The Silence of Children

A child saved from his own mother. A secret that shatters lives. When Dee is dragged into her father’s dangerous mission to save a girl from her abusive carers, she's thrust into a chilling world where powerful predators operate behind a mask of respectability. Organized child abuse is rife beneath the polished face of society, and these foul predators will kill to thwart exposure. She tries to look away, but can’t—and so becomes a target herself. Haunted by a truth almost too horrific to believe, and driven by a fierce sense of justice, she steps towards the darkness. But making an enemy of the powerful man who controls a hidden network is not only frightening, it puts her own family in danger. Silence of Children is a gripping suspense thriller that delves into a shadowy world protected by silence. She is just one woman pitted against a ruthless predator with a network of killers.

Dee is an unintentional heroine. Her feisty character and crusty sense of humor, bring an original voice to a character-led story as she finds an inner strength even she hadn't known about. She didn't want to be brave. She isn't heroine material, after all. Saving an unknown child isn't on her list of things to do before she dies; but now, if the bad guys find her, it might end up being the only thing on her bucket list. As her nice, ordered life spirals out of control, she discovers a new meaning to even having a future...

The Silence of Children is a powerful, character-driven thriller full of tension, humanity, and the fight for what's right—even when it’s terrifying. Awarded the B.R.A.G. Medallion for excellence in an independently published work.