J. Todd Fielding's first thought about the location of her
possible new editorial position was "Where the hell is
Brindle, Oregon?" which turns out to be a rather prophetic
statement. Brindle is a small town whose very existence is
in jeopardy and yet remains firmly entrenched in age old
politics and grand old family status. As Todd and Barney
Fielding start to settle into their new quarters trouble
follows on their heels.
Jodie Shuster, fourteen years old, is reported missing.
Local police don't seem to be all that worried and cite
runaway statistics as their reason for not setting up any
alarms. They are certain that she ran away, perhaps with
someone she met on the internet, and she will show up when
it suits her. Problem is -- those that know Jodie feel quite
different and Todd is disturbed by the nonchalant attitude
of the local authorities. In Todd's investigating she turns
up some rather disturbing facts about Brindle. It seems that
in the past twenty years there have been several young girls
that have disappeared, many never to be seen again. Even
more disturbing is the towns lack on interest in the fates
of these girls. The silence is deadening and in the case of
the town of Brindle it's deadly.
THE PRICE OF SILENCE weaves a chilling tale of obsession and
inherent madness. At any given point in the book there is
still another character to distrust and fear. Kate Wilhelm
doesn't give anything away and yet once you reach the
conclusion you realize the clues were right there -- in the
readers face just as Wilhelm planned. The line between the
good guys and bad guys is purposely vague. The perpetrator
of these evil deeds isn't revealed until the very end giving
the reader a real challenge to solve this whodunit. There's
a chill in the air in Brindle Oregon and J. Todd Fielding
seems to be the only person willing to chase it away even if
it puts her own life in jeopardy. Run don't walk to get this
book. It's a keeper.
In a small town, everone knows everyone else's business.
But in Brindle, Oregon, there's a secret nobody wants to
see.
Brindle is a dying town, each generation smaller than the
last. But Ruth Ann Colonna, who has run the local paper for
almost sixty years, is determined to keep the past alive
with a special edition of The Brindle Times, to
celebrate the town's centennial. Photos, letters and
newspaper articles trace the town's inhabitants back to its
founding members. But the relics of the past hold more than
a record of marriages and deaths; they also hide a secret
too dark to acknowledge.
Todd Fielding needs a job, and the offer to provide her
computer expertise to The Brindle Times seems like
the perfect opportunity. The only downside to small-town
life is the potential for boredom, she suspects. But soon
after her arrival in Brindle, Todd realizes she was very
wrong. A young girl disappears... and no one in the town
appears particulary concerned.
Looking deeper into the story, Todd uncovers a shocking
fact; five other girls have "run away" from Brindle under
strange circumstances over the past twenty years--and no one
seems interested in finding them. With Ruth Ann's help, she
begins to understand the history of a town steeped in evil,
manipulation and cold-blooded murder. This town has cloaked
itself in secrecy far too long. And innocents are paying the
deadly price of silence.
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