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The Silent Room

Matthew Ryan, Book 1

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The Silent Room

By: Mari Hannah
Narrated by: Tim Bruce
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The Silent Room is the first tense police procedural in the thrilling Matthew Ryan series by Mari Hannah.

A security van sets off for Durham prison, a disgraced Special Branch officer in the back. It never arrives. En route it is hijacked by armed men, the prisoner sprung. Suspended from duty on suspicion of aiding and abetting the audacious escape of his former boss, Detective Sergeant Matthew Ryan is locked out of the manhunt.

Desperate to preserve his career and prove his innocence, he backs off. But when the official investigation falls apart, under surveillance and with his life in danger, Ryan goes dark, enlisting others in his quest to discover the truth.

When the trail leads to the suspicious death of a Norwegian national, Ryan uncovers an international conspiracy that has claimed the lives of many.

Continue the gripping crime series with The Death Messenger.

©2016 Mari Hannah (P)2016 Macmillan Digital Audio Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense

Critic reviews

Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari Hannah (Val McDermid)
Exciting and frightening thriller, that makes you look over your shoulder, even here in peaceful Norway - made me think of "Homeland" when I read it. (Gunnar Staalesen)
It has everything a good thriller should, compelling characters, a gripping plot and storyline, superb pacing and a strong sense of place. In addition it has heart, something many thrillers sorely lack. Mari Hannah's superb writing style is put to good use during this break from her series and I was annoyed every time I was forced to put the book down and do mundane yet necessary stuff like eat or sleep. (Yrsa Sigurðardóttir)
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Struggled with the narrator on this one, unsure why, but fab story, love this author.

Fab book

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I'm a huge fan of Mari Hannah's Kate Daniels series so I thought I'd give this book a try. It has a totally different, but hugely likeable, cast and I'm hoping it becomes a series as well. The blurb for the book gives the basic plot but saying anything else would give too much away.

It's a gripping thriller that is even better as an audio book. Tim Bruce does an excellent job. I'm always wary where regional accents are required but his are excellent. I don't want to give any of the plot away but there are parts where his accents are outstanding. I'd certainly listen to other books by him.

This is one I'll listen to again.

A gripping thriller.

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What did you like most about The Silent Room?

Very good story line

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I bought this audio book based on the review and thoroughly enjoyed it. Well narrated and a good story line.

Enjoyable

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It kept me guessing the whole way through. I liked the way the characters developed

Excellent story

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At first I couldn’t get into this, however it really does repay some perseverance. Really liked the narrator as well, the accent was subtle rather than over the top and I thought the Norwegian accent and speech was excellent (although I’m English so what would I know!). Going to download the second book now!

Great novel

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