The Silent Boy

From the No 1 bestselling author of The American Boy comes a brilliant new historical thriller set during the French Revolution Paris, 1792 Terror reigns as the city writhes in the grip of revolution The streets run with blood as thousands lose their heads to the guillotine Edward Savill, working in London as agent for a wealthy American, receives word that his estranged wife Augusta has been killed in France She leaves behind ten year old Charles, who is brought to England to Charnwood Court, a house in the country leased by a group of emigre refugees Savill is sent to retrieve the boy, though it proves easier to reach Charnwood than to leave And only when Savill arrives there does he discover that Charles is mute The boy has witnessed horrors beyond his years, but what terrible secret haunts him so deeply that he is unable to utter a word Download The Silent Boy author Andrew Taylor – kino-fada.fr As we know or ought to anyway Taylor is far away the finest living author of historical crime fiction easily amongst the top English novelists full stop Our story begins in August 1792 with the Parisian mob sacking the Tuileries, which marked the descent of the French Revolution into its worst phase It seems a boy named Charles has seen his mother killed taken refuge with one of her lovers, a French aristocrat who takes the boy with him, along with his dependents, an As we know or ought to anyway Taylor is far away the finest living author of historical crime fiction easily amongst the top English novelists full stop Our story begins in August 1792 with the Parisian mob sacking the Tuileries, which marked the descent of the French Revolution into its worst phase It seems a boy named Charles has seen his mother killed taken refuge with one of her lovers, a French aristocrat who takes the boy with him, along with his dependents, an apostate bishop a quack doctor, into exile to a remote country house in Somerset Mysteriously, the boy will speak to no one remains mute regardless to threats provocations Whether the title character suffers from hysterical aphonia I ve only heard this word spoken once in real li...Andrew Taylor is one of our greatest living historical novelists no, scratch the historical, he s one of our greatest living novelists, period Always inspiring, his sense of time and place are impeccable and, as ever, the inexorable draw from apparent normality into a world of increasing danger is hair raising and gut clenching, but there s a lyricism in the darkness that leavens the mix and makes the characters, even the grim ones, engaging...A superb companion volume to the author s The Scent of Death, with that novel s protagonist Arthur Savill ten years older and now dealing with the son of his unfaithful wife who has perished in revolutionary Paris The boy has been traumatised by apparently witnessing the brutal act and now refuses to talk or communicate with those around him But there are those who wish to silence him permanently The na...Another stunning book from Andrew Taylor I really enjoyed the continuing story of Edward Savill, who is a terrific character Such satisfying booksSay nothing Not a word to anyone Whatever you see Whatever you hear Do you understand Say nothing Paris, 1792The Tuileries Palace is stormed by the mob, and nearby a ten year old boy witnesses a traumatic event He is spirited away to England, and Edward Savill accepts the task of retrieving the boy from Charnwood Court, a country estate where young Charles is living with some Frenchmigr s Easier said than done Two of the many problems encountered in what was perceived to be a simple Say nothing Not a word to anyone Whatever you see Whatever you hear Do you understand Say nothing Paris, 1792The Tuileries Palace is stormed by the mob, and nearby a ten year old boy witnesses a traumatic event He is spirited away to England, and Edward Savill accepts the task of retrieving the boy from Charnwood Court, a country estate where young Charles is living with some Frenchmigr s Easier said than done Two of the many problems encountered in what was perceived to be a simple task are a a nasty tootha...Wow A historical thriller set during the French Revolution that just built and built to a frenetic finish.Edward Savill learns that his estranged wife been killed in France and left behind a 10 year old son It seems a simple enough task for Edward to fetch the boy that has been brought to England by French refugees.Nothing proves simple, though One of the emigres claims that the boy Charles is his son, though as he was still legally married to his wife, Savill has legal guardianship of the boy Wow A historical thriller set during the French Revolution that just built and built to a frenetic finish.Edward Savill learn...I think the story lost its impetus in the middle but apart from that I really enjoyed it Im on a real reading kick at the moment and Im getting through books quite quickly but I dont think that had anything to do with my enjoyment of this book The characters were all pretty well fleshed out apart from the ones who werent for a specific reason The plot was interesting and I guessed the bad guy fairly late which is always a good sign for the book I will definitely readfrom this writer I think the story lost its impetus in the middle but apart from that I really enjoyed it I m on a real reading kic...Taylor delivers another edge of your seat historical thriller, this time with a psychosomatically mute boy at the center of things he witnessed his mother s murder Not a spoiler this happens on page one The rest is an exciting chase to see who will find the boy his French father his English mother s...Dreadfully dull The focus was on the historical setting rather than the story Its not too long before you dont care why the boy is silent or what he saw to make him silent Dreadfully dull The focus was on the historical setting rather than the story It s not too long before you don t care wh...Edward Savill is given word that his estranged wife has been murdered in France Her son, Charles witnessed the murder and as a way of protection and keeping silent refuses to speak Savill is sent to collect Charles and bring him back but of course it does not go smoothly and there are various obstacles and kidnappings and crimes committed along the way I really wanted to enjoy this book as it is exactly my sort of read but I did not This is quite a long book, 440 pages and I did not think Edward Savill is given word that his estranged wife has been murdered in France Her son, Charles witnessed the murder and as a way of protection and keeping silent refuses to speak Savill is sent to collect Charles and bring him back but of course it does not go smoothly and there are various obstacles ...

• English
• 13 July 2018
Andrew Taylor
• Paperback
• 448 pages
• 0007506600
• Andrew Taylor
• The Silent Boy