Kate processes the mail day in, day out at Standington Prison. With her home life turning stale, she spends her days obsessing over the correspondence between an inmate and his girlfriend. Who is sexy Anna West and what does she see in a cold-blooded killer?

Kate also suspects her husband of having an affair. Harper, her stepdaughter, is full of teenage angst and resentment towards her. Her other stepdaughter, seven-year-old Felicity, has selective mutism, brought on by the trauma following her mother’s death.

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One risky move follows another as Kate delves deeper and deeper into Anna West’s life. She’s not prepared for the danger she stumbles into – danger that will threaten her whole family as they are swept into a web of secrets and lies.

Just how far will Kate go to save her family?

The Silent Midwinter is an edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller with a shocking twist that will floor you.

My Review

I fell asleep on the sofa last night and woke up at 1.30am. I couldn’t get back to sleep so I continued reading The Silent Midwinter from where I left off – about a third off the way through. Next thing it’s 5.30am and I have 30 mins to go. I did get back to sleep and when the alarm went off at 7am the first thing I did was finish the book. That was when one of the most unique twists occurred. I never expected that ending.

Our main character and narrator for much of the story, Kate, processes the mail at Standington Prison. She works with her best friend Mala and together they must decide what the prisoners are allowed to receive.

Two years ago she married a widower, whose wife was killed, leaving him with two daughters. Harper is in her mid-teens and is being bullied at school, for which she blames Kate’s job and the fact that Kate went to the school to report the bullying. Seven-year-old Felicity, or Fizzy, has selective mutism, brought on by the trauma of her mother’s death. But for some strange reason, she will only speak to Kate, while Harper appears to hate her.

Kate thinks her husband is having an affair, is bored and frustrated, and becomes obsessed with one of the inmates, whose glamorous girlfriend Anna West sends revealing and provocative photographs with her letters, which have to be sifted out and destroyed.

What Kate does next is both stupid and dangerous, putting herself and her family in danger from a gang of criminals. But just how far will she go to protect them?

It’s such an exciting book, so to say I literally could not put it down is no exaggeration.

Many thanks to @zooloo2008 for inviting me to be part of this blog tour.

About the Author

Jamie-Lee Brooke is the pen name of Brooke Venables who lives with her twin sons in the Worcestershire area. She is an author of both horror and thrillers and works as a dental nurse which gives her plenty of scope to imagine putting people in uncomfortable situations. She loves her job and takes great satisfaction in helping people to smile.

Jamie-Lee’s biggest achievement to date is graduating after studying with the Open University for six years, achieving a BA Honours in Humanities with classical studies and creative writing. It was no mean feat whilst working and being a mum to twins who both have autism and learning difficulties.

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