This book and writing is great. Love the complexity of the characters and the storyline. I am on to read more from this author. I highly recommend!

I’m not really sure what this book was trying to be. There’s a shoe-horned in romance side plot that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. There are a series of murders that the main character is trying to solve, but the reader does not get enough info throughout the book to even have an idea of who could have done the crimes. The reader figured out who did these crimes at the same time as the main character. The main character is kind of annoying and is constantly engaging in clunky, awkward inner monologues explaining the backgrounds of certain characters. This book isn’t horrible but I wouldn’t read another of these.

This was the first Linda Castillo, Sheriff Kate Burkholder book I read. Received it as a free book from Goodreads for a review. Now, many books later, I am still hooked and can’t wait for the next one to be published!

Excellent read! Kept me on my toes the whole time! Cannot wait to start the next in the series

This is definitely a beach read. In other words, very mediocre writing and quite formulaic. I have no idea why the murders must be so gruesome and the descriptions of the crime scenes so luridly detailed. I don’t know why, but I purchased a second audiobook and it’s almost identical to the first one. Its only saving grace is the romance between Kate and John, but the author didn’t give us enough of that. If you like horrific murders and unbelievable plots, this is the book for you.

I've been wanting to try a book by Ms. Castillo. The Silence series went on sale; so I picked them up. This is the first book in the series. The author had me from the very first chapter. I love a good mystery. Ms. castillo is now definitely an author I will look forward to reading again. I usually wait until a book goes on sale before trying a new author. Now I'm sorry I waited so long. I am looking forward to the rest of this series. Ms. castillo does a very good job with character development. Which is the most important attribute of a good author. Try it; you won't be sorry!

GREAT BOOK.... Well written ... Holds your attention

I stayed up all night to finish this one! So good...