Avid Series Reader's Reviews > Listen to the Silence

Listen to the Silence by Marcia Muller is the 20th book of the Sharon McCone mystery series set in contemporary Northern California. Sharon is in for the shock of her life when her father dies...and she is the one designated to go through his legal documents. When her mother refuses to explain the past, Sharon puts her San Francisco career on hold, and goes to Montana as well as rural Northern California to ferret out her family's well-hidden secret. She needs all her investigative skills, as well as plenty of courage, and she must develop a new skill.....to listen to the silence: imagine what may be left unsaid, in her conversations with family and friends, and her interviews with strangers. Sharon's significant other Hy is a rock she can depend upon throughout, supporting her quest for the truth, coming to her rescue when it gets most dangerous.