The Silence of Murder

Winner of 2012 Edgar Award (Young Adult Category)

Written by Dandi Daley Mackall

This book is full of unforgetable characters. Hope is sixteen, and her younger brother, Jeremy, hasn’t spoken a word out loud since he was nine and slapped by their alcoholic mother. Coach is found dead, murdered on his ranch and Jeremy is seen running from there with the bloodied murder weapon in his hands. We follow these characters through the town and trial of Jeremy for the murder through the eyes and voice of Hope. Of course it has a surprise ending as they find a solution to the crime and their lives.

Review by Fay Mason, Churchill Jr. High Media Center
Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars)
Interest Level: Grades 5-9

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The Silence of Murder
Written by Dandi Daley Mackall
Alfred A. Knopf
327 pages
Release Date: October 11, 2011
ISBN: 9780375868962 (hardcover)

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