Not a Sound
A Thriller
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4.3 • 132 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A shocking discovery and chilling secrets converge in this gripping novel from New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf
When a tragic accident leaves nurse Amelia Winn deaf, she loses everything that matters—her job, her husband, David, and her stepdaughter, Nora. Now, two years later and with the help of her hearing dog, Stitch, she is finally getting back on her feet. But when she discovers the body of a fellow nurse in the dense bush by the river, deep in the woods near her cabin, she is plunged into a disturbing mystery that could shatter the carefully reconstructed pieces of her life all over again.
As clues begin to surface, Amelia finds herself swept into an investigation that hits all too close to home. But how much is she willing to risk in order to uncover the truth and bring a killer to justice?
And don’t miss Heather’s latest book, AN OVERNIGHT GUEST! You’ll be chilled and riveted from start to finish with this story of an unexpected visitor and a deadly snowstorm!
Check out these other riveting novels of suspense by bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf:
The Weight of Silence
These Things Hidden
One Breath Away
Little Mercies
Missing Pieces
Before She Was Found
This is How I Lied
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former ER nurse Amelia Winn, the gutsy narrator of this moving thriller from Edgar-finalist Gudenkauf (Missing Pieces), is struggling to rebuild her life in rural Iowa, digitizing patient files in her new clerical job at the area's largest cancer clinic, two years after an unsolved hit-and-run destroyed her hearing. Then, while paddle boarding along the deserted Five Mines River not far from her isolated cabin, Amelia and her service dog, Stitch, discover the strangled corpse of a woman: nurse Gwen Locke, a colleague of Amelia's who was once a good friend. When Amelia's dramatic 911 call airs, she becomes a potential sitting duck for a killer concerned about just how much she may have seen. Although friend since childhood Det. Jake Schroeder urges her to leave the investigating to pros, she can't resist any more than she can stop delving into anomalies in patient files. As increasingly frightening events menace the heart-tuggingly vulnerable Amelia and her fiercely loyal four-legged protector, Gudenkauf maximizes tension all the way through the literally cliff-hanging finale.
Customer Reviews
All her books
All of her books are totally amazing! Once you pick them up, you cannot put them down. That goes for every book I have read of hers!
Must it be SO depressing?
As I am reading this book, I realize the characters have very little “lightness” to them. The main character is deaf, going through divorce, alcoholic, depressed. Her dog had been abused. We learn her mother died from an aneurism. Her friend/love interest had a wife who committed suicide. Jeez, can you lay it on any thicker? Meanwhile, there are murders, skeptical cops, yada yada yada you know who it’s gonna turn out. Meh.
Skeptic
I don't read too many books I haven't heard of before so I wasn't sure if I'd like this one. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. I fell in love with the characters and the author makes it very easy to put yourself in the story with descriptions that are very real.