
The Usual Silence
Arles Shepherd Thriller, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Sarah Mollo-Christensen
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By:
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Jenny Milchman
A psychologist haunted by childhood trauma must unearth all that is buried in her past in this twisting, lyrical novel of suspense by Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author Jenny Milchman.
Psychologist Arles Shepherd treats troubled children, struggling with each case to recover from her own traumatic past, much of which she’s lost to the shadows of memory. Having just set up a new kind of treatment center in the remote Adirondack wilderness, Arles longs to heal one patient in particular: a ten-year-old boy who has never spoken a word—or so his mother, Louise, believes.
Hundreds of miles away, Cass Monroe is living a parent’s worst nightmare. His twelve-year-old daughter has vanished on her way home from school. With no clues, no witnesses, and no trail, the police are at a dead end. Fighting a heart that was already ailing, and struggling to keep both his marriage and himself alive, Cass turns to a pair of true-crime podcasters for help.
Arles, Louise, and Cass will soon find their lives entangled in ways none of them could have anticipated. And when the collision occurs, a quarter-century-old secret will be forced out of hiding. Because nothing screams louder than silence.
©2024 by Jenny Milchman. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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“An emotionally compelling and impressively crafted psychological suspense thriller of a read from start to finish.” —Midwest Book Review
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Very captivating
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The depth of the story
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An amazing story!
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Great book! I can't wait for the follow-up!
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Dark, yet intriguing
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I did not guess who the worst perp was till almost the end.
Excellent writing!
Realistic Characters & Plotlines
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Child abuse
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Healing and Hope
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Such a slow pace
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As much as I sympathized with Arles, I hated the way she was written with such little insight. Even if she hadn’t committed illegal behavior she’d have been guilty malpractice for continuing to work while psychologically impaired.
Cass, Bea’s father was the only character for whom I felt genuine empathy and the only part of the storyline I cared about.
THE USUAL SILENCE was disjointed and uneven. I often considered giving up and DNF, but I prevailed to the contrived ending.
Convoluted
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