The Silent Witness by Carolyn Arnold, a red cottage on a lake under a teal sky.

The Silent Witness

Detective Amanda Steele Series, Book 3

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ISBNs: 978-1-80019-021-4, 978-1-80019-022-1


It’s 4 a.m. when her mom shakes her awake. “Get up baby, we’re going to play hide and seek.” The little girl presses back into the dark space, holding her breath as she hears the shots ring out. She knows she’s next…

When the bodies of a local family are discovered on a quiet street in the small town of Dumfries, Virginia, Detective Amanda Steele takes charge of the case. Brett and Angela Parker were shot three times each, leaving no hope of survival, and their tidy suburban home has been ransacked. But there is no sign of their beloved six-year-old, Zoe.

Zoe is the same age as Amanda’s daughter was when she died, and Amanda can’t bear the thought of another little girl in danger. She’s organizing a search for the child, when she notices something strange about the ottoman at the foot of the Parkers’ bed. She opens it to find Zoe, mute and traumatized, but alive.

With Zoe completely uncommunicative, Amanda must find another way to untangle what destroyed this seemingly perfect family. It’s clear that the killer is searching for something the Parkers had, and until she has this monster behind bars, Amanda fears that he may return for Zoe. When she learns that Brett Parker cut short the family’s recent lakeside vacation, she wonders why. What happened at that lake house, and did it ultimately get them killed?

Amanda heads out to Lake Chesdin on the feeling it might be key to the case, and when she finds a cell phone in the murky waters next to the Parker cabin, she knows she’s made a breakthrough. But then terrible news reaches her from Dumfries; Zoe has been taken from her school playground.

Someone wants to silence the Parker family for good, can Amanda catch them before the little girl she’s desperate to protect pays the price?

 

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“Great characterization and a storyline which keeps you on pins & needles until the terrific conclusion… Such an excellent crime thriller that is suspenseful, intense, and keeps you guessing to the end.”

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“Was so gripped and didn’t want to put it down.”

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“An excellent crime thriller that was suspenseful, intense, and kept us glued to the end… Amanda is a great heroine, and a fantastic detective.”

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“This fast-paced and unputdownable crime thriller is easily one of the top 5 thrillers I’ve read this year. It was filled with twists and surprises and kept me on my toes until the last page.”

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“A fast-paced, riveting thriller… Arnold brings us another great novel with believable characters and a fantastic storyline.”

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“I was expecting a lot from this one and was not disappointed!”

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“This was fast-paced and had some surprising twists. I highly recommend this book.”

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“This is such a great series, and this third book was the best one yet… Could not put this one down once I started.”

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“It’s emotional, action-packed, and full of suspense and tension.”

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