The Silent Girls

By: Dylan Young

Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

"'Ambulance and police. Something’s happened. I don’t know what. But my little girl, there’s blood.' A sob choked off the sentence. He took a deep, tremulous breath and finished, 'It’s my daughter....'"

When a young girl disappears on the edge of the Forest of Dean and blood is found where she was last seen, the town is terrified a killer has returned.The local police are convinced it’s the same man who stabbed a girl to death 18 years ago. They know who he is. They’re desperate to finally have the evidence they need to put him away. To save another girl before it’s too late.

Only Detective Anna Gwynne is sure he isn’t the real killer.

But Anna can’t explain how she knows.Time is ticking. He’s been hiding in plain sight. And there’s only one person who can help Anna. But that person is not just a killer.... He's a monster.

Can Anna face her fears and confront him before another girl dies?

A thriller that will leave you wanting more. If you love Val McDermid, Angela Marsons, and M. J. Arlidge, you’ll love The Silent Girls.

©2017 Dylan Young (P)2018 Bookouture

the Silent Girls

hard to stop listening. i really enjoyed this book. will find more by the author.

meh

I finished the book. It was not my favorite, I almost ditched it after not being hooked the first two chapters. I love the narrator though.

Very Meh

Not horrible, but not great, either. The story was slow to get moving. If that time did more to develop the characters it might’ve been ok. Most characters very one-dimensional. Lead character more filled out, but in a technical kind of way. Plot relied on some trite ideas (bad old-school cops). Also story went kind of all over the place. I guess that was supposed to be “twists,” but it left me thinking our lead wasn’t too clever.

Narrator mostly fine although she did mispronounce a couple of words.

Won’t be continuing with series.

Really enjoyed it

Great book with a great story line. Looking forward to reading the next in the series.

Good first book

The opening of this book drew me in completely. The rest of the story with its earlier and now unsolved cases and the large number of characters tended to drag just a bit. The ending was a surprise which helps a lot.

This first in a series book was an easy and fairly quick read/listen. This genre is a favorite of mine and some are really really good. I will have to get the second book to see if this series will rank in that category.

Is her nickname Mom? Or Ma’am? She is 25 years old? So confused

Listening to this on audible I cannot tell if the main character Anna, if her nickname is mom as a mother? Or is it a miss reading of the word ma’am? It’s so weird. First she’s only supposed to be 25 years old. So why does everybody call her mom? And they use first or last names for every character randomly and I can’t follow which character is which. They should just go with one name and be consistent. I really want to like this book but I don’t understand what is happening and why do they call her mom? I need to see the written version clearly.

Engaging and Well-designed

I enjoyed this and will likely get the next book. I'm a fan of the genre and enjoyed the characters and the resolution.

Smart, savvy suspense

The Silent Girls by Dylan Young is a very, very good audiobook. The intricately woven plot provides an excellent and suspenseful crime thriller that keeps its edge until the last pages. I connected with the main characters on our protagonist team, tasked with cleaning up an old cold-case mystery while monitoring a new one that appears connected to stave off mistakes made in the earlier case that sent an apparently innocent man to prison- or is he innocent?
This is one of those rare books that grabbed me from the first chapter and had me riveted. It is smart, savvy and extremely well-written, with keen attention to detail and a grittiness typically seen only in the most admirable suspense thrillers. This is one to admire and one to pick up right away, in my opinion. Tamsin Kennard’s narration was a pleasure to listen to, and this American listener thought her accents were ace. An easy five stars for The Silent Girls.

One of my favorites!

Great, suspenseful book with a “Silence of the Lamb” type feeling. Perfect narration by Tasmin Kennard- my favorite narrator to date!

Great mystery

Enjoyed this book. We’ll written mystery. Kept sneaking moments when I could listen! Look forward to reading another from this author.