Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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Silencer: A Novel
Written by James W. Hall
Narrated by Ed Sala
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Earl Hammond, the wealthy patriarch of a family of ranchers, lies dead, shot just as he was to donate his Coquina Ranch to the state to preserve it from developers. Spearheading the plan to save this environmental treasure was Thorn, a reluctant heir to a secret family fortune, who now finds himself in terrible danger as well. A pair of deviant brothers, both contract killers, kidnap and imprison him in a sinkhole-a dungeon from which there is no escape.
But Frisco Hammond, the dark sheep of the family, is drawn into the investigation of his father's murder and Thorn's disappearance. He suspects the crimes are related. Helping him is his brother's beautiful, troubled wife, Clare. They uncover a trail that leads back to the 1930s, to a cabal of powerful and rich men with a sinister plan.
Silencer pits brother against brother and wife against husband in a thriller that proves once again that James W. Hall is "a master of suspense" (Publishers Weekly).
But Frisco Hammond, the dark sheep of the family, is drawn into the investigation of his father's murder and Thorn's disappearance. He suspects the crimes are related. Helping him is his brother's beautiful, troubled wife, Clare. They uncover a trail that leads back to the 1930s, to a cabal of powerful and rich men with a sinister plan.
Silencer pits brother against brother and wife against husband in a thriller that proves once again that James W. Hall is "a master of suspense" (Publishers Weekly).
Author
James W. Hall
A winner of the Edgar and Shamus awards, James W. Hall is the author of twenty novels, including The Big Finish, the latest in the Thorn Mysteries, as well as four books of poetry, two short story collections, and two works of nonfiction. Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Hall holds a BA from Florida Presbyterian College, an MA from Johns Hopkins, and a PhD in literature from the University of Utah. He divides his time between North Carolina and Florida.
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Reviews for Silencer
Rating: 3.4999999833333333 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
24 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5adult fiction; suspense/thriller. This was in the "mystery" section at my library, but it's more of a suspense novel (the perpetrators are actually revealed quite early on in the plot development, and the motives aren't so very difficult to guess thereafter). Features strong, smart female characters (that aren't wanna-be Lizbeth Salanders) and a likeable male cast as well.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Book held my interest completely to the end. Good read and this was the first for me by this author. Will read him again!