Ruse Vol 2 The Silent Partner Author:Mark Waid Collects Ruse (2001-2004) #7-12. — Written by Mark Waid. Art by Butch Guice, Mike Perkins, and Laura DePuy. — Simon and Emma's search for the enigmatic Lightbourne takes them on a perilous cross-country journey to a baffling town full - or, rather, empty - of vanished men! And if Simon cannot solve the mystery of their disappear... more »ance before daybreak, neither he nor Emma will live to see the dawn!« less