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by Marta Stephens
Local Author Marta Stephens’ debut thriller is one you won’t want to miss! Silenced Cry is the first in a new series featuring homicide detective Sam Harper, and it’s full of suspense, witty dialogue, intriguing sub-plots, and lots of surprises.
Sam Harper’s life changes when his partner is murdered. He gets transferred from Narcotics to Homicide, where he becomes obsessed with a cold case involving a toddler’s murder. As he delves in, Harper realizes the case holds many more secrets than the surface reveals.
Silenced Cry is an intense, fast-paced read that you will quickly devour. For more on local author Marta Stephens, visit her website.
Reba Grass replied:
Marta Stephens has hit the nail on the head with Silenced Cry and Detective Sam Harper. With his partner’s death, one unforgettable stormy night, Harper was left to pick up the pieces of a puzzle he knew nothing about. As the cloud over Harper’s head continued to grow, the passion Marta projects into his life, his career and the unpredictable events that surrounded his case, captured this normally nonfictional reader’s attention with pure amazement.
I started reading Silenced Cry while on a flight to a conference out of state. It was an easy read and I found it hard not to pick up during the evening hours while up to my elbows in conference work. I only would allow myself about a chapter or two a night and couldn’t wait for my return flight home to see which direction Sam Harper and this mystery were headed next. Being a police detective, with an abnormal suspicious mind about people, I was amazed how Marta pegged the personalities of Harper and his fellow officers as well as the way a criminal mind rationalizes behavior. Marta’s words are brought to life with the details that are as vivid as watching a movie. Her descriptive crime scenes are brought to life with such reality I found it hard to believe I was reading fiction.
Definitely a must read for police mystery enthusiasts. (R. Grass, Detective, Ball State University Police Department)
May 31, 2007 at 9:10 am. Permalink.