Finding a dead body while paddle boarding with her recalcitrant service dog Stitch was not what Amelia Winn expected on a crisp fall morning. When she realizes that the deceased woman was Gwen Locke, a former nursing colleague and friend, Amelia is thrust into a hunt for Gwen's killer. She's still recovering from the aftermath of a hit-and-run accident that left her deaf, depressed, and out of a profession she loved. Amelia begins to reengage with her friends and family to uncover Gwen's last movements before her death. But she risks losing everything in her fragile new existence—from her recovery from alcoholism to the tenuous bonds with her husband and young stepdaughter—to expose the truth.
VERDICT Gudenkauf (The Weight of Silence) cleverly incorporates the daily challenges of hearing-impaired individuals and delivers a fast-paced, solid suspense novel that will appeal to fans of Joy Fielding and Jenny Milchman. [See Prepub Alert 11/21/16; library outreach.]
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