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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. Someone is stalking the little town of Silence. Three victims have fallen to a killer�??s savage vengeance. Each of the dead men was a successful and respected member of the community�??yet each also harbored a dark secret discovered only after his murder. Were their deaths the ultimate punishment for those secrets? Or something even more sinister? Nell Gallagher has come home to Silence more than a decade after leaving one dark night with her own painful secrets. Forced now by family duty to return, she has also come home to settle with the past. But past and present tangle in a murderer�??s vicious attacks, and to find the answers she needs, Nell must call on the psychic skills that drove her away years before. She must risk her own life and sanity, and regain the trust of the man she left behind so long ago. For the killer she seeks is seeking her, watching her every move, preying upon her every vulnerability�??and already so close she�??ll never see dea… (more)
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A lot of the character names sound different in my mind than they did in the narration, and occasionally hearing Gallagher read jarred a little (I know it's the outside Ireland pronunciation but it's a family name).
The twists and turns of the story kept me listening and was a welcome distraction from some of the stuff my husband likes watching on TV.
3 Stars
A good premise but the poor character development and weak investigative process make this a mediocre addition to the series.
The pacing is off as the buildup toward the climax is drawn out and tedious while the denouement is too rapid and anti-climactic.
The romance reads
In terms of the serial killer plot, other than the profile indicating that the killer is a cop (this is revealed at the outset so its not a spoiler), there are absolutely NO clues as to his or her identity because the secondary cast is not fleshed out AT ALL. Moreover, the psychic elements contribute very little to the investigation and the twist is predictable.
Overall, not up to Hooper's standards.
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