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Broken Silence

Broken Silence, October 2013
by Karen Rose

Berkley
Featuring: Daphne Montgomery; Joseph Carter
73 pages
ISBN: 0698146573
EAN: 9780698146570
Kindle: B00DD6YGGC
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"An intriguing short story entry in Karen Rose's long running suspense series..."

Fresh Fiction Review

Broken Silence
Karen Rose

Reviewed by Rachel Williams
Posted October 16, 2013

Novella / Short Story | Romance Suspense

In the beginning of BROKEN SILENCE, six year old Lana is in the hospital after her parents were shot to death and burned in their car. The little girl won't speak, and is quite traumatized. Her mother's 'nurse' is in control of Lana's 6 month old sister; and has warned her to keep her mouth shut or her sister will be hurt.

Assistant State Attorney Daphne Montgomery is on medical leave after being kidnapped, and then rescued by Baltimore Special Agent Joseph Carter. When a friend who is involved in 'equine therapy' ropes Daphne in to help bring Lana out of her shell; she discovers a tragic mystery to be solved. Seems Lana's parents had been quite rich, and the motive was to kill them for some very expensive jewelry that the killers now can't find; but think that Lana knows where it is hidden.

BROKEN SILENCE is a haunting, intriguing story. It is basically an epilog to Daphne and Joseph's story from Did You Miss Me? (Romantic Suspense, #14); but for such a short story, Karen Rose wrote a satisfying and well-rounded novella. My only real complaint was that I probably would have enjoyed the story more had I read their book. There were too many things thrown at the reader that tied the story too tightly to Did You Miss Me to be a true standalone read.

Reviewed by - Rachel Williams

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SUMMARY

From the #1 international bestselling author of Watch Your Back comes a suspenseful new novella featuring Assistant State's Attorney Daphne Montgomery and Baltimore Special Agent Joseph Carter.

After a traumatic kidnapping, Daphne's boss insists that she take time off. But she refuses to sit on the sidelines when she meets a six–year–old girl who the police call Angel. Angel hasn't spoken a word since they found her four days ago next to a burned out car, frozen with shock, not far from the bodies of two adults who may or may not have been her parents.

Joseph knows that helping Angel is exactly what Daphne needs right now. But when Daphne gets Angel to talk, a mysterious and chilling crime begins to unravel—one that drives Daphne into the darkest corners of her past as she and Joseph track a ruthless killer.


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