The Silent Ones

Would you try and escape if your freedom meant murder?

He'll do whatever it takes to find his missing sister. But playing a killer is a very dangerous game . . .

Darren Evans was only eleven when his beloved sister Carly and four other teenage girls disappeared, sparking a huge police investigation.

Eventually, a woman confessed to their murders. But although she admitted her guilt, Olivia Duvall refused to say what had happened to those five missing girls. Or where their bodies might lie.

Ten years later, Darren's family are still no closer to the truth. Desperate to alleviate his parents' heartbreak, Darren gets a job as a cleaner in the psychiatric hospital where Olivia was committed, hoping he can make her tell him his sister's fate once and for all.

“Praise for WINK MURDER”

Praise for THE FIRST CUT - :

[A] suspenseful Hitchcockian tale . . . [one of the] top ten crime books to take on holiday - Telegraph

Top notch suspense! From first page to last, Knight delivers as she plunges an ordinary married couple into a steadily growing horror of past lies, fresh betrayals and murderous revenge. - Lisa Gardner

With razor-sharp suspense from page one, Ali Knight injects tension with the precision of a surgeon. Reminiscent of Fatal Attraction with a chilling twist. Highly recommended. - Stephen Leather

'It is some time since I have been so completely absorbed and taken out of myself . . . This is Ali Knight's second book and it is hard to imagine how she can beat it, but I hope to goodness that she does! -

The resourceful self-reliance of the imperilled heroine Nicky . . . the large cast and complicated happenings make an intriguing . . . read and Ali Knight writes well. - Literary Review

This thriller will have you on the edge of your seat desperate to read more. Perfect for fans of James Patterson . . . I was left completely shocked with the twist at the end. -

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Ali Knight has worked as a journalist and sub-editor at the BBC, Guardian and Observer and helped to launch some of the Daily Mail and Evening Standard's most successful websites. She lives with her family in London.

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He'll do whatever it takes to find his missing sister. Darren Evans was only eleven when his beloved sister Carly and four other teenage girls disappeared, sparking a huge police investigation. Eventually, a woman confessed to their murders. But although she admitted her guilt, Olivia Duvall refused to say what had happened to those five missing girls. Or where their bodies might lie. Ten years later, Darren's family are still no closer to the truth. Desperate to alleviate his parents' heartbreak, Darren gets a job as a cleaner in the psychiatric hospital where Olivia was committed, hoping he can make her tell him his sister's fate once and for all. But playing a killer is a very dangerous game . . . '[One of the] top ten crime books to take on holiday' Telegraph on The First Cut 'A clever thriller . . . gripping' Sunday Mirror on Until Death 'Knight's knack with plot ensures that everything rattles along nicely in Nicci French territory.' Independent on Sunday A journalist and sub-editor, Ali Knight also helped to launch successful websites for the Daily Mail and Evening Standard . She is the author of Wink Murder, The First Cut and Until Death .

Would you try and escape if your freedom meant murder? He'll do whatever it takes to find his missing sister. But playing a killer is a very dangerous game . . . Darren Evans was only eleven when his beloved sister Carly and four other teenage girls disappeared, sparking a huge police investigation.Eventually, a woman confessed to their murders. But although she admitted her guilt, Olivia Duvall refused to say what had happened to those five missing girls. Or where their bodies might lie. Ten years later, Darren's family are still no closer to the truth. Desperate to alleviate his parents' heartbreak, Darren gets a job as a cleaner in the psychiatric hospital where Olivia was committed, hoping he can make her tell him his sister's fate once and for all.

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