Even though I already knew whodunit, the story really kept me on the edge of my seat..

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	• Dead Silence (The Stillwater Trilogy, Book 1) Brenda Novak Mira, 2006 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Brenda Novak at her best!

I've read all her books, met her recently and she's a great person. This book, and all of her books, are appealing to me because they don't follow the cliched prescription of most romantic suspense - the guy's a widower who had a wonderful wife, the heroine was a promiscuous teenager who had sex with all the town boys. It's so nice to read characters who aren't perfect. The story is a bit slow paced but I like slow pace when the writing is good. Excellent book!

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Even though I already knew whodunit, the story really kept me on the edge of my seat..

This is a unique opening. We know the much-loved Reverand is dead and we know his own family killed him and hid the body. We even get a glimpse of why and we don't blame them, but the "Dead Silence" keeps us sweating whether the family will be found out by suspicious townsfolk. Didn't realize this was 'romantic' suspense, I might have not picked "Dead Silence" up quite so readily if I had. That would have been regrettable. Novak did an excellent job keeping her reader hooked.

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Excellent Read

Brenda Novak is an awesome writer. This book is an excellent read and I would recommend it and any others that she writes to anyone.

Amazing.

Though the subject is a difficult one to write about, Ms. Novak does so flawlessly, by using imagery and subtlety. The characters are wonderfully believable, the tension is palpable, there is mystery and suspense, and a cliffhanger. Not to mention it is technically superb. I am a busy work-from-home-mom, I have a degree in creative writing, and am very picky about the quality of books I read. I stayed up two nights in a row just to read this book and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Simply put, the reason why I will always pick up a new Brenda Novak book, is because they just keep getting better and better. So go buy this book! You'll enjoy it.

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Dead Silence-Joyfully Recommended

Grace Montgomery has always known where her stepfather's body is buried. She's held on to the secret out of guilt and to protect her family. She's tried to rebuild her life from the devastation of her childhood and is now a successful D.A. in Jackson, but the past still holds a grip on her. In an effort to finally overcome the abuse, which is still controlling her life, she returns to the small town she grew up in, Stillwater. What she never expects when she returns is to find herself becoming more and more involved with Kennedy Archer. A widower, Kennedy had been among those to condemn her in high school, but the more time they spend together, the more they fall in love. When Grace finally confides the truth in Kennedy will their love be strong enough to handle it?

Dead Silence grabbed me from the first page and left me unable to stop reading. Brenda Novak has woven a tale of mystery, suspense, secrets and love with such skill that the story literally leapt off the pages. As the death Grace's stepfather, Reverend Baker, and the events that precipitate it are slowly revealed I became more and more involved with the Montgomery family. Added to this is the growing love between one of the town's favorite sons, Kennedy, and the girl with the bad reputation, Grace that no one approves of. As Grace opens up to Kennedy with the pain of her past I came to love her and to desperately want her to find the happiness that has eluded her for years. Kudos to Ms. Novak for delivering a tale of a family destroyed by one man's evil. I will be anxiously looking for Grace's brother Clay's story, Dead Giveaway to see how the secrets of Reverend Baker's death continue to unfold.

Melissa
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