Reviewed by Chris
Longmuir
Silent Scream is a thrilling read. It’s an edge of the seat,
page turner that kept me engrossed from the first page.
It starts off ten years in the past with five figures
forming a pentagram round a freshly dug grave which is not adult sized.
Ten years later a disparate group of people are being killed
by a serial killer. It takes time to identify the connection between them which
is a burnt out children’s home. The murder victims are all former workers at
this establishment. The story develops further when graves are discovered in
the field next to the former children’s home, and the mystery becomes one of
past and present.
The main character, Detective Inspector Kim Stone, is an
offbeat young woman, brought up in the care system who has many ghosts of her
own to conquer, including a paranoid shizophrenic mother, and a brother who
died due to his mother’s neglect. Needless to say this investigation is one
with particular resonations for her, and she is driven by the need to solve it.
There are many twists and turns along the way, and I must admit I didn’t see
the final twist coming, although I’m quite good at spotting these.
I can’t say any more, other than this is a great read.
Chris Longmuir
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