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  • The Silent Town

  • Tallman's Valley Detectives, Book 3
  • By: Anni Taylor
  • Narrated by: Caroline Lee
  • Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (969 ratings)

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The Silent Town

By: Anni Taylor
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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Publisher's summary

Senior Detective Kate Wakeland senses dark undercurrents in her beloved small town, Tallman's Valley.

She's glimpsed a silent town lying beneath the valley – a place where the streets and landscapes are the same, but where daylight never reaches. But as Kate begins to investigate the silent town, a shocking multiple shooting occurs on the mountain that bookends the valley, Witness Mountain.

Kate is forced to suspend all else and focus on the case at hand. How did a frail, elderly man manage to shoot his family? Did he have the help of his grandson, a teenage boy who can't account for his whereabouts that morning?

The height of a devastating fire season hinders Kate at every turn. Through the smoky veil hanging in the valley, Kate begins to suspect a connection between the Witness Mountain shootings and the silent town.

But the dangers are far greater than Kate ever imagined. There are people who will kill to conceal what they know and what they've done.

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I’m becoming a jaded reader, but this book rejuvenated my interest

I’ve listened to so many books over the years , some extraordinary. But am becoming more picky because I can’t be bothered wasting my time with authors who just copy ideas and don’t get creative, crafting something really special.
I had read Anni’s first two books in this series and found them interesting with great character development.
I really enjoyed this book. There was good suspense, Interesting characters and the storyline was really interesting, kept me engaged throughout.
I’ve read a few reviews critical of Caroline Lee’s narration particularly in relation to American accents. Whilst she may not be as polished as some in some of these accents, I find her general narration so relaxing and easy to listen to, and sometimes search for books she narrates purely because I love her voice. So I can readily overlook her sometimes cringy US accents because they don’t dominate and don’t ruin the story for me. I’m glad I picked this book.

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Good

Anni Taylor is definitely a great story teller but be warned there are so many different characters it’s easy to find yourself getting confused keeping up with them all. The story seems somewhat all over the place which is a little frustrating but it’s all tied together in the end. Her books aren’t predictable and that’s what I love the most you’ll never figure out who actually did what. All in all it was worth the credit. This is book #3 so start with book 1.

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Excellent Series

I love the way Kate never leaves a stone unturned. And everything is always explained. Definitely recommend this whole series!

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amazing !

love this series all 3 books are amazing !!!! I will definitely listen to these again!

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Great story!

The story was very captivating, and great detail! It was one that I didn’t want to put down. Highly recommend.

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Love this series

This was a great series with lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing! The narration was wonderful and have grown to love the narrator looking forward to more stories. I listen to books while I work and this made the time pass with all fluidity. Thank you for great listening!!

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I hope it’s not the last in the series

I really liked it! I live long audiobooks. Richly layered characters, which started in book one. Mostly believable.

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Excellent writing and performance

Love the whole series. The narration is excellent and the story kept me interested

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Seamless continuation

Thoroughly enjoyed this third installment. Excellent characters and plot twists. Curious to know if there will be another.

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great

overall great book and series. loved all three. only thing I didn't care for. was the husband occasional pressure for her to retire. personally i don't think you do that. that's a drastic change in a person's life. you support their decision. not whinge about them retiring. because you did at 60. you support them in them deciding. hope there is a book four.

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