#Silent night book summary series

Nell began losing her hearing in her twenties, and now wears hearing aids. She has been teaching in the Deaf community for 13 years in both England and Scotland, working with students who use BSL. Her debut novel, The Silent House, was a USA Today bestseller.Īfter studying English at university, Nell Pattison became a teacher and specialised in Deaf education.

#Silent night book summary series

Nell Pattison is the author of the crime thriller series featuring British Sign Language interpreter Paige Northwood. Thank you NetGalley, Edelweiss, Avon Books UK, Harper Collins Audio UK, Avon and Harper Collins for Silent Night. I highly recommend Silent Night to thriller fans especially if you want to read a novel about the deaf community. Lara Steward is deaf which really added to Silent Night. Both narrators did a great job and I really felt like they were the characters.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Claire-Louise English and Lara Steward. Silent Night takes you through the suspense of figuring out what happened to Leon and the drama of Paige’s life. I felt like all the characters actions made sense and really fit with their personalities. This is your typical thriller with great character development. There was so much suspense in Silent Night. This was interesting because it wasn’t until near the end of the book where I figured out which student it was. There are some parts from one of the student’s perspective. She is not part of the investigation, but is there to interpret when needed. She doesn’t know any of the characters besides one person from her past. This was very interesting because she is an outsider to the situation. Silent Night is told from Paige’s perspective. I’ve always been fascinated by the deaf community, and Silent Night was an entertaining way to learn more. I especially enjoyed how much I learned about the deaf community in this book.

Working this case makes Paige face her past. What really happened? What is everyone hiding? Are the missing student and dead teacher related? Silent Night is a darkly funny take on the inevitability of climate collapse and the fecklessness of the worlds powers in the face of combatting a problem of. All of the students seem suspicious, and they are all hiding something. Paige, a sign language interpreter, helps the police with the interrogations. When everyone wakes up, Leon, a student, is missing. Silent Night by Nell Pattison is an excellent thriller about a school of the deaf.Ī school of the deaf takes a trip to the woods.