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Book Review of The Silence

The Silence
The Silence
Author: Luca Veste
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Liverpool. 2015 with Flashbacks to 1992 which tell how the six friends met. Matt is the narrator. He asks his friends to attend a revival of 90's music festival in the countryside. Matt brings Alexander, Stuart is with Michelle and Chris is with Nicole. They hear a scream in the middle of the night and find Stuart being attacked by a man. They killed the stranger and covered it up. They didn't know their victim was a serial killer. The six promise each other they would not tell anyone about the body they buried. A year later, the pact has been broken. And the killing has started again. They start to think the killer has a partner and is coming after each of them.
This is a standalone thriller about The Candle Man who is a serial killer. It's a chilling book which is hard-to-put-down with a shocking ending I didn't see coming. The characters are unique and the plot is dark. I'm looking forward to reading more books by Veste as I do like his writing style. I would highly recommend this book to those who love thrillers. I would like to thank NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for a free copy for an honest review.