Shattered Silence

Echo Falls #3

by Marta Perry

A woman on the run seeks sanctuary in a peaceful Pennsylvania Dutch community—and finds a protector in the most unlikely of men…

One moment Rachel Hartline is secure in her career and community. The next, she’s in the wrong place at the wrong time—watching her ex-husband commit a crime that puts her in unfathomable danger. Fear and hurt send her home to an Amish farm and the family she’s always trusted. But a private investigator is close behind—and he may be a threat to her in more ways than one…

Cold, calculating Clint Mordan isn’t convinced Rachel is as innocent in her ex-husband’s schemes as she claims, but when her ex’s enemies target Rachel, Clint is driven to keep her safe. Maybe the terror in her beautiful eyes and the target on her back aren’t an act. But as his feelings toward her deepen, Clint realizes he’s the only one who can keep Rachel alive in a game where only the killer knows the stakes.

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Fiction, Romance, Suspense, Mystery, Amish, Amish Fiction

261 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 23, 2018

About the author

Marta Perry is a Pennsylvania-based author of over 35 novels, many of them inspirational romances. She uses her rural Pennsylvania life and her Pennsylvania Dutch heritage in writing her books, especially in her Pleasant Valley Amish series for Berkley Books and her new Amish-set suspense series for HQN Books.

Marta and her husband live in a centuries-old farmhouse in a quiet central Pennsylvania valley. They have three grown children and six beautiful grandchildren, and when she's not busy writing her next book, she's usually trying to keep up with her gardening, baking for church events, or visiting those beautiful grandkids.

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Kav · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Some secrets should never be kept." Isn't that a great shiver-up-my-spine tag line? I can't get enough of Marta Perry's brand of romantic suspense! And she delivers another stellar read in this conclusion to her Echo Falls series. No worries if you haven't read Echo of Danger and Sound of Fear (though you really should!) because Shattered Silence reads fine as a standalone. And aren't those titles perfect for this genre?

You might say a series of unfortunate events places Rachel at exactly the wrong place at the wrong time and thrusts her into a world of danger and intrigue. Enter PI Clint -- cold, calculating and cynical. He's good at his job because he concentrates on just the facts...which are leading him to the conclusion that Rachel is up to her neck in her ex's illegal schemes. There's such a contrast between these two -- mild-mannered kindergarten teacher vs tough-as-nails cop. Let's just say their first encounter doesn't go well. :-)

When Rachel is threatened in her own home she flees -- heading for the one place that makes her feel safe -- her grandparent's farm. Although she was raised Englisch by her troubled mother, she spent carefree summers living Amish with her extended family. It is to them she turns to...and brings peril to their door.

Great suspense, an awkward, wary romance and plenty of action and tummy-whooshing moments as danger dogs their heals. And while not technically a Christian Fiction selection, Rachel's Amish family provides plenty of food for thought when it comes to faith and trust and living right. Like this sage advice from Grossmammi:

"Poor child. She spent her life looking for happiness. But happiness isn't something you find. It's something that comes along unexpected when you're doing the right thing." (p 151)

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

It’s been a while since I’ve read a Marta Perry book, and I loved and enjoyed Shattered Silence just as much as her other books! This on had me biting my fingernails a bit! Rachel Hartline is trying to round up the information to make sure all ties are over and done with between she and her ex-husband. But going to his business to have a paper signed out her in the wrong place at the wrong time. But the last thing she wanted to do was get in the middle of a business crime. But thanks to a nosey private investor, she keeps being pulled into the problem, one step at a time!

I was so wrapped up in this story that I didn’t want to stop reading for anything! Rachel was such a sweet person, and didn’t deserve being the target of the PI, and whoever else was after her. Her only hope was to go visit her mom’s family, the family her husband wouldn’t let her have anything to do with. This sweet Amish family took her in and lived on her, giving her the love and strength she needed. But circumstances happened that proved this wasn’t to be. But who could be after Rachel?

I love this cast of characters created by Marta Perry! They were believable, some were loveable, some not, just as real life. And each played their parts so well as this horrific story unfolds on this journey with Rachel and PI Clint Mordan. As circumstances brings these characters through the twists and turns, Ms. Perry weaves it all together, revealing the good guys and the bad, taking us to an ending that will shatter your mind. This is an awesome read folks! If you are looking for a good clean, suspenseful read to enjoy, this is your read! And check out the other books in this series!

[Shirley Chapel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shattered Silence brings The Echo Falls series to a close. Marta Perry holds nothing back in this tense and gripping mystery. Rachel Hartline is drawn into a life threatening situation when her ex husband Paul Hartline steals a flash drive from his business partners computer. Important secrets are on this flash drive and someone on the outside wants it enough to kill someone to get possession of it.
Paul Hartline has fled and someone out there thinks Rachel knows where the flash drive is. She is attacked from behind but manages to escape when her neighbors dog frightens the intruder. Rachel is in serious trouble and must flee for her life. Where can she go where she can blend in and be safe? Where has Paul disappeared to and why doesn't he give the flash drive back to the company and clear them both?
The author wasted no time to get into the story . From page one she drew this reader in and kept me there through the epilogue. Full of intense situations and edge of seat unpredictable challenges! This is the way mystery suspense should be. I loved this page turner.
All mystery lovers and Marta Perry fans will not want to miss the conclusion of this series. Well worth your read. It certainly doesn't disappoint!
I borrowed a copy of this book from the local library. A review was not requested. All opinions expressed here are my own.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a bit surprised to find out SHATTERED SILENCE is not Christian fiction, but it is a clean read. Ms. Perry has penned a romantic suspense where there heroine flees to Amish country after her ex-husband steals company files and someone assumes she knows something about them so they are targeting her.

I had my suspicions from almost the beginning who was behind it and I was partially right, partially wrong. I did like Rachel's interaction with the Amish family and Clint was a nice guy if someone tactless.

For the more conservative reader there is some swearing, and some alcohol consumption.

This was the third book in the series, but it stands alone. I didn't read the first two and I wasn't lost.

I didn't enjoy this as well as I do the normal romantic suspense with a faith message. It started very slow and draggy, and it seemed rather thick for a mass market paperback. There was a bonus short story included at the end though, which I am not reviewing. So in a way, this is a two story anthology, with the first being considerably longer than the second.

I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.

[Debbie Wentworth Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rachel Hartline's visit to her ex-husband's workplace to secure his signature on papers allowing her to sell their house precipitates attacks on her by someone unknown. She sees her ex, Paul Hartline, removing a flash drive from his boss's computer. He then flees before the guard can reach them. Alarmed, Rachel tries to call him to return the flash drive or turn himself in. Following an attack on her, Rachel flees to Pennsylvania to the home of her Amish grandparents.

Detective Clint Morgan wants to believe that Rachel is a victim rather than a collaborator, but he has too many questions, and she seems still loyal to her ex. When he discovers attacks on Rachel, he tracks her down, but the attacks continue and Paul's responses are sparse and unhelpful.

This is another of Marta Perry's suspenseful Echo Falls stories. Rachel and Clint's characters develop well. The plot is fast-paced and interesting. Perry's characterizations of the Amish family members are distinctive and sympathetic. At times, I want to shake Rachel and suggest she slow down her interest in Clint as he has quite a temper.

[Maureen Timerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shattered Silence is the third book in this series, and while each can be read alone, they are all equally good.
This story the author has given us a divorced woman who soon finds herself in trouble, and this is all due to her ex-husband, and because of what happens is thrown into the company of a private investigator, and back to Echo Falls, her sanctuary and home to her Amish Grandparents.
There are so many bombshells here and most you won’t see coming, so be on alert, and hope for justice to prevail.
Once you turn the first page you will be hooked and looking for answers, just what is going on, and how will this impact an ex-wife?

I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Harlequin, and was not required to give a positive review.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book. The change of location to Amish country is what I enjoyed the most. Rachel may have been away a long time from her family but I didn't feel like she was an "outsider". She fit back into her family and their ways pretty easy. Although, it did help that she knew the language. Clint on the other hand was the "outsider".

Yet, I do have to say that I wished that Rachel was more assertive. If felt as if she would not have been able to take care of herself, if Clint was not around to save her. However, on the other hand; Rachel did help Clint to solve the case. Despite these elements, I did enjoy reading this book. It moved along at a good steady pace with not a lot of downtime.

[Book Him Danno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shattered Silence is a slow paced mystery that readers find themselves more interested in the characters than the mystery as the story moves from character development, mystery, excitement and back to story and character development.

While the story is very slow as Rachel Hartline is trying to figure out what her ex husband is up to readers are introduced into the would of Amish Farm that will bring readers into a new world where languages are different and life moves slowly.

Shattered Silence is a stand a long novel with a Happy Ending that readers will love.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Books for the advance copy.

[ANNETTE · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book . The relationship that grew between Clint & Rachel was well developed into trusting each other. The story had twists & turns that kept me turning the pages.

[Marlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Originally published at Reading Reality

This story opens with Rachel Hartline trying to get her ex-husband to sign off on the documents to put the house they still jointly own on the market. He’s promised to sign off, but he’s made plenty of promises throughout their marriage, and seems to have kept very few of them.

But then, as Rachel tells herself frequently throughout the story, addicts lie. And her husband is addicted to gambling. He’s also always expected her to believe him and cover for him, so when she finds him in his boss’ office copying files from his boss’ computer, he expects her to believe him and cover for him one more time.

And he still doesn’t sign the damn papers. But he does leave her holding the bag, so to speak, when his theft is discovered and everyone wants to retrieve the documents he copied – especially his ex-friend and extremely antisocial boss.

That’s where Clint Mordan comes in. Said boss has hired his private investigations firm to discover the stolen documents – and Rachel is the first and best suspect. If not for the theft itself, then certainly for helping out her ex. She seems strangely protective of the man – more than seems logical to the initially skeptical private investigator. Most ex-wives wouldn’t piss on their ex-husbands if the men were on fire, so Rachel’s reluctance to cooperate seems suspicious.

At least until her house is broken into and she’s attacked. Whatever is going on, someone seems determined to get something out of Rachel that she doesn’t have – and not just Clint.

But in the process of following Rachel from Philadelphia to her grandparents’ home in the tiny Amish community of Echo Falls, Clint figures out that whatever loyalty Rachel might still feel, it doesn’t including lying or covering up for her ex-husband.

And while Clint may indeed be paranoid, there is certainly someone out to get Rachel. And it isn’t her ex.

The longer the case goes on, the more that Clint and his partner realize that their client is keeping them in the dark. And the more protective of Rachel Clint becomes. And the more she trusts him, in spite of her fairly awful track record with trusting men.

But can either of them trust the feelings that have arisen in the midst of so much terror?

Escape Rating B+: I seem fated to read the final book in one of Marta Perry’s trilogies without having read the first books first. And to those books turning out to be the right book at the right time each time.

I was interested in Shattered Silence because of its ties to the Pennsylvania Dutch community without being fully set in that world. My husband grew up English in and around Lancaster Pennsylvania, so the Amish background always piques my interest. This story felt like it did a particularly good job of opening a window into that world without pretending to tell a story that is part of it. The times that I’ve read Amish-set books out loud to him he usually finds the descriptions pretty laughable, but that wasn’t the case here.

Just as I read and enjoyed How Secrets Die without having read the first two books in the House of Secrets trilogy, I read and enjoyed Shattered Silence without having read the first two books in the Echo Falls trilogy. In this case, the series seems rather loosely connected, sharing Echo Falls as a location without sharing other elements of the stories.

Shattered Silence turned out to be great romantic suspense. The danger reaches out and grabs the reader from the very beginning, with an exasperated Rachel discovering her ex in the middle of something highly questionable, and moving on from there as Rachel is forced to jump out of the frying pan into the fire.

I also liked the way that while she ended up in trouble over and over, she did not come off as too stupid to live as is so often in the case in “heroine in jeopardy” type romantic suspense. The mess is not her doing, and the mistakes she makes seem realistic. She lets her guard down repeatedly, but only when she thinks she’s in a safe place or that the danger seems over.

The interlude at grandparents’ farm provided a marvelous break in the tension while showing more interesting facets of all the characters. That she and Clint turn to each other in the midst of all of the drama, but also feel reluctant to trust and worried that the heightened tension of the situation is causing them to act out of characters felt right.

The resolution to the mystery felt right, as did their earning of their HEA. And while Rachel bore part of the responsibility for ending up in that final confrontation, she was equally responsible for helping to rescue herself. And that’s the kind of HEA I always love!

[Donna Repsher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shattered Silence is the third novel in the Echo Falls series, a series I've been following since its inception, and to date, it's my favorite novel in the series, and it gets a 4-star rating from this reader.

The heroine in this novel is divorcee Rachel Hartline, a kindergarten teacher and co-founder of a small, private elementary school. Her husband Paul's gambling addiction and his lies about it are what led to their divorce, but she still needs Paul's signature on a document that will allow her to sell their home and split the proceeds, since she can't afford the mortgage payments on her teacher's salary. When she drops by the company he helped found with his college friends, she finds him after business hours, not in his own office, but in the office of the tech genius at the center of the company's innovative success, secretly downloading files onto to a flash drive. He begs her not to say a word, and she reluctantly agrees, but the next thing she knows is that Paul is nowhere to be found, neither is the flash drive, and when the janitor who let her into her husband's workplace, and the video security footage shows her entering the building, suddenly she's considered a suspect in both the theft and Paul's disappearance, by both the authorities and a company-hired private security agency.

After her home is searched and ransacked, she flees to the only real home she's ever known, a place where she feels safe, at the farm of her Amish grandparents in rural Pennsylvania, but trouble follows her there. Is there no safe place for her? Is there no one she can trust? Paul had her buy an untraceable cell phone, but why isn't he answering her calls or responding to her text messages? What does he plan to do with the information he stole? Use it to pay off his gambling debts? Selling the innovative program he stole to the highest bidder?

Private investigator, Clint Mordan, one-half of the private security agency that's has been hired to find Paul, Rachel and that flash drive, is determined to track down Rachel, Paul, find the flash drive and get to the bottom of this mystery. A former police officer, injured in the line of duty, and still feeling survivor guilt, he finds himself slowly coming to believe that Rachel had no part in the theft, and he also finds himself attracted to her and trying to fight that attraction and do the job he was hired to do.

Shattered Silence works on many levels. At first, it's just a mystery, but as Paul disappears and Clint gets involved, this complex story moves into the romantic suspense genre, and by moving the setting to Amish country, as Ms. Perry has done in a number of her previous novels, she gives us added insight into the daily life of the Amish, and further insight into why Rachel, who spent her childhood summers there, was so trusting and naive when it came to the man she married, why she believed his lies and evasions until she could no longer do so, and it gave us the reason why she was still willing to give him a chance to come clean about what he'd done, return the flash drive and make things right.

As the novel progresses, at a slower pace than I'd have preferred, the mystery deepens and Rachel becomes even more of a target, but who's to blame for the break-ins at her home and her school? Who's behind the physical attacks on her person? Why would anyone want to harm her? And where's Paul? What does he plan to do with the information he stole? Why is he letting her take the fall for his misdeeds? Has she been set up? Who can she trust?

For the answers to all the aforementioned questions, you'll just have to read this engaging and well-written novel. While it's the third in a series, it works quite well as a standalone read, and I give it a G-rating, as it's suitable for mystery and romantic suspense readers of all ages.

I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this novel. The opinions expressed are my own.

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shattered Silence is by Marta Perry. It is an Echo Lake book and the final in the trilogy. This trilogy includes the Amish in a peripheral way until this book and this one includes them in a much more important manner. It takes place in mythical Echo Lake, Pennsylvania. This town is made from several towns in the Pennsylvania area as is the Amish family. Marta Perry does a wonderful job of creating the characters in her book. They really become alive on the pages, even the background characters like the children. The reader finds himself taking sides with the characters and rejoicing when the bad guy is finally caught. The suspense isn’t quite as high in this book as in the others in the trilogy; but it is there. The romance is more in the forefront in this novel.
Rachel Hartland is ready for her divorce to completely end so she can get on with her life. The only thing left is selling the house which is the reason she is heading to Attwood Industrial Design to confront her ex-husband Paul. Once he signs the paper authorizing the sale of the house, she can get on with it. She would prefer not to sell the house; but with her salary as a kindergarten teacher, she has no choice. When she gets to Paul’s office, he isn’t there. She hears someone in James Attwood’s office and goes there. She sees Paul insert a flash drive into James’s computer and copy something. She realizes this is wrong and confronts Paul. Of course, he comes up with an excuse but Rachel isn’t buying it. When Charlie, the night watchman comes up, Paul disappears leaving Rachel with a dilemma. Who should she tell about what Paul has done or what she thinks he has done. Since she isn’t sure, she says nothing.
Clint Morand, a private investigator, comes to see Rachel. He is working for James Attwood to recover the flash drive. James has been rather vague about what is on it which hinders his private investigators from seeing if Paul sold the information on the disc. At this point, everyone is guilty, even Rachel. However, as he begins investigating Rachel, Clint comes to believe she is totally innocent and really knows nothing about Paul’s actions.
When her house is broken into and she is attacked, Rachel sneaks out of town and goes to her grandparents’s farm to hide. They are Amish and after hearing her story, agree to take her in but will refuse to lie if questioned. Will they follow Rachel to her grandparents’s farm to get her? Where is Paul?
I hate to see this series end.

[Books and Spoons · Rating 4 out of 5]

With the ascended tension of the investigation and the sweetest love story developing in the shadows of it, the Shattered Silence captured my mind, vastly entertaining and holding my interest with the frantic search for the truth and near escapes from the potentially deadly attacks.
I loved how the graceful homecoming for Rachel Hartline to her Amish roots made me smile and brought so much joy to the story, while the intensifying suspense put me on the edge, only hoping for the best.
Rachel is a strong and capable, smart and independent heroine who was easy to like, admire and relate to. From a young age, she has learned not to trust easily, being let down by the ones who should love and care for you the most. But that has not made her bitter or hard, quite the opposite, she is kind, resilient, considerate, generous person, all the trades she learned during her summers at the Amish farm with her grandparents.
Clint Mordan is a complex, wounded hero. What at first seemed like a cold and hard man, goal oriented with no sympathy, turns out to be a considerate, kind, gentle, fiercely protective hero, who would do anything and risk everything to keep Rachel safe, and alive.
I enjoyed how the story was built, how the moments of fear, dread, and tension take turns with the adorable times with the family at the farm. The tale is well written and had such an easy flow to it, the development of the plot was so effortless and smooth, going from fun and enjoyable to frightening and even deadly without missing a beat.
The characters were well thought out, the protagonists had depth and stood out, they had a tangible chemistry in between them, while the story held in the clean and sweet category when it comes to the romance.
Shattered Silence is an entertaining, dramatic, and thrilling story, suitable for all suspense as well as romance readers. It has an intense, arresting investigation, splendid and touching romance, and a homecoming that will remind the readers of the importance of a family, of the people who will always be there for us, a life-lesson of trust and forgiveness served as a side dish.
~ Four Spoons with a teaspoon on the side

[Meagan Myhren-Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shattered Silence
Echo Falls #3
By Marta Perry

Rachel Hartline's marriage has ended and as soon as she gets her husband's signature she can sell their home - the home she can't afford on her teacher's salary - the home she put so many hours into. But getting Paul's signature is no easy task and this attempt to get it is about to put her smack dab into the latest of Paul's schemes - one that could very well implicate her in a crime and places her in danger.

Clint Mordan is determined to get to the truth of what Rachel knows and just how deeply she and her "ex" are involved in this theft from his company. No matter how Rachel tries to avoid him and his questions he won't be put off.

When the situation takes a dangerous turn Rachel returns to the only place she ever called home. But will the danger that drove her from her home find her in the Amish community she used to love? And will those she loves be in danger now as well?

Shattered Silence is a romantic suspense that has an Amish element to it, but it isn't an Amish fiction per say. The suspense is a constant almost throughout the whole story with the romance just a tad behind. The whole corporate espionage element was an intriguing twist - was he or wasn't he guilty? And as to the guilty party or parties, I have to say truly evil and uncaring - not anyone I'd care to associate with.

This is the third book of the Echo Falls series which I did not know before reading this book. I no way did I feel lost as if I had missed out on something, perhaps as this book deals mainly with Rachel whose life was outside of Echo Falls has a bearing on this. But be assured that this book can stand-alone. This book is an easy read and the suspense won't keep you awake into the wee hours of the morning unless you just decide to keep reading the night away. Fans of Love Inspired Suspense will want to pick up this one.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by the publisher through TLC Book Tours with no expectations of a positive review - all opinions expressed are my own.

[Kathy Elbinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finally pulled this book down from my bookcase and read it. I enjoy Marta Perry's books, especially stories that involve the Amish communities. Her knowledge of their religion and culture along with a few Pennsylvania Dutch words add so much flavor to the stories. I want to lean in closer to smell what's cooking on the stove, watch the children play and listen in to the quiet and calm conversations on the front porch.
But these aren't books about the Amish community. It's about how the main characters, usually women, find refuge from their troubles and sometimes a solution.
Rachel Hartline catches her ex-husband, who drew her away from her Amish family, downloading a program at work that he obviously wasn't supposed to. He vanishes, leaving Rachel to wonder what he was doing and why she's being accused of being a part of the plot.
Clint Mordan is a private investigator with painful memories that keeps him from getting close to anyone, until he meets Rachel. His urge to protect her and get to know her better goes way beyond his responsibilities of getting the thumb drive back to the owner of the company that hired him. He follows her out to the family farm, and spends some time protecting her and her family, pulling up stumps while he's at it. As readers, we know he's getting the approval of the family, and he and Rachel begin to fall in love, even though the timing is wrong because someone looking for the drive will do anything, even murder, to get it back from the ex.
Perry put only enough time on the Amish side of the family to make me what to want to shout at Rachel about leaving them in the first place, and that she should return to a family that loves and cares for her. The information about the ex-husband stirred up some emotions about my own experience with someone with a gambling problem.
Perry has a way of pulling the heartstrings of her readers, and that's why I'll keep reading her books. Maybe not wait five years to read them next time!

[Marti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shattered Silence by Marta Perry was a clean contemporary romantic thriller. The story highlights the main character, Rachel. Her ex husband seems to have disappeared with key information about his company’s newest ideas. Rachel was the last to see him as she wanted him to sign the paperwork to put the house on the market. Only that brief meeting starts a series of events that has caused Rachel to be attacked which sends Rachel on the run to her family to hide. Only she is not even safe there! Meanwhile a private investigation firm is also tracking down Rachel’s ex-husband and are determined to keep safe.

I loved Rachel’s family and how caring they were. I loved how Clint fit in with her family and how he was not perfectly suave, but a character struggling to find his way forward. Rachel and Clint work to figure out what happened and what would happen next. Rachel was determined to hear and speak the truth. Clift often had his foot in mouth.

Shattered Silence is the third book in a series called Echo Falls. Marta Perry has written a book that brings you along on an adventure with twists and turns. The story certainly shook Rachel’s trust, but allowed her to find a new path. Shattered Silence was a good read.

[Diane Chartrand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being the last in a three book series, I found it very slow and lacking enough tension as there had been in the first two. i hope this author goes back to her usual way of writing. I have been reading her books for several years and this is the first one that didn't keep my interest.

[charmaine White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really,Really good read

Not just one but two really good stories.Mystery,thrills and suspense.With a whole lot of action.I enjoyed both stories and will be looking forward to reading more from this author.

[Johnna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story but wish it had more Amish scenes

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

My least favorite in the series.

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. A good clean mystery love story with suspense. I especially enjoyed the Amish aspects when she went back home to "hide" for awhile. This does not disappoint.

[Patrice Henningsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was a very good short read, turned out well in the end for our heroine and hero

[Kathy Rodgers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never thought an Amish series could capture my attention like a good mystery. I will be seeking further reads from this author

[Tricia Cox garrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shattered Silence

She steps into trouble when she decides to have her ex sign some papers. Now everyone is after her. Good clean book.

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Lynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gotta reread the ending. Hopefully I missed something instead of a glaring error which is not what I expect from a Marta Perry mystery.

[Sandy Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sorry to see this series end, now to find another by Marta Perry...Great writer

[LisaMarie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Blah plotline to a series I was already getting irritated by. A subtitle of this series could be Attempts to Damselize Contemporary Women in Amish Adjacent America. Although not as bad as in the first one in that regard.