The Silence

Gail wakes in the middle of the night to everyone’s worst nightmare.

She can’t move, can’t speak and a stranger is standing over her. Then everything goes black.

Gail knows she didn’t dream it. Or him. But the police don’t believe her.

That was two years ago. She has tried to move on, forget what happened.

Until she meets his next victim.

This woman’s story is identical to hers. And the attack happened exactly one year later.

There is one week left until he will strike again.

Now the silence is broken, there is no telling what he will unleash…

A totally gripping and twisty crime thriller that will take your breath away. Fans of K.L. Slater and Rachel Abbott will be hooked from the very first page.

‘Wow! Oh wow! I read this book in a day as I just couldn’t put it down. Stories like these need to be told so that women feel empowered to speak out. A thoroughly gripping, yet heartbreaking, read’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A well written and well researched book, The Silence is a highly topical read, and deals with horrific subject matter in an empathic and compassionate way’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A brilliant thriller that keeps you turning the pages until the shocking ending. I loved the characters and the tense and chilling plot!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Diamond’s whodunnits just keep getting better and better!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Absolutely brilliant! I love Katerina Diamond. There is no one else like her. Another book that I devoured in a day’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I loved this book, it’s dark, raw and emotional. Diamond is back with a jaw dropping and addictive read. This is a must for the TBR list…’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A brilliant revenge thriller that had me on the edge of my seat until the bitter end.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I could not put this book down. It is so clever and really innovative, I read well into the early hours to finish it. Absolutely riveting – you'll be rooting for Gail and the other women all the way through.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A skilful masterclass on how to write a fabulous thriller!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Gripping’ OK!

‘A web of a plot that twists and turns’ Sun

‘Heartstopping’ Crime Monthly

‘Diamond is the master of gripping literature’ Evening Standard

“Praise for Kat Diamond: 'I loved it - absorbing and wonderfully twisty. It keeps the reader guessing right up to the last pages' Debbie Howells 'Absolutely top-notch. So many twists it makes me dizzy thinking about it' Jo Jakeman 'Dark and twisted, but with sunshine and nostalgia to transport you' SJI Holliday 'Gripping' OK! 'Gritty, realistic, and worthy of an open mouth when you reach the ending, this is a taut, tense read' Woman's Way 'A must for crime lovers' Woman & Home 'Heartstopping' Crime Monthly 'Dark, nail-biting ... the hottest thriller out this summer!' The People's Friend 'All hail the new Queen of Crime' Heat 'A page-turner with a keep-you-guessing plot' Sunday Times Crime Club 'Packed with twists until the last page' Closer”

Praise for Kat Diamond:

‘I loved it – absorbing and wonderfully twisty. It keeps the reader guessing right up to the last pages’ Debbie Howells

‘Absolutely top-notch. So many twists it makes me dizzy thinking about it’ Jo Jakeman

‘Dark and twisted, but with sunshine and nostalgia to transport you’ SJI Holliday

‘Diamond is the master of gripping literature’ Evening Standard

‘Gripping’ OK!

‘Gritty, realistic, and worthy of an open mouth when you reach the ending, this is a taut, tense read’ Woman’s Way

‘A must for crime lovers’ Woman & Home

‘Heartstopping’ Crime Monthly

‘Dark, nail-biting … the hottest thriller out this summer!’ The People’s Friend

‘All hail the new Queen of Crime’ Heat

‘A page-turner with a keep-you-guessing plot’ Sunday Times Crime Club

‘Packed with twists until the last page’ Closer

Katerina Diamond was born in Weston in the seventies. She moved to Thessaloniki in Greece and attended Greek school where she learnt Greek in just 6 months. After her parents' divorce, they relocated to Devon. After school, and working in her uncle's fish and chip shop, she went (briefly) to university at Derby, where she met her husband and had two children. Katerina now lives in the East Kent Coast with her husband and children. This is her first novel.

Gail wakes in the middle of the night to everyone's worst nightmare. She can't move, can't speak and a stranger is standing over her. Then everything goes black. Gail knows she didn't dream it. Or him. But the police don't believe her. Two years have passed and she has tried to move on, forget what happened. Until she meets a woman with a story identical to hers. Even down to the date of the attack, exactly one year after her own. As the anniversary approaches, there is one week left until he will strike again. Can Gail save the next woman from the same fate? And at what cost? A totally gripping and twisty crime thriller that will take your breath away. Fans of K. L. Slater, Liz Lawler and Rachel Abbott will be hooked from the very first page. Readers love Katerina Diamond: 'ALL HAIL THE QUEEN OF CRIME!!... LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!... 5 stars hands down' NetGalley reviewer 'A totally immersive and thrilling read!... Wow! This book was incredible!... If you love Cara Hunter, Karin Slaughter and TM Logan, then you'll love this' NetGalley reviewer 'Brilliant... Fast-paced, thrilling and full of tension and suspense... I loved the twists... I didn't want the book to end... A cracker of a read' NetGalley reviewer 'Started and finished in the same day!... I was HOOKED!' NetGalley reviewer 'So ridiculously good. I ended up finishing it in two sittings. Absolutely gripping from page one and it just didn't let up until the very end' NetGalley reviewer 'Fast-paced, full of suspense... Katerina diamond has smashed it again' NetGalley reviewer 'A total page-turner' NetGalley reviewer 'I LOVED this book!... I just couldn't put it down... Fast-paced... Keeps you always wanting more!... Amazing' NetGalley reviewer 'Drew me in from the first page and didn't let go until the last... A definite must read' NetGalley reviewer 'Fantastic... Plenty of twists and turns that kept me guessing' NetGalley reviewer

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