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Secret Signs
by
T.J Waters (Goodreads Author)
Amy Kellen thought her new job as a sign language interpreter would bring stability to her life - until she is used as the unwitting trigger for a political assassination. Can she save her code of silence, her daughter, and herself when the assassins come for her?
ebook, 256 pages
Published
January 2nd 2011
by TJ Waters
(first published November 30th 2010)
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I obtained this book as part of a giveaway by the author on Authorbuzz on the condition that I provide a review. This review is an honest one.
I respect the fact that the central character, Amy Kellen, is an ASL interpreter, that there is a diversity of deaf characters and that the book was published by Gallaudet Press. Gallaudet is a university for the deaf. Yet Gallaudet's support of the book should not be considered an imprimatur. There are disagreements in the deaf community about how their c...more
I respect the fact that the central character, Amy Kellen, is an ASL interpreter, that there is a diversity of deaf characters and that the book was published by Gallaudet Press. Gallaudet is a university for the deaf. Yet Gallaudet's support of the book should not be considered an imprimatur. There are disagreements in the deaf community about how their c...more
The liberal arts university for the Deaf, Gallaudet, published this book. The implicit acceptance in that act previews this tale's current picture of the Deaf's culture-in-culture. The Deaf live among us as coyotes live in housing tracts. Speaking it's own language, walking where it must for it's own survival, seeking out the opportunities where it finds it. Within this tale of whodunit complicity, we see this face of animal intensity ghosting over our own and blending with us, as the Deaf are i...more
Feb 04, 2012
Cindy Kerschner
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who loves suspense. Anyone associated with the deaf community.
Secret Signs is on the mark with its depiction of the strides and struggles of the present day deaf community. I have studied sign and deaf culture and its evolution for many years and Walters has captured the nuances and successfully woven them into a well-conceived suspense tale. Walters sets the pace of this thriller from the start to keep you wanting more. Absolutely worth absorbing all the behind the scenes police and technology info this book has to offer as a bonus. I highly recommend tha...more
I'm hearing impaired, so when I realized that this was based on the deaf culture, curiosity got the best of me. Basically, this book is a who-dun-it, but the characters are either deaf, hard of hearing or hearing related to deaf relating to the hearing world. You get a good grasp of what it's like in the deaf culture, while you go through murders, break-ins and kidnappings. I got a better idea of the deaf culture, yet was caught up in the mystery. I really enjoyed the book, and hearing, or not,...more
This is a very enjoyable thriller from ThrillerFest 2011 Debut Author, TJ Waters. Waters' story creatively involves an interpreter for the deaf community and what can happen when someone is so honest against a backdrop of so many bastards. Well done. I read this as an ebook, digitally signed by the author using a very cool technology called Autography.
Secret Signs in intriguing, & insightful, into the world of the Deaf community, as well as an interesting criminal study. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice work for a first novel indeed!
Dave H.
Charlotte, NC
Dave H.
Charlotte, NC
There was very little to like about this book. I think inclusion of Deaf Culture was probably about it. The writing felt like it was trying to emulate Baldacci or Patterson. Unfortunately, it was not nearly as fast-paced or engaging. There were several inaccuracies about Deaf Culture, and most egregious - many plot issues. Chacracters were deaf in one instant and hearing in the next and vice versa. They didn't seem to have strong trait development, and the story was too preachy. I will not pick...more
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Good story line. A totally different scenario.
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TJ Waters spent four years as a co-team leader at US Special Operations Command. Prior to this he spent two years in counterintelligence and three years under cover for the Central Intelligence Agency.
In 2010 his ebook about the intelligence operations of the NFL entitled PRIOR TO THE SNAP was so popular among deployed troops he was invited to join the USO's College Coaches Tour. He spent 10 days...more
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In 2010 his ebook about the intelligence operations of the NFL entitled PRIOR TO THE SNAP was so popular among deployed troops he was invited to join the USO's College Coaches Tour. He spent 10 days...more
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