investigation. She also seemed a little loose with sharing information with her sister and because of the trouble it sounds like she had gotten into in the past with similar behaviors, it seemed surprising to me that she was put in such a trusted position.
The students and the teachers at the school were also frustrating characters. They constantly lied, withheld information, and were generally insubordinate.
I generally love police procedurals but this one didn't quite hit the mark for me. I definitely recommend this novel to anyone who loves a fast-paced mystery with unreliable characters, lots of twists and turns, and a strong lead character back and side story.
Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this novel.
May 18, 2021
This book was an excellent read! Many thrillers I have read before and many disabilities I have encountered in books, but deaf and sign language in this story is definitely my first read. I’m loving it. Paige’s mystery past with Mike was a strong suspense as well as the mystery surrounding the murder. The suspense was slowly killing me especially on the chapters counting down the hours before the murder. I enjoyed the investigation and the sprinkle of details. Each revelation was as shocking as the next. Often I couldn’t stop reading and read every chance I get. I like the reminder about people like Mike in books I read. Paige’s reason were understandable and it’s so easy for us to trust the ones we love.
This book started with a prologue, following a guy as he stood over a dying body, told in the third person point of view, while holding onto a knife. As his anger dissipated, he dropped the knife and knelt down to reach for the pulse. He ran when someone caught sight of him and the body on the ground. Then the story began, following Paige, 31, British Sign Language Interpreter, told in the first person point of view, as she made her way to a crime scene. A deaf student, 15 has been missing and a teacher who went out to search for him have yet to come back. Students and teachers were at the cabin in the snowy woods for a weekend trip. This book was told via a timeline, starting with 16 hours before the murder and counting down while other chapters in between were of the present day investigation, where Paige interpreted for police when they were in communication with students and staffs that required the use of sign language.
Silent Night was well written and a suspenseful read! I liked having multiple views on those rare chapters as it count down to the hours before the murder. Even so, I couldn’t solve the puzzle on who the killer was or what were the secrets being kept until it was revealed. The ending was good and I like that it was made obvious but nobody noticed it. Sometimes I was frustrated with Paige for not sharing her concerns with the police but I get that she didn’t want to bother them when she hasn’t proof since they were busy too. Overall, this book was an excellent read and I highly recommend everyone to read it.
xoxo, Jasmine at www.howusefulitis.wordpress.com for more details
Many thanks to HarperCollins 360 for the opportunity to read and review. Please be assured that my opinions are honest.
This book started with a prologue, following a guy as he stood over a dying body, told in the third person point of view, while holding onto a knife. As his anger dissipated, he dropped the knife and knelt down to reach for the pulse. He ran when someone caught sight of him and the body on the ground. Then the story began, following Paige, 31, British Sign Language Interpreter, told in the first person point of view, as she made her way to a crime scene. A deaf student, 15 has been missing and a teacher who went out to search for him have yet to come back. Students and teachers were at the cabin in the snowy woods for a weekend trip. This book was told via a timeline, starting with 16 hours before the murder and counting down while other chapters in between were of the present day investigation, where Paige interpreted for police when they were in communication with students and staffs that required the use of sign language.
Silent Night was well written and a suspenseful read! I liked having multiple views on those rare chapters as it count down to the hours before the murder. Even so, I couldn’t solve the puzzle on who the killer was or what were the secrets being kept until it was revealed. The ending was good and I like that it was made obvious but nobody noticed it. Sometimes I was frustrated with Paige for not sharing her concerns with the police but I get that she didn’t want to bother them when she hasn’t proof since they were busy too. Overall, this book was an excellent read and I highly recommend everyone to read it.
xoxo, Jasmine at www.howusefulitis.wordpress.com for more details
Many thanks to HarperCollins 360 for the opportunity to read and review. Please be assured that my opinions are honest.
November 14, 2020
3.5 stars rounded up to 4
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 teachers body is found in the forest. Sign language interpetor, Paige Northwood is brought in to help with the investigation. Everyone at the school has a motive for murder. As Paige becomes increasingly involved, she suspects there is something sinister is going on. The clock is ticking to find Leon.
I havent read the first boo, in this series but it did read well as a standalone, even though there is quite a few references to the first book. It was a bit slow to start with and I strugg.ed with it to begin with, but I'm glad I stuck with it. We learn some of Paige's back story. There's plenty of twists and a good plotline. I was constantly changing my mind to who the culprit was.
I would like to thank #NetGalley, #AvonBooksUK and the author #NellPattison for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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 teachers body is found in the forest. Sign language interpetor, Paige Northwood is brought in to help with the investigation. Everyone at the school has a motive for murder. As Paige becomes increasingly involved, she suspects there is something sinister is going on. The clock is ticking to find Leon.
I havent read the first boo, in this series but it did read well as a standalone, even though there is quite a few references to the first book. It was a bit slow to start with and I strugg.ed with it to begin with, but I'm glad I stuck with it. We learn some of Paige's back story. There's plenty of twists and a good plotline. I was constantly changing my mind to who the culprit was.
I would like to thank #NetGalley, #AvonBooksUK and the author #NellPattison for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
September 9, 2020
What was meant to be a school outing quickly becomes a police investigation when one of the students from the Lincoln School for the Deaf goes missing.
What follows is a well crafted story full of twists and turns that kept me hooked all the way to the end.
The characters are diverse and believable, the sign language is fully embedded into the story and the continuing snowfall adds an eerie touch to the landscape.
Although part of a series, this book can easily be read as a stand alone.
Thank you Netgalley and Avon Books for the ARC.
What follows is a well crafted story full of twists and turns that kept me hooked all the way to the end.
The characters are diverse and believable, the sign language is fully embedded into the story and the continuing snowfall adds an eerie touch to the landscape.
Although part of a series, this book can easily be read as a stand alone.
Thank you Netgalley and Avon Books for the ARC.
November 14, 2020
Paige returns again as interpreter for the deaf when she is assigned to a new case. Picking up only a few months after 'The Silent House', some familiar characters return in this puzzling crime.
I could not fathom how this story was going to unfold. It was pleasing to see Paige as such a stronger character compared to the previous book, but I still found some of her actions frustrating. Paige is fully involved in the investigation of a headteacher’s murder, helping to sign for the deaf children at the school. This does lead her to make her own enquiries, with her sister’s help. I found this a little bit annoying because I wanted the police to be involved, rather than sneaking around without their assistance.
Paige’s ex-boyfriend, Mike, returns in this story. He is as cruel and manipulative as ever. Pattison cleverly crafts the plot to influence readers into considering Mike and his involvement with the school. However, his behaviour towards Paige was sickening and I was desperate for her to show her strength and courage towards him. Paige’s reluctance to involve her friends and use police support reinforces the victim that she had become and how this feelings are still buried deep inside her. I think this was quite a poignant element to the story and I believe that Pattison treated this aspect of the narrative with care.
Despite the case leading to more questions than answers, I still did not feel fully invested in the story. Although Leon is missing, I did not believe he was in danger. Instead, I found I was more curious about what was happening within the school and the developments taking place there, rather than the hunt for Leon. I guess this is because of how the plot focuses more on the establishment, rather than seeking more clues about where Leon has headed.
This was a pretty good read. I love how the writer has conveyed the intricacies of sign language. It made it all the more interesting to read, especially when I considered how people of hearing were mixing with those who could not: the levels of communication that I take for advantage are needing more consideration, especially with a murder investigation developing.
It appears that there will be more from Paige in the future and this is just the second book of a promising series. I think I’m really curious to know how Pattison will keep the stories fresh and different. Furthermore, I am very keen to see if evil Mike will return, and what sort of relationship with develop between Paige and DS Singh.
With thanks to Avon books and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I could not fathom how this story was going to unfold. It was pleasing to see Paige as such a stronger character compared to the previous book, but I still found some of her actions frustrating. Paige is fully involved in the investigation of a headteacher’s murder, helping to sign for the deaf children at the school. This does lead her to make her own enquiries, with her sister’s help. I found this a little bit annoying because I wanted the police to be involved, rather than sneaking around without their assistance.
Paige’s ex-boyfriend, Mike, returns in this story. He is as cruel and manipulative as ever. Pattison cleverly crafts the plot to influence readers into considering Mike and his involvement with the school. However, his behaviour towards Paige was sickening and I was desperate for her to show her strength and courage towards him. Paige’s reluctance to involve her friends and use police support reinforces the victim that she had become and how this feelings are still buried deep inside her. I think this was quite a poignant element to the story and I believe that Pattison treated this aspect of the narrative with care.
Despite the case leading to more questions than answers, I still did not feel fully invested in the story. Although Leon is missing, I did not believe he was in danger. Instead, I found I was more curious about what was happening within the school and the developments taking place there, rather than the hunt for Leon. I guess this is because of how the plot focuses more on the establishment, rather than seeking more clues about where Leon has headed.
This was a pretty good read. I love how the writer has conveyed the intricacies of sign language. It made it all the more interesting to read, especially when I considered how people of hearing were mixing with those who could not: the levels of communication that I take for advantage are needing more consideration, especially with a murder investigation developing.
It appears that there will be more from Paige in the future and this is just the second book of a promising series. I think I’m really curious to know how Pattison will keep the stories fresh and different. Furthermore, I am very keen to see if evil Mike will return, and what sort of relationship with develop between Paige and DS Singh.
With thanks to Avon books and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
November 6, 2020
What I liked about 'Silent Night:' 1) The cover. I have a soft spot for covers and this one is just so beautiful and intriguing. 2) The inclusion of the deaf community in this series with Paige as an interpreter and the many key characters who deal with hearing loss. I learned some new things about communicating with the deaf through reading this book. 3) The ending. It makes me want to read the next book in the series as there is a bit of a cliffhanger. I was a bit disappointed in the beginning as I had expected more of a closed room mystery with the deaf students all stranded in the snowy park. The plot was still quite compelling although not what I had expected. It also took me a bit to adjust to the dialogue that was being signed and what was only spoken. When I realized this was #2 in a series, I almost abandoned it. Although there were quite a few references to events in Book 1, enough back story was included to make me feel comfortable in this piece of the timeline. I am definitely planning to watch for Book 3, and may decide to circle back to the first in the series as time permits.
Thank you to Harper 360 and NetGalley for a DRC of this new mystery in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to Harper 360 and NetGalley for a DRC of this new mystery in exchange for an honest review.
November 20, 2020
This is the 2nd book in the Paige Northwood series, and is another great mystery. Paige, a British Sign Language interpreter, is brought in by the police investigating the murder of a teacher and disappearance of a teenager while on a school camping trip. Paige, true to form, gets overly involved in the case and creates an interesting dynamic for the reader around where she is involved versus where she is excluded, and where she goes above and beyond.
The storyline is good- I could not figure out who did it. The author tried to lead the reader to what I felt were some pretty straightforward red herrings, so I was thinking through all of the other characters to determine who was a believable villain. When it came out, I was surprised, but felt that good work had been done to drop the clues that might have gotten me there. That being said, I did feel like that person's reasons for doing what they did were a little bit out there- I had another, more nefarious, motivation in mind and was slightly disappointed when it went another way.
My only real complaint with this book was that I felt like it went into too much detail around Paige's personal life, going through issues with her current and past boyfriend repeatedly throughout the book. The book felt long (not sure how many pages it was since I read an ARC) and I found myself skimming over the relationship bits to get back to the mystery.
Overall, a great mystery and a surprise ending to someone who is rarely surprised. I love that Pattison writes about the deaf community in his books, a population under-represented in the genre. The signing versus talking aspect of the book is well done, believable, and not distracting in any way. I'd certainly recommend this book (and the first one in the series) to fans of mysteries and psychological thrillers. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The storyline is good- I could not figure out who did it. The author tried to lead the reader to what I felt were some pretty straightforward red herrings, so I was thinking through all of the other characters to determine who was a believable villain. When it came out, I was surprised, but felt that good work had been done to drop the clues that might have gotten me there. That being said, I did feel like that person's reasons for doing what they did were a little bit out there- I had another, more nefarious, motivation in mind and was slightly disappointed when it went another way.
My only real complaint with this book was that I felt like it went into too much detail around Paige's personal life, going through issues with her current and past boyfriend repeatedly throughout the book. The book felt long (not sure how many pages it was since I read an ARC) and I found myself skimming over the relationship bits to get back to the mystery.
Overall, a great mystery and a surprise ending to someone who is rarely surprised. I love that Pattison writes about the deaf community in his books, a population under-represented in the genre. The signing versus talking aspect of the book is well done, believable, and not distracting in any way. I'd certainly recommend this book (and the first one in the series) to fans of mysteries and psychological thrillers. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
August 29, 2021
Five young teenagers from a school for the deaf along with a caretaker, a social worker and the president of the school have taken this group on a special winter weekend trip to a lovely cabin in the woods with many outdoor activities planned for the excited students. Late in the evening on their first day a light snow begins to fall threatening to become quite heavy by the next morning and the children are feeling anxious and uncertain about what will now happen to their winter retreat unless weather conditions change for the better. During the night their are vibrations of people moving about in the cabins and one of the boys noticed that two beds in his cabin are empty and one bed belongs to his older brother. As he leaves his room in search of his brother he sees a light on in the kitchen and wonders why the head of the school has his arm around Leon's (the other boy) shoulder. Not wanting to be seen he creeps back to his bed and sees that his brother is still not back yet. The following morning Leon seems to missing and Steve (dept head) goes out to search for him because he didn't tell anyone he was leaving the cabin and it is now snowing very hard. A few hours later, Steve and Leon are both missing and everyone is worried and it is now time to call the police. The police have been out to this school before so they arrange to use a deaf interpreter named Paige Northwood who had previously worked with the detectives on another case. As Paige arrives at the cabins where the students are staying she sees an unusual snow covered lump and realizes it is a dead body. Why is there a dead body when this was supposed to be a missing persons case and Paige is not prepared to be involved in a murder case and whose body is lying in the snow and is the other missing person a suspect or another victim? How is one interpreter going to be handle many so people from the school and will Paige be able to communicate properly back to two detectives and several other police officers before other bodies start turning up?
This was a very well-written and enjoyable book. The mysteries continued throughout the story with many unexpected twists and turns. The characters were likeable, annoying and entertaining with solid backgrounds. There was some romance (not too much) and a lot of information on how difficult it can be for teens who are deaf in a world where everyone else can hear and and how it makes their struggles growing up even more difficult than a hearing teen and how important it is to continue to have schools for the deaf instead of just mainstreaming those children and letting them have the choice to be with other deaf children like themselves. I thought this was a great murder mystery and recommend it to any reader who would like to read something different from your regular mysteries. I am looking forward to reading more books by Nell Pattison..
I want to thank the publisher "Avon Books UK" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this terrific story!
I have given a rating of 4 Creepy and Sinister 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars!!
This was a very well-written and enjoyable book. The mysteries continued throughout the story with many unexpected twists and turns. The characters were likeable, annoying and entertaining with solid backgrounds. There was some romance (not too much) and a lot of information on how difficult it can be for teens who are deaf in a world where everyone else can hear and and how it makes their struggles growing up even more difficult than a hearing teen and how important it is to continue to have schools for the deaf instead of just mainstreaming those children and letting them have the choice to be with other deaf children like themselves. I thought this was a great murder mystery and recommend it to any reader who would like to read something different from your regular mysteries. I am looking forward to reading more books by Nell Pattison..
I want to thank the publisher "Avon Books UK" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this terrific story!
I have given a rating of 4 Creepy and Sinister 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars!!
August 29, 2020
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.
Sign language interpreter Paige Northwood is brought in to help with interrogations. Everyone at the school has a motive for murder – but they all have an alibi.
As Paige becomes increasingly involved, she suspects there’s something sinister going on. With the clock ticking to find Leon, only one thing is certain: the killer is among them, and ready to strike again.
This is my first book by this author and I quite enjoyed it!
The idea of a sign language interpreter for a crime committed in the hearing impaired community was a unique and interesting concept.
The characterization was good where all the students are behaving suspiciously as if they are hiding something. Even the staff have motives, so as the investigation progresses, you end up suspecting multiple characters.
Though I finally did guess who was the murderer, I wasn't sure as to the reasons. There is quite a lot of suspense along with twists and turns throughout the plot to keep you engaged till the end.
Thank You to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC!
Sign language interpreter Paige Northwood is brought in to help with interrogations. Everyone at the school has a motive for murder – but they all have an alibi.
As Paige becomes increasingly involved, she suspects there’s something sinister going on. With the clock ticking to find Leon, only one thing is certain: the killer is among them, and ready to strike again.
This is my first book by this author and I quite enjoyed it!
The idea of a sign language interpreter for a crime committed in the hearing impaired community was a unique and interesting concept.
The characterization was good where all the students are behaving suspiciously as if they are hiding something. Even the staff have motives, so as the investigation progresses, you end up suspecting multiple characters.
Though I finally did guess who was the murderer, I wasn't sure as to the reasons. There is quite a lot of suspense along with twists and turns throughout the plot to keep you engaged till the end.
Thank You to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC!
December 1, 2020
The second in a series that continues to keep you intrigued and reads well as a stand alone. It acquaints you with the deaf community and how they live. Well developed characters and fast flowing, thriller storyline makes for a quick exciting read.
November 24, 2020
Silent Night by Nell Pattison is the second book in the Paige Northwood mystery series. I have not yet read the first book in this series, but that did not hinder my enjoyment of this clever and well plotted mystery. When a student goes missing during an overnight school trip followed by the discovery of a teacher’s dead body, Paige is summoned as a Sign Language interpreter to help with suspect interrogations. A constant sense of danger and deception lurks around every corner in this intriguing police procedural. I was completely captivated as the mystery unfolded, leaving me on the edge of my seat. The story is chilling with the snowy woods as the perfect setting. I look forward to the next Paige Northwood entertaining mystery. Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
January 20, 2021
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.
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.
September 3, 2020
What I have come to realize about this series is that it's less about the plot/storyline and more so the lead heroine, Paige, I dislike.
Not a strong character to begin with, I'm not exactly a fan on how she becomes too emotionally involved in the investigations. If she was a bit more 'detached', so to speak, she would have been better suited for the novel. Also another tidbit that became repetitive and annoying is how Paige is often times connected to at least 1-2 characters who later on become prime suspects in the murder mystery. I understand it's a small town and pretty much everyone knows each other in the deaf community, but c'mon! It was something minor that later turned to a pet peeve as the story progressed.
And let’s not forget to mention how Paige liked to play detective. Last I checked you were an BSL interpreter. Say it with me: in·ter·pret·er. Being fully involved in an investigation and attempting to discover who the murderer is yourself is a bit above your pay rate, don’t you think? Which leads me to point out that this novel probably would have been a stand out if the lead heroine was an actual detective with interpreting skills. The author missed the nail on that one.
Needless to say, this was not an improvement from ‘The Silent House’ and there is not much to rave about with the lackluster plot, eye rolling make believe detective and less than splendid mystery. Obviously with all that being said, there is a high chance of me not picking up on this series again.
December 19, 2020
I went into this book with high expectations. I had not read the first book in the series but had heard great things about it. I was not disappointed!
Silent Night follows Paige, who interprets for the police in situations involving people who are deaf. A boy from a school for the deaf goes missing during a school trip. One of the teachers goes to look for him and is found nearby, murdered.
I have never before read a book that has involved the perspective of the deaf community, this was so incredibly unique and I absolutely loved it. The passages where characters communicated through sign-language were so vivid in my mind. I think it actually helped me to picture the scene.
Paige has an emotive and harrowing background. I am not sure if reading the first book would add any extra details. But it is entirely possible to read Silent Night as a stand alone novel. Pattison's writing draws you in and gives you all the information you need to be able to follow what is going on. That being said I will be hunting down a copy of the first book ASAP, because I loved this one so much! I will also definitely be following this series from now on to see what happens to Paige.
Thrillers are my favourite genre of book, but often I can figure out where the storyline is going very quickly. That did not happen with this novel. I was completely blindsided by the plot twists, which kept me on the edge of my seat.
I want to thank netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read a copy of this book so that I can leave an honest review. I would recommend this series to any thriller fan, especially someone who is looking for something unique!
Silent Night follows Paige, who interprets for the police in situations involving people who are deaf. A boy from a school for the deaf goes missing during a school trip. One of the teachers goes to look for him and is found nearby, murdered.
I have never before read a book that has involved the perspective of the deaf community, this was so incredibly unique and I absolutely loved it. The passages where characters communicated through sign-language were so vivid in my mind. I think it actually helped me to picture the scene.
Paige has an emotive and harrowing background. I am not sure if reading the first book would add any extra details. But it is entirely possible to read Silent Night as a stand alone novel. Pattison's writing draws you in and gives you all the information you need to be able to follow what is going on. That being said I will be hunting down a copy of the first book ASAP, because I loved this one so much! I will also definitely be following this series from now on to see what happens to Paige.
Thrillers are my favourite genre of book, but often I can figure out where the storyline is going very quickly. That did not happen with this novel. I was completely blindsided by the plot twists, which kept me on the edge of my seat.
I want to thank netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read a copy of this book so that I can leave an honest review. I would recommend this series to any thriller fan, especially someone who is looking for something unique!
June 28, 2021
Sign language interpreter Paige Northwood is request to work with the police following a murder. A school for the deaf took five students for an overnight trip. Only four woke up .. one boy was missing. To further complicate things, a teacher's body is found in the forest.
Everyone involved with this overnight stay is interrogated. What Paige finds is that everyone has a motive for murder.. but they all have alibis. Paige senses immediately that someone is lying ... but who? and why?
This is well-written, the story line is well-crafted and the characters are deftly drawn. The author shines a spotlight on the deaf community with the advent of a deaf female protagonist. Suspenseful from the get-go, there are twists to follow that lead to an unexpected conclusion. Although 2nd in the series, this is easily read as a stand alone, but I highly recommend reading these books in order, as the lead character has an interesting backstory.
Many thanks to the author / Harper 360 / Avon Books / Netgalley for the digital copy of this mystery. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
November 12, 2020
Silent Night is the second instalment in a unique crime thriller series, featuring British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter, Paige Northwood and set in the Deaf community. Freelancer Paige is called in to assist the local police and DI Forest from CID when Leon, a 15-year-old deaf student disappears during a trip in which five students and three members of staff from Lincoln School for the Deaf had been staying in one of the cabins in the woods over the weekend. Strangely, the headteacher, Steve Wilkinson, has also vanished into thin air after he went looking for the missing teenager; his brutally murdered body is discovered a short time later. While the police and Paige are desperate to get to the bottom of where Leon is and what exactly happened, when the investigation starts and the police begin to check and chase leads and interview witnesses, including those who were also present on the trip, and they quickly realise that many of them are obstructing the case by keeping secrets, intentionally leaving certain things out and, in some cases, flat out lying.
To make matters worse, the five students on the trip were permanent residents of the school, which is registered as a children's home, including Leon, whose mother had passed when he was 11 and his father imprisoned a year later. Can they get to the bottom of what happened to both Leon and Steve and why? This is a captivating and thoroughly original series and this sophomore offering is even better than the first. The mystery is exciting and compelling with a remote setting in the woods that makes it so, so rich in atmosphere. It's a quick, enjoyable read and flows nicely from page to page making it perfect to curl up with and devour in a single sitting as the chilly Autumn evenings ebb away into increasingly more Wintry ones. There were twists and turns I could never have predicted as the plot unfolded and a lot of the characters cannot be trusted or taken at their word as many seem to be hellbent on hindering the investigation. An inclusive, compulsive and gripping must-read. Many thanks to Avon for an ARC.
To make matters worse, the five students on the trip were permanent residents of the school, which is registered as a children's home, including Leon, whose mother had passed when he was 11 and his father imprisoned a year later. Can they get to the bottom of what happened to both Leon and Steve and why? This is a captivating and thoroughly original series and this sophomore offering is even better than the first. The mystery is exciting and compelling with a remote setting in the woods that makes it so, so rich in atmosphere. It's a quick, enjoyable read and flows nicely from page to page making it perfect to curl up with and devour in a single sitting as the chilly Autumn evenings ebb away into increasingly more Wintry ones. There were twists and turns I could never have predicted as the plot unfolded and a lot of the characters cannot be trusted or taken at their word as many seem to be hellbent on hindering the investigation. An inclusive, compulsive and gripping must-read. Many thanks to Avon for an ARC.
January 17, 2021
This is the second Paige Northwood mystery and I liked it more than the first one. What I love best about these books is the look into the deaf community as it’s a unique twist we don’t see a lot of. Paige is called to another police case, this one involving a missing student and a murdered staff member from a school for the deaf. She tries to not involve herself in solving this case and is distracted by an unwelcome blast from the past, her abusive ex-boyfriend Mike works at the school. The mystery is not bad and it was nice to get more information about Paige’s past.
November 2, 2020
Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for the arc of Silent Night by Nell Pattison.
4 star read for me- this was a great read, i read within 1 day, had me page turning right to the end, i loved it, well written as well.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
4 star read for me- this was a great read, i read within 1 day, had me page turning right to the end, i loved it, well written as well.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
December 28, 2023
#قراءات_٢٠٢٣
رواية تلك الليلة الصامتة للكاتبة نيل باتيسون ترجمة أدهم وهيب مطر.
من إصدار دار ملهمون للنشر و التوزيع.
رحلة جديدة مع عالم التشويق و الإثارة و عمل بوليسي جديد ، و رحلة هي الثانية لبيج نورثووود بطلتنا الشابة التي تجيد لغة الإشارة و التى تلجأ إليها الشرطة من جديد للمساعدة في ترجمة الإستجوابات التي تقوم بها ، حيث تعتمد الكاتبة على نفس المجموعة من أبطال روايتها الأولى.
هذه المرة فُقد مراهق و قُتل مدير إحدى مدارس الصم التي كانت تقوم برحلة تخييم لعدة أيام بغابة قريبة ، اختفى ليون و مات ستيف و لدى الجميع حجة غياب مؤكدة عن موقع الحادث !!
تبدأ التحقيقات و يتتابع البحث لتظهر الكثير من الخبايا ، لتتعقد الأحداث و يصبح الجميع داخل دائرة الاتهام … لنتفاجئ بالجاني و مبرره في نهاية العمل فمن فعلها و لماذا؟
نجحت الكاتبة في خلق عمل بوليسي مميز بأحداث سريعة متلاحقة ، أهم ما ميزها التركيز على الجانب الإنساني فيما يخص مشاكل المراهقين ، و التعرض لمخاطر الاستغلال عن طريق الأنترنت رغم ما قد توفره بعض المؤسسات من نظام حماية و أمان ، و خاصة مؤسسات رعاية الصم و غيرهم من ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة ، ليتضح أن التوعية و التقرب منهم و إظهار الاهتمام هو خط الحماية الأول ، أظهرت كذلك خطورة الارتباط بالشخصيات السامة و عواقب التراخي في الانفصال عنهم حتى و إن أبدوا الندم على أفعالهم ، كل ذلك في إطار من التشويق يُمتع القارئ و يشجعه على استكمال القراءة بشغف كبير.
الترجمة جيدة و سهلة بلا تعقيد يعيبها فقط اختلاط الأسماء على المترجم في كثير من أجزاء العمل ، أيضا قابلت الكثير من الأخطاء اللغوية.
قد لا يناسب العمل بعض القراء رغم انه لا يحتوي على مشاهد صادمة ، و ذلك نظرًا لطبيعة سلوك بعض أبطال العمل.
في المجمل عمل لطيف و ممتع أرشحه لمحبي الروايات البوليسية.
تقييم الرواية ٣ نجوم و نصف
#قراءات_وترشيحات #كتب_في_كتب
#روايات_عربية #روايات_مترجمه
#أبجد
#تلك_الليلة_الصامتة
رواية تلك الليلة الصامتة للكاتبة نيل باتيسون ترجمة أدهم وهيب مطر.
من إصدار دار ملهمون للنشر و التوزيع.
رحلة جديدة مع عالم التشويق و الإثارة و عمل بوليسي جديد ، و رحلة هي الثانية لبيج نورثووود بطلتنا الشابة التي تجيد لغة الإشارة و التى تلجأ إليها الشرطة من جديد للمساعدة في ترجمة الإستجوابات التي تقوم بها ، حيث تعتمد الكاتبة على نفس المجموعة من أبطال روايتها الأولى.
هذه المرة فُقد مراهق و قُتل مدير إحدى مدارس الصم التي كانت تقوم برحلة تخييم لعدة أيام بغابة قريبة ، اختفى ليون و مات ستيف و لدى الجميع حجة غياب مؤكدة عن موقع الحادث !!
تبدأ التحقيقات و يتتابع البحث لتظهر الكثير من الخبايا ، لتتعقد الأحداث و يصبح الجميع داخل دائرة الاتهام … لنتفاجئ بالجاني و مبرره في نهاية العمل فمن فعلها و لماذا؟
نجحت الكاتبة في خلق عمل بوليسي مميز بأحداث سريعة متلاحقة ، أهم ما ميزها التركيز على الجانب الإنساني فيما يخص مشاكل المراهقين ، و التعرض لمخاطر الاستغلال عن طريق الأنترنت رغم ما قد توفره بعض المؤسسات من نظام حماية و أمان ، و خاصة مؤسسات رعاية الصم و غيرهم من ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة ، ليتضح أن التوعية و التقرب منهم و إظهار الاهتمام هو خط الحماية الأول ، أظهرت كذلك خطورة الارتباط بالشخصيات السامة و عواقب التراخي في الانفصال عنهم حتى و إن أبدوا الندم على أفعالهم ، كل ذلك في إطار من التشويق يُمتع القارئ و يشجعه على استكمال القراءة بشغف كبير.
الترجمة جيدة و سهلة بلا تعقيد يعيبها فقط اختلاط الأسماء على المترجم في كثير من أجزاء العمل ، أيضا قابلت الكثير من الأخطاء اللغوية.
قد لا يناسب العمل بعض القراء رغم انه لا يحتوي على مشاهد صادمة ، و ذلك نظرًا لطبيعة سلوك بعض أبطال العمل.
في المجمل عمل لطيف و ممتع أرشحه لمحبي الروايات البوليسية.
تقييم الرواية ٣ نجوم و نصف
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#روايات_عربية #روايات_مترجمه
#أبجد
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August 25, 2023
تلك الليلة الصامتة
ل نيل باتيسون
ترجمة أدهم وهيب مطر
نيل باتيسون معلمة للصم، بدأت تفقد حاسه سمعها في عشرينياتها ورفضت ارتداء السماعات، تعمل في مدرسة للصم والبكم..
تهدي الكاتبة روايتها كاتبة: إلى ستيوارت ولا تزيد عن هذه الكلمات فنتساءل: ترى من هو؟
روايتنا تتحدث عن ثلاثة موظفين في إدارة مدرسة للصم يقوموا برحلة ليلية في الغابة في الشتاء، مع خمس من الطلاب المراهقين، يختفي أحد الطلاب من الكوخ المستأجر، وبعده بساعات مدير المدرسة الذي هرج للبحث عنه..
تستعين المدرسة بمترجمة للغة الإشارة- بيج فتبدأ في العمل لتساعد المحقق راف سينج على البحث والتحقيق مع الجميع للوصول إلى القاتل الذي ربما لن يتوانى عن قتل المزيد..
تصدم بيج حينما تكتشف أن معاون المدرسة؛ مايك الرجل الذي خذلها وتركها مفلسة تقع تحت وطأة ديون بسببه، كان يعمل بالمدرسة بعدما تعلم منها لغة الإشارة وكأنما سرقها مرتين، ولكن المحقق سينج يطلب منه عدم التدخل في أي ترجمة للغة فمن تستعين بها الشرطة هي بيج..
لبيج أخت وكذلك صديق من الصم، وكانت قد تعرضت هي واختها جريمة أليمة لازالت سطوتها تحيط بهما، وتمنعهما من العيش براحة..
تبدأ بيج وأختها بمعرفة أشياء بعيدًا عن الشرطة وتمسكا ببعض خيوط الجريمة وتعاونت بيج المحقق سينج ورئيسته التي تعاملها بأسلوب مترفع وترفض تدخلها..
لغة الكاتبة شاعرية جميلة.. تصف الأماكن وخاصة الخارجية بتعبيرات مرهفة الحس..
وللأسف الشديد وبالرغم من لغة المترجم الجيدة إلا أنه خلط كثيرًا بين "لم ولما"، كتب كلمة المرأة "الامرأة"..
أو كثير من الأخطاء في الأفعال مثل:
❞ لما تمكنت من إيصال سيارتها إلى المدرسة. ❝ والأصح لم تتمكن..
❞ طلبت مني المسؤولون العودة حالياً، ❝
والصحيح طلب..
وعلى المراجعين في دور النشر مراجعة هذه النصوص للتأكد من صحة ما يترجم..
#نو_ها
ل نيل باتيسون
ترجمة أدهم وهيب مطر
نيل باتيسون معلمة للصم، بدأت تفقد حاسه سمعها في عشرينياتها ورفضت ارتداء السماعات، تعمل في مدرسة للصم والبكم..
تهدي الكاتبة روايتها كاتبة: إلى ستيوارت ولا تزيد عن هذه الكلمات فنتساءل: ترى من هو؟
روايتنا تتحدث عن ثلاثة موظفين في إدارة مدرسة للصم يقوموا برحلة ليلية في الغابة في الشتاء، مع خمس من الطلاب المراهقين، يختفي أحد الطلاب من الكوخ المستأجر، وبعده بساعات مدير المدرسة الذي هرج للبحث عنه..
تستعين المدرسة بمترجمة للغة الإشارة- بيج فتبدأ في العمل لتساعد المحقق راف سينج على البحث والتحقيق مع الجميع للوصول إلى القاتل الذي ربما لن يتوانى عن قتل المزيد..
تصدم بيج حينما تكتشف أن معاون المدرسة؛ مايك الرجل الذي خذلها وتركها مفلسة تقع تحت وطأة ديون بسببه، كان يعمل بالمدرسة بعدما تعلم منها لغة الإشارة وكأنما سرقها مرتين، ولكن المحقق سينج يطلب منه عدم التدخل في أي ترجمة للغة فمن تستعين بها الشرطة هي بيج..
لبيج أخت وكذلك صديق من الصم، وكانت قد تعرضت هي واختها جريمة أليمة لازالت سطوتها تحيط بهما، وتمنعهما من العيش براحة..
تبدأ بيج وأختها بمعرفة أشياء بعيدًا عن الشرطة وتمسكا ببعض خيوط الجريمة وتعاونت بيج المحقق سينج ورئيسته التي تعاملها بأسلوب مترفع وترفض تدخلها..
لغة الكاتبة شاعرية جميلة.. تصف الأماكن وخاصة الخارجية بتعبيرات مرهفة الحس..
وللأسف الشديد وبالرغم من لغة المترجم الجيدة إلا أنه خلط كثيرًا بين "لم ولما"، كتب كلمة المرأة "الامرأة"..
أو كثير من الأخطاء في الأفعال مثل:
❞ لما تمكنت من إيصال سيارتها إلى المدرسة. ❝ والأصح لم تتمكن..
❞ طلبت مني المسؤولون العودة حالياً، ❝
والصحيح طلب..
وعلى المراجعين في دور النشر مراجعة هذه النصوص للتأكد من صحة ما يترجم..
#نو_ها
December 7, 2020
Silent Night
is the second book in the series by Nell Pattison featuring Paige Northwood, a sign language interpreter.
This is a captivating and thoroughly original series and this instalment is even better than the first one, The Silent House. Dripping with atmosphere, the remote woodland setting created a real feeling of creepiness and apprehension. A perfect read for a dark, wintery night, I read this over a few nights snuggled under a warm blanket but still felt the chills from the author's expert writing. With an exceedingly strong plot and comfortable pacing, the mystery was absorbing and compelling. There were abundant twists and turns as the plot unfolded, and many of the characters could not be trusted as most seemed resolutely determined to hamper the investigation.
The character development was impressive, building on the solidity of book one, particularly of Paige and the police team, though the students and teachers were well portrayed too. The little darts of something brewing between Paige and DS Rav Singh were thrilling and I would like to see where that might go. The author dropped in plenty of tension, and used snowy weather to full effect. The conclusion was dramatic and one I definitely didn’t anticipate.
The audiobook was narrated by Claire-Louise English and Lara Steward, and listening to the story was a terrific decision. I thought it was narrated really well and both narrators brought oomph to the proceedings. Overall, Silent Night is another fantastic, highly recommended, gripping mystery/ thriller from Nell Pattison and I look forward to seeing what Paige gets into next in book three, The Silent Suspect.😊 ❄🥶
I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Avon Books and HarperCollins Audio UK via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.
This is a captivating and thoroughly original series and this instalment is even better than the first one, The Silent House. Dripping with atmosphere, the remote woodland setting created a real feeling of creepiness and apprehension. A perfect read for a dark, wintery night, I read this over a few nights snuggled under a warm blanket but still felt the chills from the author's expert writing. With an exceedingly strong plot and comfortable pacing, the mystery was absorbing and compelling. There were abundant twists and turns as the plot unfolded, and many of the characters could not be trusted as most seemed resolutely determined to hamper the investigation.
The character development was impressive, building on the solidity of book one, particularly of Paige and the police team, though the students and teachers were well portrayed too. The little darts of something brewing between Paige and DS Rav Singh were thrilling and I would like to see where that might go. The author dropped in plenty of tension, and used snowy weather to full effect. The conclusion was dramatic and one I definitely didn’t anticipate.
The audiobook was narrated by Claire-Louise English and Lara Steward, and listening to the story was a terrific decision. I thought it was narrated really well and both narrators brought oomph to the proceedings. Overall, Silent Night is another fantastic, highly recommended, gripping mystery/ thriller from Nell Pattison and I look forward to seeing what Paige gets into next in book three, The Silent Suspect.😊 ❄🥶
I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Avon Books and HarperCollins Audio UK via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.
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