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Longlisted for the New Blood Dagger Award 2021
'A darkly gripping and addictive read. I tore through it in a few days' ESTHER FREUD
'Deeply engrossing ... an exquisite literary thriller' PHILIPPA EAST
'Emotionally wrenching' WALL STREET JOURNAL
'Impossible to put down' TREVOR WOOD
A missing woman
30 years ago, in the suffocating heat of a Sydney summer, the Greens' next-door neighbour Mandy disappeared without a trace.
A cold case reopened
In 1997, in a basement flat in Hackney, Isla Green is awakened by a call in the middle of the night: her father is under suspicion of Mandy's murder.
A devastating secret
How well does Isla know her father? Is he capable of doing something terrible? And is there another secret in their community - a conspiracy of silence which stretches deep into Australia's past?
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'An atmospheric, convincing portrayal of the way that the decisions we make, both individually and collectively, reverberate down the years' GUARDIAN
'Allott uses the scandal of Australia's stolen children to devastating effect in this memorable debut' SUNDAY TIMES
'A riveting mystery, beautifully unwound. The Silence excavates dark, decades-old secrets buried in human hearts, in families and in nations. I read it in one weekend' ERIN KELLY
'An impressive and beautifully written, Australian-set debut with the devastating subject of the Stolen Generation at its core' FIONA MITCHELL
'Tense, atmospheric and brilliantly paced. The Silence is fraught with disturbing secrets and powerful emotions. I loved it' FRANCESCA JAKOBI
'A brooding, suspenseful debut' SUNDAY MIRROR
'A suspenseful, beautifully crafted debut for fans of Celeste Ng and Jane Harper' TELEGRAPH AUSTRALIA
'Intricate and suspenseful... [a] stellar debut' NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS
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The Silence by Susan Allot
I finished this book tonight and I’m not sure how I feel about it. The story starts with Isla, who’s living in London and receives a phone call from her father in Australia who says he’s being investigated as a suspect in the disappearance of their neighbour Mandy. It was assumed she moved away 30 years ago but is now being investigated as a crime. The story then evolves with dual storylines from 1967 and 1997. A slow burn which didn’t really have a mystery feel to it, rather a story of systemic dysfunction and the inter-generational effect of secrecy compounded by alcoholism. I found it a difficult read as it was quite depressing. There’s also a subplot around the removal of Aboriginal babies from their families and being placed into care which I didn’t know a huge amount about. It did give an insight into the racism of the time towards indigenous people. I wasn’t really sure how to rate this book as I didn’t feel good after reading it. In the end I gave it 3.5 ⭐️
