This was my very first time reading a Brenda Novak novel and I am very glad that I picked it up.
Dead Silence marks the beginning of the Montgomerys’ odyssey. This book is the first installment of the ”Stillwater Trilogy.”
My attention is immediately captivated by the character of Grace Montgomery. Grace is an Assistant District Attorney, who left the town of Stillwater 13 years earlier to start a new life. And that she did because she is very successful in her career. However, she is not as successful at love.
Grace returns to Stillwater to try to make peace with her past before she decides to marry her suitor.
As we get to know Grace’s mother, her over-protective brother Clay and her mother, we realize that although all families have secrets, this family has a deadly secret. As more as divulged about the circumstances leading to the death of Grace’s step-father and the small town’s beloved pastor, the reader finds that they are sympathizing with Grace.
I will not divulge any secrets or spoilers but this is a must-read because I never thought I’d find myself sympathizing with a would-be murderer.
And remember that in this book the end isn’t really the end–it’s a new beginning.
THIS GETS 4 TATTERED PAGES!
