The Silence (Columbia River, 2)

A Wall Street Journal bestseller. A dead conspiracy theorist. A mass murderer. Two cases collide for Callahan and McLane in a pulse-pounding thriller by Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author Kendra Elliot. A man is savagely murdered outside Portland, and Detective Mason Callahan finds blood-spatter evidence that tells a troubling story. Files reveal the murder victim, Reuben Braswell, was a radical conspiracist. In his home, investigators find pages of diatribes against law enforcement as well as ties to Masons fiance, FBI special agent Ava McLane. The victim was her informantand had strong reasons to be paranoid. To Ava, Braswells rants were those of a wearying and harmless manuntil they collide with her investigation into the murders of police officers and finding the connection becomes urgent. Meanwhile, Braswells brother and Avas twin sister both disappear, and disturbing acts of sabotage target Avas personal life. For Mason and Ava, the brutal crimes and escalating mysteries create a perfect storm for a terrorist conspiracy that becomes dangerously personalone that has yet to claim its last victim.