Sara Jennings yearns for silence from the gift that enables her to feel what those around her are feeling. Drake Sexton longs to end the silence that has overtaken his young daughter Kelsey since the night of her mother's death. In desperation, he seeks Sara out, hoping beyond hope that she can help his daughter.

Kelsey Sexton is locked in a world of silence, frightened and alone, until Sara Jennings enters her life. Kelsey's mother, Madeline Sexton, died in what appeared to be a suicide, but Sara realizes quickly that what Kelsey witnessed the night of her mother's death was not suicide, but murder.

Determined to help both Kelsey and Drake, Sara embarks on a journey that takes her into the deepest, darkest secrets of Madeline Sexton's life. With every step of the way, she realizes that Madeline's killer is willing to pay any price to keep his secrets silent.