Review: Silent Scream

Silent Scream by Angela Marsons

My rating: 5 of 5 stars




Don't ya just love it when you find another author to add to your Must Read author List.






I started this book, not having a real clue what it was going to be like, This is one of those books, that as soon as I see the cover I know I need to read it, regardless what the back cover says. I know, I know, don't judge a book by it's cover, but be honest, who doesn't do this.
So I started reading,
And OH wowzerzzz. Once started it is one of those books, that take over you, you have to read, and carry on reading, Unfortunately real life still exists so while stairing a pot on the stove, i read a couple more pages, while the little one destroyed my house (I mean played nice) - I read a few more pages.


Human bones are Found on the site of what was once A secure unit for soldiers, a borstal then a children s home, its a site that doesn't ever seem to have been a happy place. somewhere that seems to hold a lot of secrets and mysteries. And we all know in a good book, secrets can not stay a secret.

It really gripped me from early on. With some real good Characters.

I also found among the dark and gruesome details of the crime, there was moments where I had to smile at things that were said. The author still managed to put one or two funnier lighter moments into what could have been just a grizzly book.
The Relationship between Character was really well built. And I like how we get to know Kim through this book. Kim is one of those Character I really like, Bit of a no nonsense get on with it, or do-one kind of person, if it needs saying she seems to have a knack to saying it.
The relationship between f Kim and her team Was just right for me, I enjoyed it when they were dealing with things and chatting together. I think they are going to have a great working relationship. To me this can be as important as a good story line.

Something about Kim and her team didn't make me think of any other Detective/Police story I had read, and this is unusual, as much as I try not to, I do compare lead Character to others.
The twists and turns in this book really do keep you gripped and make for very interesting reading. At times you think you have things nicely figured out. then realize you haven't.
As always when doing a review, i fear for giving to much of the story away, so i'm not even going to attempt not to. I will say if you like a bloody good crime book, then this is a must read.

As this is Angela's Debut Crime book, I really can't wait to see what comes next. This was one of those books, that if you discover a couple of years after publication, you read it, enjoy it, then dive right in and but then next book and then the next book so you can read them all back to back. And I love it when that happens. I was disappointed at the end of this book, that the next one wasn't ready for me to read yet. It was that good.
I take my hat off to Angela and really do look forward to hearing/reading a lot more from this author.



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