A peaceful southern town. A terrible evil. The power of silence.Journalist Avery Chauvin is devastated when she receives word of her father's suicide. How could her father, a dedicated physician, have taken his own life?
Returning to her hometown of Cypress Springs, Louisiana, Avery desperately searches for answers. Instead she hears whispered rumors of strange happenings, of neighbors who go missing in the night. She discovers a box of fifteen-year-old newspaper articles in her father's house, all covering the same event -- the brutal murder of a local woman. Why had her father kept them?
Then the past and present collide. A woman is found savagely murdered. An outsider passing through town vanishes. And Avery begins to wonder, could her father have been murdered?
Karen M. (KayCee1976) from MANNSVILLE, NY wrote on 5/6/2008...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was great! I couldn't put it down!
Cindy H. (catnip38) from PEARL, MS wrote on 4/15/2007...
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Journalist Avery Chauvin is devastated when she receives word of her father's suicide. How could her father, a dedicated physician, have taken his own life? Or did he? Returning to her hometown of Cypress Springs, LA, Avery desperately searches for answers.. This is where the past and present collide. Avery must face the fact evil resides in this peaceful Southern town, protected - until now - by the power of silence.
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Bet S. (SkovePublisher) from AKRON, OH wrote on 1/22/2008...
This was an excellent page-turner. Stayed up past bedtime 3 nights to finish it. Can't wait to read another Spindler novel.
Betty B. from MILAN, TN wrote on 9/6/2007...
If you love a really exciting thriller based in the deep South, you will like this book.
Tara T. (tarataylor) from PADUCAH, KY wrote on 7/30/2007...
I just love Erica Spindler's books! This is such a great book. Spindler definitely keeps the reader guessing until the end - you may think you've figured it out, but you probably haven't (at least, I didn't!)
Linda S. (Linda) from MESA, AZ wrote on 4/22/2007...
Erica Spindler never disappoints .... this one will keep you guessing until the very last page.
Angela M. (musichick) from CARTERSVILLE, GA wrote on 3/19/2007...
Fun, suspenseful read!
Kathleen G. from BAKERSFIELD, CA wrote on 3/4/2007...
Avery returns home when her dad kills himself. Full of questions about a life she wanted to leave behind, but now must face the truth.
Holly E. (Ducky) from FLEMINGTON, PA wrote on 1/27/2007...
Great characters, great story. Great mystery.
" a chilling tale of murder, betrayal and uncertain loyalties."
Sarah T. (sarah5775) from PARSIPPANY, NJ wrote on 1/27/2007...
Excellent! This book kept me on the edge of my seat- I practically read it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down, and the ending caught me completely by surprise. One of the best from a fantastic author!
Fran S. (FranS) from OKLAHOMA CITY, OK wrote on 1/16/2007...
Great whodunit! I read it twice.
ROBERT V. from MECHANICSVLLE, VA wrote on 1/4/2007...
As usual, Spindler starts out slow, then builds up to a peak. The ending is more than a surprise, it was an amazement