‘The Silent Mother’ by Liz Lawler is a psychological thriller that I was so looking forward to reading. Liz Lawler is an excellent author, I have read previous books by her and always loved them, I never even considered that I wouldn’t enjoy ‘The Silent Mother’.

Ruth Bennett is a G.P who lives in Bath. She receives a text from Thomas her son, asking for her support the next day as he is due in court. Ruth goes to the courts, not knowing exactly what Thomas is in court for and receives a shock when his barrister tells her why. Thomas is a no show in court so the police go to his flat and discover him dead, first impressions being he has taken his own life. Ruth won’t accept he has killed himself or that he has done the things he is being accused of, but can she find proof to clear his name?

Set in Bournemouth this is the story of a Mother’s relationship with her son. Liz Lawler has handled the issue of grief with such sensitivity and created the character of Ruth so well. I could sense her hurt, frustration, love and anger for Thomas at every turn in the story as she fights her case to clear his name.

Liz Lawler has brilliantly created a chilling thriller that has you second-guessing everything. The pacing of ‘The Silent Mother’ is perfect and I appreciated the red herrings and twists to the story which helped the tension build rather nicely too. Every character played their own part in the story with each one unique in their own way, which made me feel like they could have been real and I could have been with them while reading this book.

An author I do highly recommend if you live a twisty, tense and rather chilling psychological thriller.

Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for my place on the tour and the copy of this excellent book.