The Silent Witness

Detective Amanda Steele Book 3

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? 

What to Expect in The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness is a fast-paced crime thriller and police procedural featuring Detective Amanda Steele as she investigates the murder of a local family and searches for their missing six-year-old daughter.

Readers can expect:

• Female detective protagonist
• Police procedural investigation
• Murder investigation involving an entire family
• A six-year-old girl who disappears after her parents are murdered
• A traumatized child who may hold crucial clues
• A ransacked family home
• A mysterious motive behind the murders
• A lakeside vacation connected to the investigation
• A cell phone recovered from Lake Chesdin
• A missing-child investigation
• A determined detective racing to protect a vulnerable witness
• A killer who may be willing to silence anyone who knows too much
• Hidden secrets and unexpected connections
• Escalating danger and high personal stakes
• Multiple twists and turns
• Self-contained case featuring a recurring detective

Book Details

Genre: Crime Thriller / Police Procedural
Setting: Dumfries, Virginia
Series: Detective Amanda Steele, book 3
Publisher: Bookouture
Series Format: Self-contained cases featuring a recurring detective
Reading Experience: Fast-paced • Dark • Suspenseful • Twist-filled
Available In: Kindle Unlimited • eBook • Paperback • Audiobook
ISBN: 978-1-80019-021-4 (eBook)
ISBN: 978-1-80019-022-1 (Paperback)
ASIN: B09236T3JF (eBook)