Silent Lies

by M.L. Malcolm

Inspired by true stories from the author's family, Silent Lies tells the story of Leo Hoffman, a dashing young Hungarian with a gift for languages who inadvertently becomes embroiled in an international counterfeiting scheme during the general chaos following WWI. When the botched plans end in a murder, Leo flees to the scandal-filled city of Shanghai, hoping to make a new life there for himself and the woman he loves. However, one small compromise sets off a series of events that will eventually threaten everything he holds dear, as Leo discovers that the nefarious gangsters who run Shanghai from the shadows do not intend to let him escape his past. Malcolm blends real historical figures with fascinating fictional characters to recreate an engrossing but rarely-explored piece of the past. Filled with intrigue, passion, history and adventure, Silent Lies recaptures a glittering world that no longer exits, while spinning the riveting tale of a family caught up in the tumultuous events of the decadent era between the two world wars.

Genres: Historical Fiction

373 pages, Paperback

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.