Overview

The Silent Daughter throws us into Chris Morrison’s worst nightmare. His wife lies in a coma after a mysterious incident and his daughter is missing. As he hunts for her and for answers, buried secrets about his family and their lives start to surface in unsettling ways.

Writing & Voice

We found Christie’s writing sharp and compelling. Her voice balances emotional depth with detective momentum. The pacing is measured but gripping. There’s a strong sense of place in Edinburgh and its surroundings, and the internal voice of Chris keeps us close to his fear and confusion without melodrama.

Content & Perspective

The narrative follows Chris’s investigation into what happened to his daughter while also piecing together his wife’s strange accident. Layers of family tension and past choices emerge as he digs deeper, encountering suspects, red herrings and hidden motives that make him question everything he thought he knew.

Themes

The Silent Daughter explores loss, guilt, communication and the hidden fractures within a family. It probes how secrets change people and the lengths we go to protect those we love. It blends psychological tension with a broader crime mystery that keeps the stakes personal and urgent.

What Worked

• Gripping psychological tension that kept us turning pages.
• Strong character focus on a father’s desperate search.
• Effective setting in and around Edinburgh’s streets and edges.

Minor Quibbles

• Some twists feel familiar to fans of the genre.
• A few subplots could be tighter.

Final Thoughts

Tense, emotional, and tightly focused, The Silent Daughter stayed with us for its portrait of parental fear and the slow unravelling of family secrets under pressure.

Rating: ★★★★½ / 5