The Silence
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The Silence
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Narrated by:
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Sofia Engstrand
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By:
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Katerina Diamond
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Gail wakes in the middle of the night to everyone’s worst nightmare.
She can’t move, can’t speak and a stranger is standing over her. Then everything goes black.
Gail knows she didn’t dream it. Or him. But the police don’t believe her.
That was two years ago. She has tried to move on, forget what happened.
Until she meets his next victim.
This woman’s story is identical to hers. And the attack happened exactly one year later.
There is one week left until he will strike again.
Now the silence is broken, there is no telling what he will unleash…
A totally gripping and twisty crime thriller that will take your breath away. Fans of K.L. Slater and Rachel Abbott will be hooked from the very first page.
Readers are loving The Silence:‘Wow! Oh wow! I read this book in a day as I just couldn’t put it down. Stories like these need to be told so that women feel empowered to speak out. A thoroughly gripping, yet heartbreaking, read’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A well written and well researched book, The Silence is a highly topical read, and deals with horrific subject matter in an empathic and compassionate way’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A brilliant thriller that keeps you turning the pages until the shocking ending. I loved the characters and the tense and chilling plot!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Diamond’s whodunnits just keep getting better and better!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Absolutely brilliant! I love Katerina Diamond. There is no one else like her. Another book that I devoured in a day’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I loved this book, it’s dark, raw and emotional. Diamond is back with a jaw dropping and addictive read. This is a must for the TBR list…’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A brilliant revenge thriller that had me on the edge of my seat until the bitter end.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I could not put this book down. It is so clever and really innovative, I read well into the early hours to finish it. Absolutely riveting – you'll be rooting for Gail and the other women all the way through.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A skilful masterclass on how to write a fabulous thriller!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Praise for Katerina Diamond:‘Gripping’ OK!
‘A web of a plot that twists and turns’ Sun
‘Heartstopping’ Crime Monthly
‘Diamond is the master of gripping literature’ Evening Standard
Critic reviews
‘I loved it – absorbing and wonderfully twisty. It keeps the reader guessing right up to the last pages’ Debbie Howells
‘Absolutely top-notch. So many twists it makes me dizzy thinking about it’ Jo Jakeman
‘Dark and twisted, but with sunshine and nostalgia to transport you’ SJI Holliday
‘Diamond is the master of gripping literature’ Evening Standard
‘Gripping’ OK!
‘Gritty, realistic, and worthy of an open mouth when you reach the ending, this is a taut, tense read’ Woman’s Way
‘A must for crime lovers’ Woman & Home
‘Heartstopping’ Crime Monthly
‘Dark, nail-biting … the hottest thriller out this summer!’ The People’s Friend
‘All hail the new Queen of Crime’ Heat
‘A page-turner with a keep-you-guessing plot’ Sunday Times Crime Club
‘Packed with twists until the last page’ Closer
hmm not one of her best
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A girl is raped and isn’t believed by police. The story is about the years following and how she wanted to get justice.
The majority of the book is internal monologue. Endless, repetitive thoughts. I had to skip forwards ultimately as there were minutes and minutes of just the same thing over and over- ‘I wonder whether I’ll see him again, I wonder if I’ll get revenge, I’m so cross nobody believes me’. This is constant throughout the book and interrupts conversations between characters.
This is a major issue, because, the narrator is extremely poor at distinguishing between characters. There is no way of knowing who is talking, who is saying what, what’s internal monologue. It’s very confusing at times and could’ve have been prevented by the narrator using different accents, tones etc like you’d usually expect from a narrator.
The police procedural element to the book is absolutely awful and clearly no research done. Cops calling one another by their rank when they’re the same rank (this does not happen, ever) and the suspect ‘signing a confession’?! This does not happen in England/ Wales.
The actual ‘whodunnit’ was obvious from early on, and revealed without much excitement.
Let down by narration and internal monologue
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