Conspiracy of Silence [Paperback]

USA Todaybest-selling author

On a sunny day in July, Clare Prentice arrives in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Although she is on assignment to interview the town's notoriously reclusive novelist Nate Hanssen, Clare is really in search of a different story-her story.Just months before, Clare was a bride-to-be, living in Chicago, and looking to the future.until the day she learned her entire life had been a lie.Not only was Clare adopted, but there is no record that she or her adoptive mother ever existed. The only clue is a class ring from Grand Rapids Senior High School. Unable to get on with her future until she reconciles her past, Clare breaks off her engagement.Unraveling the mystery is like trying to sculpt fog-until the first piece of the puzzle unexpectedly drops into place: Clare's birth mother, Lily Gundersen, was murdered in Grand Rapids.Lily's murder was one of the most talked-about events in the town's history, but no one is talking now. Clare doesn't know the whole story - and someone intends to keep it that way.

CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE has over 500 reviews on Amazon.CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE has won/been nominated for multiple awards, including the Florida Book Award, the Independent Publishers IPPY Award, and the Royal Palm Literary Award.Imagine learning your entire life is a lie: Clare Prentice has been dealt a devastating series of harsh blowslearning she was adopted, knowing virtually nothing about her adoptive mother, and finding out that her birth mother was murdered.For Clare, trying to piece together the truth might be deadly.

Full of red herrings, this suspense novel will appeal to those who also like traditional whodunits.

-- Publishers Weekly

Powers prose is rich with description and the plot is layered enough to hold your interest through the search for truth and identity.-- Crime & Suspense

The small town atmosphere and the quirky and interesting characters combine to make the reader want to ló