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The Silent Room

Matthew Ryan, Book 1

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By: Mari Hannah
Narrated by: Tim Bruce
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Summary

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
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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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Struggled on to finish the story. Narration is OK but far too much detail to dialogue. Story Could have been half the length too much unnecessary detail in conversation.

Good story, but tedious

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The narration is excellent and the characters are good but the story does go on a bit. I was about to give up but then it got going and I enjoyed the rest.

Persevere with this book

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Yes some of the narration is slightly odd but the story so very very good. After a while you get used to the narration. The story is very very good.

Persevere

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Yet another excellent listen from Mari Hannah and Tim Bruce. Only problem is that Time voice is so relaxing it's taken longer to finish cos I fell asleep. Looking forward to book 2.

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