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Silent Night

Natasha Boydell

Mystery, Thriller, Crime • Aug 2, 2026

The snow falls softly, a pristine blanket over the charming Cotswolds village in White Hollow7. Ava arrives, a surprise Christmas visit to mend years of distance with her mother. But the picture-perfect cottage is dark, silent. Her mother is gone.
Everyone, including the handsome local antiques dealer, Rory, shrugs it off as an unexpected holiday. But Ava feels a prickle of dread. This isn't like her mother. And then she finds it: her mother's secret obsession with the unsolved disappearance of a little girl, decades ago.
As the village church bells toll and the snow deepens, Ava senses a presence. She's not alone in the house. This isn't a festive reunion. This Christmas, the silence isn't peaceful; it's terrifying.

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3.5 / 5

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an advanced copy of this title.
Natasha Boydell sets a quiet, mysterious mood in Silent Night. The story is told entirely from Ava’s point of view in the present tense, with short chapters. Ava is an easy character to root for, which helps anchor things as the book leans into its slow-burn pacing. The writing is great, and while the measured plot requires a little patience, the lingering sense of the unknown held my attention from start to finish.
The main twist lands well and delivers a satisfying payoff. Alongside that, a side mystery plays out and ends with a genuine shocker though I didn’t not like how that secondary plot wraps up. Instead of threading those details naturally throughout the story, the answers get dumped on the reader in the final few chapters. I wish there had been a bit more discussion about it earlier so the conclusion felt earned rather than rushed at the end.
If you like slow-burn tension and present-tense mysteries, then you will enjoy this book.
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