I so LOVED this book, I was absolutely addicted to it! It was my type of book in so many ways and although the subject matter was quite distressing at times, it was beautifully written and plotted with edge, fear and impressive solid characters you couldn't help engaging with.
The blurb -
Meet the Bensons. A pleasant enough couple. They keep themselves to themselves. They wash their car, mow their lawn and pass the time of day with their neighbours. And they have a beautiful little girl called Daisy. There's just one problem. Daisy doesn't belong to the Bensons. They stole her. And now they've decided that Daisy needs a little brother or sister. D. S. Nathan Cody is about to face his darkest and most terrifying case yet.....
I have never, ever, held my breath as many times as I did when reading "Don't Make A Sound". I was so engrossed in it, I truly felt I was in the bedroom with the girls, the tense atmosphere, the constant dread of the bolts being pulled back - just pure fear! My nerves were shredded by the end of the book but quite sad I'd finished it as I'd enjoyed it so much. It may well be a cliche but this book was totally unputdownable. David Jackson is a fantastic writer, has an intelligent and creative imagination and knows exactly what the readers wants in a crime book that keeps the reader engrossed in fear and trepidation. The twists and turns were phenomenal and the TOTALLY unexpected ending - oh my! I really didn't know what to think of it, I was just so stunned. Excellence and originality in its finest form.
"Don't Make A Sound" is the third in the DS Nathan Cody series and my first time reading any of them. There is plenty of information in this book to bring you up to date with the series but I would certainly be interested in reading the first two purely for enjoyment because if they are as intense and fabulously written as this one, they too will be fantastic reads.
5 stars and then some!!!!!
The blurb -
Meet the Bensons. A pleasant enough couple. They keep themselves to themselves. They wash their car, mow their lawn and pass the time of day with their neighbours. And they have a beautiful little girl called Daisy. There's just one problem. Daisy doesn't belong to the Bensons. They stole her. And now they've decided that Daisy needs a little brother or sister. D. S. Nathan Cody is about to face his darkest and most terrifying case yet.....
I have never, ever, held my breath as many times as I did when reading "Don't Make A Sound". I was so engrossed in it, I truly felt I was in the bedroom with the girls, the tense atmosphere, the constant dread of the bolts being pulled back - just pure fear! My nerves were shredded by the end of the book but quite sad I'd finished it as I'd enjoyed it so much. It may well be a cliche but this book was totally unputdownable. David Jackson is a fantastic writer, has an intelligent and creative imagination and knows exactly what the readers wants in a crime book that keeps the reader engrossed in fear and trepidation. The twists and turns were phenomenal and the TOTALLY unexpected ending - oh my! I really didn't know what to think of it, I was just so stunned. Excellence and originality in its finest form.
"Don't Make A Sound" is the third in the DS Nathan Cody series and my first time reading any of them. There is plenty of information in this book to bring you up to date with the series but I would certainly be interested in reading the first two purely for enjoyment because if they are as intense and fabulously written as this one, they too will be fantastic reads.
5 stars and then some!!!!!