One Fugitive. A deadly conspiracy. No rules.
Mari Hannah is an award-winning author whose authentic voice is no happy accident. A former probation officer, she has contributed to CID training for Northumbria Police and lives in rural Northumberland with her partner, an ex-murder detective. Mari turned to scriptwriting when her career was cut short following an assault on duty. Her debut, The Murder Wall (adapted from a script she developed with the BBC) won her the Polari First Book Prize. Its follow-up, Settled Blood, picked up a Northern Writers' Award. She went on to be shortlisted for the Dagger in the Library and is currently Reader in Residence for Harrogate International Crime Writing Festival.
Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari
Hannah
*Val McDermid*
Exciting and frightening thriller, that makes you look over your
shoulder, even here in peaceful Norway - made me think of
"Homeland" when I read it.
*Gunnar Staalesen*
It has everything a good thriller should, compelling characters, a
gripping plot and storyline, superb pacing and a strong sense of
place. In addition it has heart, something many thrillers sorely
lack. Mari Hannah's superb writing style is put to good use during
this break from her series and I was annoyed every time I was
forced to put the book down and do mundane yet necessary stuff like
eat or sleep.
*Yrsa Sigurðardóttir*
The Silent Room by Mari Hannah is a dark, gripping and brutal work
of true quality from a writer at the very peak of her powers.
*David Mark*
A tense and compelling standalone thriller from one of our foremost
crime writers. This book gripped me from the opening pages and
never let go.
*David Jackson, author of Cry Baby*
Mari Hannah has always had two key specialities: a gift for
genuinely ingenious plotting matched by a skill at choreographing
suspense sequences that is the equal of more stellar names in the
genre. Both characteristics are at full stretch in The Silent Room,
with everyone involved (notably the warring officers in the
Northumbrian police) leaping off the page. But a crime novel stands
or falls on how vividly its central protagonist is conjured, and
Hannah has come up with a real winner in Detective Sergeant Matt
Ryan.
*Independent*
Taut storytelling and razor-sharp dialogue - not to mention
Hannah's use of the Northumberland countryside - make this a novel
not to be missed.
*Daily Mail*
Very creepy. Read it on your commute and you'll be looking over
your shoulder all the way home.
*Marie Claire*
Mari has had a varied career and her partner was once a murder
detective, which perhaps explains why she pulls some punches about
the police force here...This story is based on actual experience,
like so many crime novels. It is relatively mild, as far as
language and explicit violence go, and despite or because of that
it is curiously gripping and enjoyable.
*Literary Review*
Pacey, standalone thriller . . . turns out to be an International
conspiracy, with all the delicious twists and turns that
entails.
*Sunday Express*
Hannah knows how to keep up the pace of her narrative with an
excellent mix of action scenes and engaging character . . . Best of
all, she creates high drama without using psychopaths, paedophiles
or lost children.
*BookOxygen*
A rollercoaster of a ride involving corruption, surveillance and
espionage . . . the author is a brilliant writer.
*Sun*
A tightly plotted, page turning read with believable characters and
a good sense of time and place.
*Choice Magazine*
Marks out this former probation officer as one of our most exciting
and accomplished crime writers . . . Since the publication of The
Murder Wall in 2012, Hannah has deservedly moved into the top
league, producing deep, dark, action-packed thrillers that showcase
her keen eye for authentic police and forensic detail, masterful
plotting and superb characterisation skills . . . As always,
Hannah's intelligent plotting is given extra impetus by a cast of
vibrant and credible characters, each beautifully portrayed and
each explored and developed with the author's remarkable insight,
empathy and sensitivity.Clever, compelling and sophisticated.
*Lancashire Evening Post*
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