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The Silent Ones

Written by: K. L. Slater
Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
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This morning, I was packing up lunches, ironing, putting on the laundry I should have done last night. Now my precious daughter is accused of murder.   

When 10-year-old cousins Maddy and Brianna are arrested for a terrible crime, Maddy’s mother, Juliet, cannot believe it. 

How could her bright, joyful daughter be capable of such a thing?   

As the small village community recoils in horror, the pressure of the tragedy blows Juliet and her sister’s lives apart. And things get even worse when their daughters retreat into a self-imposed silence. Can anyone reach Maddy and discover the truth before her fate is sealed?  

Juliet is crushed. Nothing will ever be the same for her darling girl. But she knows that to find out what really happened that day, she and her sister must unlock the secrets of their own terrible past, a past they swore never to speak about again.

The most unputdownable psychological thriller you’ll listen to this year from the best-selling author K. L. Slater. If you love The Wife Between Us or Gone Girl, you’ll be totally hooked on The Silent Ones.

©2019 K. L. Slater (P)2019 Audible, Ltd

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Pretty good!

The Silent Ones was a great listen while I was at work - which is primarily why I have Audible. The Narrator was excellent - I love how she did the voices for all of the characters; it was easy for me to differentiate which character was speaking and even when she did male voices it didn't seem 'foolish' as this is an area I often find I am extremely critical.
I felt the story itself was good. I enjoyed the mystery and I did like the multiple storylines. What made me give 3 stars for story was just the fact that I felt like everything was just 'solved' - just like that! Every unfortunate part of this story was resolved with an easy fix. Although there were moments where I was literally gasping out loud at my desk because I just could not believe what I was hearing.
If you would like a good story that will keep you guessing - pick this up!

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It wasn't horrible.

I didn't love this book. I found it a bit boring and the ending was far-fetched. Definitely not bad, but not good either.

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Another good novel done

Another K.L. Slater enjoyable book. It kept me wanting to hear more so that’s always a good thing. The twist at the very end had a charm of its own and gave me a good feeling even though I was sad to have the book end. Well done!!

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Enjoyable

Wonderful book. A couple of twists I did NOT see coming Great job. Thanks for the read

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😴

The story was very boring and I figured out the bad guy quickly . Thumbs down.

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intriguing

I had figured out a big part of the book. I thought. I was right about only one thing. Great book

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Loved this

Excellent story with lots of surprises throughout, I couldn’t stop listening. Loved the ending and you will too

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Kept my curiosity every time I listened to a new chapter!

There are a few twists and turns in the story that are not expected at all. The ending as well, was intense. The book starts off with a bang and it ends with one as well. Very well versed and it was a easy great listen. This would make a great movie to be honest.

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Great narrator, an ok story

Caricature characters, very unbelievable plot twists. Quite engaging and easy listening, but I wouldn’t recommend it, you might feel disappointed.

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Great Narration

The storey wasn’t really about the two young silent girls at all. I found just way too much stuff happening all at once. Juliet is so oblivious if all that really happened and she was in aware of everything.
Having said that … I read through till the end to find out what happened.

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