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The third instalment in David Jackson's DS Nathan Cody series – a mind-blowing, spine-tingling psycho-thriller you wont be able to put down.
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David Jackson has succeeded in making you question everything you have read. It may only be January but I'm sure that this is going to be one of the contenders for my book of the year! My only regret now is that I read it so quickly, I feel slightly bereft that I no longer have it to look forward to! * Go Buy The Book * The final twist left me gobsmacked and re-evaluating some of the people I had met earlier in the book. You can easily say this is the best book I've read this year, but I'd go further and say this is one off the best books I'm going to read this year too. It has all the right ingredients and I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish...definitely one to watch out for when it hits the shelves * The Bookbag * Jackson delivers a gripping book. Exciting, dark and slightly demented: Jackson definitely knows how to spin a compelling tale. This was a great story. More please! * Roaring Bookworm * I could feel my heart racing at far too many parts of this book to mention. I needed it all resolved, and as the levels increase unrelentingly until the truly outstanding ending * Cleopatra Loves Books * Don't Make A Sound is one of the most compelling, gripping and accomplished crime novels I've read in a very long time. What it describes is so horribly awful and yet it feels completely believable and real. Outstanding characters, beautifully written, and all presented with a style and skill that urges the reader to keep turning those pages. When you pick this book up, put everything else aside. Prepare to be lost within it. Brilliant * For Winter Nights * Jackson, who possesses a somewhat alarming talent for grisly, gruesome murders, has the ability to send his readers running for cover and this new extraordinarily creepy, disturbing and tense outing for Cody will have readers reaching for the light switch the moment that darkness falls. A brilliant tour-de-force from first page to last, Cody's investigation into a chilling and deeply unsettling child kidnapping features Jackson's trademark blend of expertly drawn characters, a plot with more twists than a corkscrew, and breathtaking insights into the minds of both hunters and hunted.... Mind-blowing, spine-tingling and with a sensational twist in its tail that will put readers in a spin, Don't Make a Sound is an impressive contender for psycho-thriller of the year * Lancashire Evening Post *
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About the Author
David Jackson is the bestselling author of Cry Baby. His debut novel, Pariah, was Highly Commended in the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Awards. He lives on the Wirral peninsula with his wife and two daughters. Follow David @Author_Dave.
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Product details
- ASIN : B0748JDKV6
- Publisher : Zaffre (3 May 2018)
- Language : English
- File size : 550 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 330 pages
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Could not put this book down. My first David Jackson book and certainly won't be my last. Book keeps you engrossed to the end. Suspect this book may have been no 2 in the series as referred to couple previous incidents not in this book. Is a stand alone novel though so still enjoyed.
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Ian D.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not up to his usual standard
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2019Verified Purchase
I find this book so difficult to review because I'm a big fan of David Jackson's books and I've read them all and loved every one, but this one doesn't work as well for me and I'm trying to work out why that is.
I have no problem with the quality of Jackson's writing (descriptions, phraseology, dialogue) which is excellent as always, or the recurring police characters who have been realistic and multi-dimensional (especially Cody) from the start of the series, or the plot idea of a childless couple stealing children to create their own family, or the personalities of this couple who were believably unhinged each in their own different ways. So I think I was struggling with the portrayal of the children, and also the way the plot was developed.
Firstly the children: 10-year old Daisy's reasoning ability and her selflessness with respect to the other children she had only just met seemed far too mature, especially considering her arrested development from being imprisoned in a room for 3 years; and 6-year old Poppy calmly accepted her fate of being imprisoned by strangers away from her home and parents after only a few initial tantrums.
Secondly the plot: the motivation for the couple to choose these particular children was only thrown in at the very end almost as an afterthought, whereas it would have been an interesting idea to explore more fully throughout the book. Also, credibility was stretched with too many convenient coincidences and key moments relying on random chance (hard to give examples without spoilers).
Lastly there was Cody himself: he has been the heart of the previous 2 series books, with his complex back-story, his conflicted thoughts, and his unpredictable reactions to situations and stimuli; but here he is reduced to the role of plodding, one-dimensional policeman in a procedural investigation - he simply doesn't have enough page time due to the concentration on the lives of the couple and the children. Ultimately this just felt like an attempt at a summer-read page-turning thriller, rather than the more intelligent, thoughtful crime novel that Jackson's previous books have been.
I have no problem with the quality of Jackson's writing (descriptions, phraseology, dialogue) which is excellent as always, or the recurring police characters who have been realistic and multi-dimensional (especially Cody) from the start of the series, or the plot idea of a childless couple stealing children to create their own family, or the personalities of this couple who were believably unhinged each in their own different ways. So I think I was struggling with the portrayal of the children, and also the way the plot was developed.
Firstly the children: 10-year old Daisy's reasoning ability and her selflessness with respect to the other children she had only just met seemed far too mature, especially considering her arrested development from being imprisoned in a room for 3 years; and 6-year old Poppy calmly accepted her fate of being imprisoned by strangers away from her home and parents after only a few initial tantrums.
Secondly the plot: the motivation for the couple to choose these particular children was only thrown in at the very end almost as an afterthought, whereas it would have been an interesting idea to explore more fully throughout the book. Also, credibility was stretched with too many convenient coincidences and key moments relying on random chance (hard to give examples without spoilers).
Lastly there was Cody himself: he has been the heart of the previous 2 series books, with his complex back-story, his conflicted thoughts, and his unpredictable reactions to situations and stimuli; but here he is reduced to the role of plodding, one-dimensional policeman in a procedural investigation - he simply doesn't have enough page time due to the concentration on the lives of the couple and the children. Ultimately this just felt like an attempt at a summer-read page-turning thriller, rather than the more intelligent, thoughtful crime novel that Jackson's previous books have been.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Exciting Read. Excellent Value.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2018Verified Purchase
I have read two of David Jackson's US based Callum Doyle books but this is my first Nathan Cody (British policeman) read. I very much prefer the latter.
My only gripe is please clearly number the books. I now think this book is number two of the series. Where there are ongoing characters, I like to read about them in order. If not you start thinking a time machine has somehow played a part in the story. Other than that though, the story is very much a stand-alone with a clear ending.
I quite like the characters in this series and I look forward to seeing how they will develop. Another good thing about this book is that there is very little swearing, unlike some I've read where the police can only operate if every line of dialogue includes expletives. This made a very nice change.
As for the main storyline, the pace is relentless right up to the last page. I kept looking at the time left in the book and thinking "Oh no, it's cutting it too close". It is definitely a one sitting read.
So enjoy, I don't think you will be disappointed especially at the current (24/05/18) price of 98p.
My only gripe is please clearly number the books. I now think this book is number two of the series. Where there are ongoing characters, I like to read about them in order. If not you start thinking a time machine has somehow played a part in the story. Other than that though, the story is very much a stand-alone with a clear ending.
I quite like the characters in this series and I look forward to seeing how they will develop. Another good thing about this book is that there is very little swearing, unlike some I've read where the police can only operate if every line of dialogue includes expletives. This made a very nice change.
As for the main storyline, the pace is relentless right up to the last page. I kept looking at the time left in the book and thinking "Oh no, it's cutting it too close". It is definitely a one sitting read.
So enjoy, I don't think you will be disappointed especially at the current (24/05/18) price of 98p.
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Gary H.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Written from the wrong point of view...Malcolm and Harriet are interesting story....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 July 2018Verified Purchase
Quite enjoyed this, flew through it in two sittings, but it was told from the wrong persons perspective.
The police procedural was very bland. Damaged cop, with a female sidekick, who have a history.....Yadda, yadda, yadda. Nothing to see here. All very much done to death. The real story was the Benson's, Malcolm and Harriet, now there's was the back story I wanted to hear, not damaged cop with a female sidekick. The motivation for those two was where the interest should have been. How'd they meet? How'd they come up with the idea? How'd they justify what they had done. What else was hidden in Malcolm's study?
Also the language and thoughts of Daisy didn't sound like the voice of a ten year old girl. Much to sophisticated, and reasoned.
The ending does pull the rug from under, though it did seem a little of an afterthought, more added for the sales blurb than to conclude the story.
The police procedural was very bland. Damaged cop, with a female sidekick, who have a history.....Yadda, yadda, yadda. Nothing to see here. All very much done to death. The real story was the Benson's, Malcolm and Harriet, now there's was the back story I wanted to hear, not damaged cop with a female sidekick. The motivation for those two was where the interest should have been. How'd they meet? How'd they come up with the idea? How'd they justify what they had done. What else was hidden in Malcolm's study?
Also the language and thoughts of Daisy didn't sound like the voice of a ten year old girl. Much to sophisticated, and reasoned.
The ending does pull the rug from under, though it did seem a little of an afterthought, more added for the sales blurb than to conclude the story.
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Carrie1107
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another roller coaster ride - hang on tight!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2018Verified Purchase
This is another brilliant book in the Nathan Cody series. This time Cody is on the trail of a boogeyman who abducts little girls right from under their parents’ noses. Why have these girls been chosen? Who’s taken them? Cody might just put himself in terrible danger by trying to find the answers. I would recommend you read this series of books in order, although this can be read as a stand alone. It will keep you up all night!
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Sarah-Lou
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 December 2018Verified Purchase
I didn't realise DS Cody featured in a series of books by David Jackson and although he refers to previous storylines from time to time, this is easily read as a stand alone. DS Cody is investigating a case of three missing girls, Ellie, Poppy and Daisy. We learn from the beginning they have been taken by Malcolm and his wife, Harriet, in order to provide them with what they call a proper home. The story is fast paced, focussing on Malcolm, harriet and the girls as well as the actual police investigation without getting too bogged down in detail. It is a real page turner. The characters are believable and the dialogue totally realistic. There is a great and very unexpected twist at the end.
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