Carrie Stuart Parks delivers another action-packed, heart-thumping thriller with “Relative Silence,” a story of deceit, suffering, to-be-solved mysteries and second chances.
Piper Boone, still coping with the loss of her daughter 15 years ago, finds herself in the midst of a mass shooting. When a stranger, Tucker Landry, a man with his own past demons, saves her life, Piper finds herself working closely with him to solve the “curse” of the Boone family and figure out why tragedy keeps following her family.
As more and more horrific incidents occur, Piper and Tucker find themselves having to trust each other as they don’t know who else they can trust, all while developing feelings for each other.
The author does an incredible job of building a plot that keeps building and building in suspense, all while leaving the reader guessing as to the resolution. She also develops some great characters, including Mandy, a plucky marine patrol officer; Hannah, the disfigured granddaughter of the family’s neighbor Joyce; and a couple of quirky canines.
Besides being an incredible suspense thriller, “Relative Silence” addresses some amazing themes, like the age old question of why does a loving God allow suffering; “revenge is a caustic companion”; trust the future to God; and it’s OK to give God a second chance.
Fans of authors like Lynette Eason and Terri Blackstock will love this book.
Five stars out of five.
Thomas Nelson provided this complimentary copy through NetGalley for my honest, unbiased review.