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    Walk Into Silence
    Walk Into Silence
    Walk Into Silence
    Audiobook10 hours

    Walk Into Silence

    Written by Susan McBride

    Narrated by Christina Traister

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A woman vanishes from a Texas town. Did she simply run off, or is something darker at play?

    When Patrick Dielman shows up at Detective Jo Larsen’s desk insisting that his wife, Jenny, is missing, Jo wonders if it’s a case of a bored housewife running away.

    But as she digs deeper into Jenny’s life, Jo learns that Dielman keeps a stranglehold on the family finances, down to the last nickel, and that Jenny’s first marriage dissolved following the death of her young son. By all accounts—including her doctor’s—she never recovered from the loss. Between a controlling husband, a tragic past, and a callous ex-husband, Jo can’t be sure if she should suspect foul play or accept that the woman may have wanted to disappear.

    For Jo, whose own demons are shadowing her every step, finding Jenny becomes more than the typical protect-and-serve.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateDec 1, 2016
    ISBN9781522690047
    Walk Into Silence
    Author

    Susan McBride

    Susan McBride is the USA Today bestselling author of Blue Blood and the Debutante Dropout Mysteries that include The Good Girl's Guide to Murder, The Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club, Night of the Living Deb, Too Pretty to Die, and Say Yes to the Death. She also writes the bestselling River Road Mysteries and has penned three women’s fiction titles: The Truth About Love and Lightning, Little Black Dress, and The Cougar Club. She chronicled her bout with breast cancer in the short memoir, In the Pink: How I Met the Perfect (Younger) Man, Survived Breast Cancer, and Found True Happiness After Forty. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband and daughter.

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    • 4/5
      This was a fast-paced crime mystery with protagonist, Jo Larsen, heading the investigation into the disappearance of Jenny Dielman, a woman grieving for her 3 year-old son. The plot was solid and made sense, but Jo seemed a little too flawed and unreasonably obsessed with her job. Her partner, Hank, and her boyfriend, Adam, both try to protect her from herself, but Jo seems hell-bent on punishing herself for being a victim as a child. But, even though, her dedication seems over the top, Jo is a likeable character and she did rescue the cat, Ernie. Although the plot was somewhat predictable, the story moved along and wrapped up nicely at the end. Very entertaining.
    • 3/5
      A bit too close to realty for me. I like the character with her instinct and stubbornness.
    • 4/5
      I was hoping I would like this book since I LOVED The Truth About Love and Lightning(which I also recommend) and it did not disappoint. Detective Jo Larsen is trying to solve the disappearance of Jenny Dielmann while dealing with her own troubles. I didn't want to put the book down because I wanted to know what happened to Jenny, who can't love a character who celebrates by going to the store to buy cans of Fancy Feast for her cat!! I never completely guessed who was behind Jenny's disappearance. There were quite a few characters you could choose from. She had an abusive ex-husband, whom she blamed for the death of their son. There was the female next door neighbor and Jenny's current husband. Plus, there was always the idea that maybe Jenny disappeared on her own, especially since it was near the anniversary of her son's death. I can't wait to read the next book in the Detective Jo Larsen series!!! Thanks to NetGalley, Thomas and Mercer and the author, Susan McBride, for a free electronic ARC of this novel.
    • 3/5
      Jo Larsen, a detective with the Plainfield police department, presumes that Jennifer Dielman is a runaway housewife. She quickly discovers that although Jennifer may have had a good reason to leave her husband, she most likely didn't run away from her home and marriage in Susan McBride's newest book, Walk Into Silence.Jo Larsen is a thirty-something-year-old police detective on a small town police department. She transferred there after working on the Dallas police department. Initially, Jo presumes that the missing Jennifer Dielman is nothing more than a wife that's run away from home. However, the more she learns about Jennifer the more she realizes that this woman didn't leave voluntarily. Just as the investigation is starting to take off, Jennifer's body is discovered in a local quarry. The autopsy reveals that she was murdered. Was Jennifer still stricken with grief from the tragic death of her young son years earlier? Yes. Was Jennifer dealing with an inordinate amount of stress related to her grief? Yes. Was Jennifer the type of person to walk away from her marriage? No. Jo isn't happy with the answers she's receiving from Patrick Dielman - Jennifer's current husband, Dr. Kevin Harrison - Jennifer's ex-husband, or Lisa Barton - the Dielmans neighbor.Walk Into Silence is the first book in the Jo Larsen series by Ms. McBride. The reader is given a glimpse into Jo's backstory (an abusive childhood at the hands of her stepfather and neglectful mother) as well as the mindset of deceased, Jennifer Dielman. Although Jennifer is still grieving her son's death, she is also seeking answers about his death and feels that her ex-husband is lying about what happened the night their son died. Jennifer also knows that someone is playing games with her mind in an attempt to make her look unhinged (just because she's paranoid doesn't mean someone isn't watching her). Bit by bit, Jo discovers the truth about Jennifer Dielman's life and death while also dealing with the trauma from her own childhood. I found the beginning of Walk Into Silence a bit slow, but it quickly picked up the pace and sucked me in. I enjoyed the characters and action in this story and am looking forward to reading more about Jo Larsen in the future.
    • 5/5
      A well-written crime story with a strong female lead character, Jo Larsen, a detective in Texas who is asked to investigate a missing woman by her husband. Gradually Jo gets sucked into the missing woman mystery and finds herself empathising with her, but others aren't keen on her investigating and are prepared to use any means to stop her. Whilst you think you know what may have happened, you can't be sure who was responsible and all the back-story and the plot has enough twists and turns to keep you reading until the end. Recommended.
    • 2/5
      Here I am again, in this uncomfortable position of not liking a book many people have loved. The feeling is a bit like walking into a formal event wearing a bikini - and I don't even wear a bikini on the beach anymore, much less to a formal party. So I'll apologize for my inappropriate attire, but I can't apologize for my opinion.This book is not horrible, not at all. The author clearly knows how to write. The plot is intriguing. But...The characters have no flare, nothing unique or surprising. They feel flat and one-dimensional. We get to know Jo, the lead character, gradually as the story unfolds. She has some secrets and a darkness to her that should have captured my interest, but she never truly comes alive. The "bad guys/girls" are clearly unlikable from the start. They have no redeeming factors, nothing that makes you want to like them even a little bit. This is all too black and white, good and bad, without any of the tension that accompanies complex characters. The book is written mostly from Jo's perspective, but we get to know Jenny, the murder victim, through snippets of her journal along the way. Oddly, this dead character is the only one that really comes alive on the pages. The journal entries are exceptionally well written. Pacing is quite slow. We spend a lot of time in Jo's head, which should have helped us get to know her, but most of this introspection is spent rehashing the exact same thought process and case details. The repetition slows everything down without adding depth. The book is quite long, but through much of it there isn't a lot happening.Then we get to the 'whodunit' at the end. I figured out who did it early on, so that wasn't a surprise. Even the why is pretty obvious before the midway point. There is a bit of a twist, but it doesn't make much sense. The ending seems tossed together, with no plausible explanation allowing me to make the leap and believe the twist. In the end, I'm left with a story that should have been compelling but instead is largely forgettable. Of course, this is only my opinion. Lots of early reviewers have loved this story, so, if the plot appeals to you, go ahead and give it a try.