Elise Carmichael is a single mom (widowed) of a seven-year-old deaf and mute little boy named Sawyer. She has become quite proficient at reading lips … even does it now for a living. While she is standing outside the courthouse, she “sees” the conversation of a phone call and reads the lips of the caller. She learns that someone wants her mother-in-law, a United States senator killed. At the same time, Elise receives a phone call that Sawyer has fallen and broken his arm. She rushes to the hospital to be with him, forgetting about the call she lip-read. That night, her mother-in-law is murdered.

The next day Elise talks to the FBI and tells them about the call she “saw”. As the investigation proceeds and she tries to help identify the caller and the person standing next to him, information keeps being leaked about everything Elise is telling the FBI. Mysterious boxes are delivered to her door with “warnings” in them that she needs to keep quiet. The warnings escalate, and on the day her mother-in-law is buried, Sawyer is kidnapped out of Elise’s backyard, with an FBI agent sitting in her living room. They are now looking for a murderer and a kidnapper. 

DEAD SILENCE by Robin Caroll is a fast-paced, inspirational suspense novel that will have you turning pages to see where the investigation is heading next. Elise is a strong, resilient and smart main character who begins taking matters into her own hands, as the FBI seems to her to be very inept. She lets her anger fuel her determination to get Sawyer back. The supporting characters, who are Elise’s family and friends, are behind her all the way. The FBI agents are a mixed bag of personalities who are sending mixed signals at every turn. Elise, her sister-in-law and a reporter team up and make a pact to bring this murderer and kidnapper to justice and #BringSawyerHome. They are a force to be reckoned with! In the process, Elise comes back to her faith in God and learns that all things do happen for good to those who put their trust in Him. Do not miss this dynamic novel!

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