Silence
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4.0 • 82 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
"An ingeniously plotted and tightly written novel of taut psychological suspense" from the New York Times bestselling author of the Butcher's Boy novels (Nelson DeMille).
Six years ago, private investigator Jack Till helped Wendy Harper disappear. But now her ex-boyfriend and former business partner is being framed for her presumed murder in an effort to smoke her out, and Till must find her before tango-dancing assassins Paul and Sylvie Turner do.
The Turners are merely hired to do a job, though, and prefer to remain anonymous. When they find that a middleman has let the true employer know their identities, finishing the job is no longer enough. Their fee just went up.
Full of masterful plotting and unnerving psychological insight, Silence is a mesmerizing thrill ride.
"Ingenious."—George Pelecanos
"Brilliant."—Robert B. Parker
"Mr. Perry spins an elaborate web of cat-and-mouse machinations . . . driven as much by the characters' fears and neuroses as by ordinary motives . . . Expertly wrought."—The New York Times
"As good as [Perry] gets . . . Silence entertains until the very last page."—New York Daily News
"Another intelligent, literate thriller . . . As always, Perry excels at the procedural details, keeps up the pace throughout and will have readers guessing until the end."—Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Edgar-winner Perry (Pursuit) delivers another intelligent, literate thriller. Jack Till, a retired LAPD detective turned PI, has settled into a somewhat monastic existence, at the center of which is his 21-year-old daughter, Holly, who has Down syndrome. Six years earlier, Till helped restaurateur Wendy Harper escape from would-be assailants. Showing her the techniques the police use to track down fugitives, Till taught the woman to assume a new identity and begin a new life. When Harper disappeared, many assumed she was murdered. Now, years later, someone is trying to frame Eric Fuller, Harper's business partner and sometime boyfriend, for her murder. The only way for Till to prove Fuller's innocence is to produce Harper in the flesh, but first he has to find her and persuade her to come back while evading assassins Paul and Sylvie Turner, who have been hired to kill Harper when she resurfaces. As always, Perry excels at the procedural details, keeps up the pace throughout and will have readers guessing until the end. Author tour.
Customer Reviews
Way too Much Padding
Good story, but acres of “he put the key in the lock of the trunk and turned it. After raising the lid he turned to the luggage behind the car and collapsed the handles so the bags would fit next to each other. Then he picked them up and put them in one by one while he scanned the parking lot for anything suspicious or out of place. Satisfied, he closed the trunk and stepped briskly to the driver’s door - his leather soled shoes crunching on the asphalt of the parking lot…” Not a direct quote, but you get the idea.
Hard to Care
Endless turns and twists for most characters I couldn’t like…or want to like!