Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.

Start by marking “No One Will Hear Your Screams (John Driscoll Mystery)” as Want to Read:

Other editions

Enlarge cover

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Open Preview

No One Will Hear Your Screams (John Driscoll Mystery)

Thomas O'Callaghan

3.89 · Rating details · 44 ratings · 31 reviews

Is there a sociopathic killer on the loose and murdering prostitutes in New York City? NYPD’s top cop, Homicide Commander Lieutenant John Driscoll, believes there is. Someone who calls himself “Tilden” and claims to have been sexually abused as a child by his mother’s john. But what could have triggered Tilden’s rage that has him on a mission to eradicate all the women of ...more

Get A Copy

Paperback, 352 pages

Published May 9th 2020 by WildBlue Press

More Details... Edit Details

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Reader Q&A

To ask other readers questions about No One Will Hear Your Screams, please sign up.

Be the first to ask a question about No One Will Hear Your Screams

Lists with This Book

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Great Crime and Mysteries

161 books — 106 voters

More lists with this book...

Community Reviews

Showing 1-30

Average rating 3.89 ·

Rating details

· 44 ratings · 31 reviews

More filters

Sort order

Start your review of No One Will Hear Your Screams (John Driscoll Mystery)

May 26, 2020 Linda Strong rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-2020, read-in-2020

Who is embalming prostitutes while they are still alive?

That's the question that keeps Lieutenant John Driscoll awake at night. There's a name for the killer ... Tilden. But who is he? What's motives of these killings?

He and his team, Sergeant Margaret Aligante and Detective Cedric Thomlinson, set out to stop this vicious killer before he kills again.

"Tilden" may not be so easy to catch. He claims to have been abused when he was a child. He obviously has at least a little medical knowledge. He i ...more

flag 10 likes · Like · see review

Jun 14, 2020 Nursebookie rated it it was amazing

I loved reading about NYPD’s top cop, Homicide Commander Lieutenant John Driscoll. Driscoll’s character is brilliant - he wears his heart on his sleeves, is dedicated for sure, with a tough history - a wife in a coma and his only daughter dead from a tragic car accident. This time Driscoll is faced with the worst - O’Callaghan delivered with an unthinkable sociopathic killer that had me squirming in fear for this character. The plot is razor sharp and the story pacing moved quickly with the shor ...more

flag 15 likes · Like · see review

May 27, 2020 Lyndie rated it liked it · review of another edition

No One Will hear your screams is the 3rd book in the John Driscoll series. I havent read the first two books but this book could easily be read as a stand alone. Cases from the previous books are mentioned and I do feel that it would be beneficial to read the books in order though not necessary.

Let me start by saying I despise Tildens character. What an absolute piece of shit he is! As much as I hate this character his crimes make for a suspenseful read. Also O'Callaghan did a splendid job in de ...more

flag 4 likes · Like · see review

May 29, 2020 BreeAnn (She Just Loves Books) rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, thriller, suspense, crime-fiction

What I Loved:
No One Will Hear Your Screams had an excellent plot that had some great twists that kept me on the edge of my seat! I loved how the pieces all fell into place rounding out the entire stories and leading to those great “AH HA!” moments as the book wrapped up.

How I Felt:
This book had a great plot that I felt was really well put together. All the pieces fell into place and there was a good amount of suspense and surprise throughout the story.

The character Tilden was so awful. I applaud What I Loved:
No One Will Hear Your Screams had an excellent plot that had some great twists that kept me on the edge of my seat! I loved how the pieces all fell into place rounding out the entire stories and leading to those great “AH HA!” moments as the book wrapped up.

How I Felt:
This book had a great plot that I felt was really well put together. All the pieces fell into place and there was a good amount of suspense and surprise throughout the story.

The character Tilden was so awful. I applaud Thomas O’Callaghan for creating a character that I just completely despised. He was such a disgusting person, it was hard to read the portions of the story that were from his point of view. I would have liked him to be focused on a little less, or for his character to have had some other dimensions that would have fleshed him out a bit more.

Driscoll’s character was really well-built and I enjoyed reading about him. I liked that he was flawed, it made him very real. He struggles with issues from his own past and works to put those things aside to focus on the capture of this sociopath.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story. I liked seeing the clues that led Lieutenant Driscoll from point A to point B in the story. I enjoyed his character as well as his sidekicks from the department. The plot was exciting and had great twists to keep me on the edge of my seat!

Content Warning:
Prostitution, stalking, abduction.

To Read or Not To Read:
I would recommend this to readers that enjoy a dark mystery that provides a lot of insight into the mind of the killer.

No One Will Hear Your Screams is the third book in the John Driscoll Mystery series, but I felt that this could be read as a stand-alone if you have not read the rest of the series yet. This book does reference previous cases that Driscoll has worked on, but it did not affect my ability to understand the story in any way.

I was provided an advanced reader's copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntarily.

My full review of this book will post to my blog on 6/5/20. All of my reviews can be found at https://shejustlovesbooks.com/all-boo... ...more

flag 3 likes · Like · see review

Jul 03, 2020 Jayasree B rated it really liked it · review of another edition

An excellently written crime thriller. There is plenty of gore in it, the stuff of nightmares and the devolving mind of a serial killer keeps the reader captivated. I was a little disappointed to not know why Tilden was the way he is, but I guess no one can point out a single point at which the human mind turns bad.

flag 3 likes · Like · see review

May 21, 2020 Billie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

flag 1 like · Like · see review

Jul 01, 2020 Becki rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: available-dec-2020, books-2020

A little bit of religious trivia mixed in with crimes is always interesting. This serial killer definitely had a few issues with his religious upbringing.

The action in this book starts pretty quickly. Tilden is on a mission - he’s got a list of women who have done him wrong, and he’s decided their punishment is death. While each of the bodies are discovered in unique places and situations, Lieutenant John Driscoll finds enough clues to know they’re connected.

While there was more about Tilden tha ...more

flag 1 like · Like · see review

May 21, 2020 Gary Regan rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Is there a sociopath on the loose in New York City? The NYPD believes there is. More importantly, will NYPD’s top cop, Homicide Commander Lieutenant John. Driscoll put an end to the madness? He soon discovers Tilden’s not your common murderer. Far from it. Would a common murderer take the time to embalm his victims? The Lieutenant’s assistants, Sergeant Margaret Aligante and Detective Cedric Thomlinson, sure don’t think so. Especially when that embalming is ruled the cause of death by New York C ...more

flag 1 like · Like · see review

Jun 18, 2020 Cheryl rated it it was amazing

I read this book in 1 day. I was hooked. Everyone was a key character in this book as well as strong. I did not feel like the police were weaker then the killer. It was a true cate and mouse intensity pace story.

I can take and have read a lot of gritty murder mystery/suspense novels but I have to tell you that some of the scenes were hard core. I even felt my stomach on one scene. Yet. I recommend this book to readers who don't have a weak stomach and are looking for a great book to read. This ...more

flag 1 like · Like · see review

May 24, 2020 Cristie Underwood rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a pretty good read, as I really enjoyed the suspense and the characters were well-developed. The only character that I had a slight issue with was Tilden, as I think the author wrote him as one-dimensional, as there was opportunity to flesh this character out a bit more.

flag 1 like · Like · see review

May 31, 2020 Jennifer (JC-S) rated it it was ok

Shelves: review-books, net-galley

‘Hello? Is anyone there?’

Who is murdering prostitutes in New York City? And why is the killer embalming them? We know the killer is named Tilden, and we know what his objective is. But why is he killing these particular women and how quickly can he be caught?

Lieutenant John Driscoll, Detective Cedric Thomlinson and Sergeant Margaret Aligante are the team who will try to find Tilden. Each of the three have issues of their own to deal with: issues which will bring both insight (and potential barri ...more

flag 1 like · Like · see review

Jul 03, 2020 Rishika S. rated it did not like it

A big thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book. I thought the blurb was really interesting and I tried really hard to like the book. But at the end of it, No One Will Hear Your Screams by Thomas O'Callaghan was just a disappointing read.
I'm taking a slightly different approach in this review, primarily because I found it a bit difficult to get through the story. I didn't want to close it as a DNF, so I'm just going to summarize what I felt after ensuring I completed it.

Genre:
Mystery, Suspe ...more

flag Like · see review

Jul 11, 2020 Ray Palen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The novel NO ONE WILL HEAR YOUR SCREAMS begins with a brutal murder. A woman is buried and incapacitated while a crazed man takes an instrument that resembles an elongated harpoon to pierce her with. The instrument is actually a make-shift version of one used by any undertaker and the captured woman suffers the horrific fate of having her body filled with embalming fluid while she was still alive.

The man responsible for this evil deed is named Tilden and he has a simple agenda --- to take down e The novel NO ONE WILL HEAR YOUR SCREAMS begins with a brutal murder. A woman is buried and incapacitated while a crazed man takes an instrument that resembles an elongated harpoon to pierce her with. The instrument is actually a make-shift version of one used by any undertaker and the captured woman suffers the horrific fate of having her body filled with embalming fluid while she was still alive.

The man responsible for this evil deed is named Tilden and he has a simple agenda --- to take down every prostitute he can find. He promises that when he is done every one of those vile sluts will be tracked down, cleansed, and obliterated. Even though Tilden is focused on making his claims a reality, they are still horrendous crimes and someone cannot simply go around murdering people. Tilden himself will be tracked down throughout this novel by a trio of law enforcement professionals: NYPD Homicide Commander Lieutenant John Driscoll and his handpicked team of Sergeant Margaret Aligante and Detective Cedric Thomlinson.

When the body of the young woman mentioned previously is found, Driscoll and company realize they are facing an evil villain who knew what he was doing. It was a form of centrifugal pump that was used to embalm this victim. The first thing they recognize is that the killer had to be in the medical profession or an undertaker. Secondly, when they find a locket of Saint Vitalis of Gaza under the victims' tongue it alerts them that the killer is also going to be targeting 'women of the evening' as Vitalis of Gaza was the patron saint of prostitutes.

Tilden becomes even more determined and enraged when one intended victim turns the tables on him. A prostitute he had picked up with intention of murdering is able to subdue Tilden. When he awakes he is bleeding rectally and in great pain. He finds himself in the hospital having undergone major surgery to repair the tears to his anus and colon caused by brutal penetration with a large object. It's impossible to not be specific and graphic with a novel like this because of the evil we are dealing with. NO ONE WILL HEAR YOUR SCREAMS is no mere crime drama as the villainous Tilden is the embodiment of evil and readers will learn his backstory will include major resentment against the Catholic Church, specifically Nuns.

Driscoll and his team have nothing to focus on except for catching this killer. When they make the connection to his religious resentment, Driscoll questions Father Clement at a Church in Upstate New York's Catskill Mountains. He is curious about the torching of a Church in New York City fifteen years earlier which he believes may be tied to the current serial murders. The flashbacks to Tilden's past are horrific all on their own and provide some incentive for why he is doing what he is doing. One of the more evil deeds witnessed in this novel is when Tilden literally crucifies an elderly Nun, Sister Agathon, who he personally feels should be tried for counts of child abuse. Whether the reader feels any sympathy for Tilden is purely subjective and it must be remembered that the person giving us this personal history is most definitely criminally insane.

The investigation run by the Driscoll trio is top-notch, as we watch them follow clue after clue, each one leading them closer to Tilden. Meanwhile, Tilden's murders become more and more brutal and this is what adds the necessary horror tones to what could have been a routine crime story. NO ONE WILL HEAR YOUR SCREAMS is a solid read and one that requires a strong stomach and physical constitution to get through.

Reviewed by Ray Palen for JournalStone Hell Notes

...more

flag Like · see review

May 29, 2020 Grady rated it it was amazing

A fine ‘keep the lights on’ thriller!

New York author Thomas O’Callaghan is moving up in the ranks of fine thriller mystery writers. His books to date – BONE THIEF, THE SCREAMING ROOM, and now NO ONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAM. After earning his liberal arts degree form Richmond College he worked as an insurance agent, and now, fortunately for us, he turns his attention to creating superb thrillers – mind exit posts for escaping the chaos of the day!

Back in the saddle is Homicide Commander Lieutenant J A fine ‘keep the lights on’ thriller!

New York author Thomas O’Callaghan is moving up in the ranks of fine thriller mystery writers. His books to date – BONE THIEF, THE SCREAMING ROOM, and now NO ONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAM. After earning his liberal arts degree form Richmond College he worked as an insurance agent, and now, fortunately for us, he turns his attention to creating superb thrillers – mind exit posts for escaping the chaos of the day!

Back in the saddle is Homicide Commander Lieutenant John Driscoll, the diligent and testy hero of Thomas’ other novels, and here is in full force, well defined and inciting more insights into his past. As with his other novels, O’Callaghan proves he can create the most heinous criminals imaginable, and after a ‘killing’ incident that opens the book, this new killer is introduced: ‘Inside the shed Tilden put down the rubber tubing he’d been toying with and checked his watch. Reaching for his notebook he wrote: ‘sodium thiopental, 100 mgm – ninety-seven minutes’. Tapping on the pad with his pencil, he narrowed his eyes, lost to thought. Allowing for the difference in doses, between the sodium thiopental, a barbiturate, and the Isofluane, an ether, this filly had recovered slower than he’d anticipated. He raised an eyebrow. Maybe an interaction between the two drugs? A clash of anesthetics? That might do it.’ Putting an ear to the door, Tilden smiled, The b***h had finally stopped screaming…’

That degree of attention to detail and in depth communication of derring-do make this novel soar. The plot: ‘Is there a sociopathic killer on the loose and murdering prostitutes in New York City? NYPD’s top cop, Homicide Commander Lieutenant John Driscoll, believes there is. Someone who calls himself “Tilden” and claims to have been sexually abused as a child by his mother’s john. But what could have triggered Tilden’s rage that has him on a mission to eradicate all the women of the night in The Big Apple? More importantly, will Driscoll put an end to the madness? He soon discovers Tilden’s not the run-of-the-mill sociopath. After all, would a common murderer have taken the time to embalm his victims, which the New York City chief medical examiner determined was the cause of their deaths? Driscoll, a man haunted by the events of an unstable childhood himself, must put aside any sympathy he may have for Tilden and put a stop to his murderous rampage. Teamed up with Sergeant Margaret Aligante and Detective Cedric Thomlinson, who have their own issues, the commander sets out to stop the killings and bring Tilden to justice before he kills again.’

Clearly Thomas O’Callaghan is moving up in the ranks and we can only hope his Driscoll character continues to surprise us in future novels. ...more

flag Like · see review

Nov 24, 2020 Beverly Laude rated it really liked it

Shelves: thriller-suspense, audio, 2020

If you enjoy watching "Criminal Minds", you will probably enjoy this book. A sociopathic killer is on the loose in NYC, killing prostitutes in sadistic ways. Lieutenant John Driscoll and his team are in a race against time to try to find him before he can kill again.

The killer seems to be on a rampage against his dead mother and Catholic Nuns for the wrongs that were committed against him as a child. Each murder just seems to feed the demons inside him.

First of all, if you are squeamish, steer c ...more

flag Like · see review

Nov 13, 2020 Claudia rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, audiobook

So, this book... ~sights~ okay, it kept me hooked from the beginning and I really liked the way in which there is actual police work happening in here. And there were a couple of twists that I didn't see coming and actually were functional to the plot.

OTOH, this should come with a warning for Catholics. I am not a religious person and yet I'm struggling to not get offended in their behalf. Believe me, this was a first for me!

We spent a lot of time with the killer, and that has its pro and its c ...more

flag Like · see review

Aug 25, 2020 Brittney our.bookish.reads rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Holy crap, this book is grotesque and grisly, but it's also a phenomenal read; I was hooked (no pun intended) from page one and there are several twists that I was not expecting.
Thomas O'Callaghan gets right into the meat of the characters and story straight away, there are no pulled punches in this one.

Learning about Tilden's MO, what he did, getting into his mind and his background was horrifyingly disturbing and real. A lot of the book focuses on this character, which yes, I understand why, ...more

flag Like · see review

Jan 02, 2021 Magen • Bone Chilling Books rated it really liked it

𝗡𝗢 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦 by Thomas O’Callaghan (published by Wild Blue Press in May 2020) has been on my shelf since I received it from FSB Associates over the summer last year. This was my first book of 2021.⁣
⁣
Trigger warnings include rape, forced sodomy, prostitution, stalking, abduction, hate against women, graphic scenes, sexual abuse to a child.⁣
⁣
I loved the plot line. The crazier the better and this serial killer is sick and twisted, an easily unlikable character for all the right rea ...more

1 like · Like · see review

Jun 12, 2020 Sandie Vega rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This author has a very vivid and scary imagination that will terrify you. It’s one of those books that you can’t put down! The story unwinds and has a cast of characters all entwined together. You have to keep track and pay attention from word one through the end. The author, Thomas O’Callaghan has done his research, all of the religious details are on point and accurate. The way he tells the story with short chapters jump from topic to topic, but he pulls it all together in the end to give the ...more

flag Like · see review

Jul 29, 2020 Hana Correa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

When I first started reading about the crimes perpetrated by Tilden, a sociopathic, sadistic serial killer I thought this had to be one of the most savage, brutal deaths ever thought up. There can’t be many ways that would be worse to die than being embalmed while alive. This serial killer wears more than one hat, and each victim is killed a different and brutal way. On his trail is Lieutenant Driscoll, a battle hardened detective who has encountered savage serial killers before. I didn’t read b ...more

flag Like · see review

Aug 18, 2020 Fiona Keatley rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book took me a while to get into because at the start it is extremely disturbing, detailing one of the crimes being committed by the killer. Once the police officers and other good guys are introduced it is much easier to get into the plot. There are many subplots spreading from the main plot which ensure one has to keep concentrating at all times. It is worth concentrating though. The crimes impact the police officers deeply and the history of this is well explained which ensures buy in by ...more

flag Like · see review

Oct 04, 2020 Tayler Hill rated it liked it · review of another edition

I love discovering new detective mysteries so I am always up for trying a new one. There were parts of this one I enjoyed, but overall I am not eager to continue the series. I liked how the killer had their own chapters/perspective from the beginning. I liked the crime and the layers to it. I felt like the characters should have had more depth. I didn’t feel strongly any particular way, they were just there. I personally found the one character to be too religious for me. This book also felt a l ...more

flag Like · see review

Nov 04, 2020 Sandra Guerra-Cruz rated it liked it

Definitely worth the read but not for the squeamish. If you can handle it, go for it. I mean, the guy stuffs one of them, intending to roast her and eat her. I took it as symbolism, humans do that to animals all the time. One of the characters, Moira, a teenager who helps the police hack onto computers sometimes, gives new meaning to "flawed" because she is sexually aroused by sadistic killers.

Aside from the story, some of the spacing was off and it could of been better edited. There are some " ...more

flag Like · see review

Dec 14, 2020 Holly Lenz rated it really liked it

No One Will Hear Your Screams is an entertaining but truly disturbing book full of awful things that will haunt the reader’s/ listener’s dreams and keep them up at night. This book ups the ante gruesome imagery, and the horror is not limited to the villain as it seems all of the characters have their own nightmares to share.

Contains graphic and disturbing violence as well as perverted sexual scenes and rape.

The narrator of the book does a good job bringing the story to life.

I received a compli ...more

flag Like · see review

Nov 15, 2020 Reggie rated it really liked it

Childhood abuse turns a once-quiet boy into a serial killer. Sounds cliche and sad but it’s true for this story. Someone is committing gruesome murders in NYC and it’s up to Lieutenant Driscoll and his team of misfit detectives to catch a killer. Captivating story and narration. Highly recommended if you enjoy this genre.
I accepted a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

flag Like · see review

Aug 06, 2020 Bev rated it really liked it

This story is about a very sick serial killer. The story is graphic in details so you have been warned! Lt. Driscoll and his team are up against a killer who uses his religious upbringing to rid the world of sinners. Then the team also has their own personal issues to deal with that this killer has brought up to the front of their minds. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.

flag Like · see review

Dec 23, 2020 Michelle Malsbury rated it it was amazing

The imagery in this books is such that you can feel the pain and horror of the characters, you can smell the environment and understand the patience the detectives must have for locating such a violent and strange criminal and bringing him to his knees. Great thriller and a real page turner. Please add it to your winter reading list.

flag Like · see review

Jun 14, 2020 Sarahlostinthelandofbooksgmail.Com rated it really liked it

Review to follow

flag Like · see review

Jul 02, 2020 Kelley Kirby rated it it was ok · review of another edition

This book was just okay. It was slow and the twists and turns were too far apart to keep my interest. I rate this book a 2.3

flag Like · see review

Nov 16, 2020 Angela Lanning rated it it was ok

Seems like it was rushed to be finished. Very disappointing considering I loved the first two books... Way too many grammatical errors, and some events were too overdramatic and awkward. Idea of the story was still good, though.

flag Like · see review

new topic
Discuss This Book

There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one »

Recommend It | Stats | Recent Status Updates

Readers also enjoyed

See similar books…

Genres

Mystery

3 users

Thriller

2 users

Suspense

2 users

See top shelves…

About Thomas O'Callaghan

Thomas O'Callaghan

55 followers

Thomas O'Callaghan's work has been translated for publication in Germany, Slovakia, Indonesia, and the Czech Republic. A publishing house in Italy has recently acquired rights, as well. As an internationally acclaimed author, Mr. O'Callaghan is a member of both the Mystery Writers of America and the International Thriller Writers associations. A native of New York City and a graduate of CUNY, Mr. ...more