Silent Lies

by Mary Lee Malcolm

A Hungarian WWI veteran with a gift for languages becomes embroiled in an international counterfeiting scheme that results in a murder. He escapes with his lover to scandal-filled Shanghai, only to discover that he can’t outrun the law, the underworld, or the truth. Inspired by the author's family history and brimming with fascinating details about a glittering world that no longer exists, "Silent Lies" tells the riveting story of a family caught up in the tumultuous events of the decadent era between the two World Wars.

Genres: Historical Fiction

326 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Gene Desrochers]

Excellent historical novel with thrilling characters and multiple settings with sweeping epic feel around a small love story that broke my heart.

[Sheila]

Pedantic predictable plot. Characters are contrived and not realistic. No one really cares what happens to them. Historic battles are limited to a few pages; come on WW1 described in less than 5 pages. Ms. Malcolm has written a sequel to this book, really?
Will I read it? Quess??????????

[Ginacjones]

The story was a bit unbelievable and the writing was a bit sophomoric but I got what I wanted - a quick entertaining read that I couldn't put down.

[Susan Brewer]

I enjoyed this as casual entertainment, although if you can't put the book down, is it really? I can't wait for the next one.