A Merciful Silence is the fourth chapter in the Mercy Kilpatrick novel series. It is written by Kendra Elliot who is known for producing excellent mystery thrillers. A Merciful Silence is one of them with a very gripping tale. If you are interested in more exciting novels from Kendra then do check out her The Last Sister and The Silence novels.
The narration of a Merciful Silence is done by Teri Schnaubelt. She has been thoroughly consistent with her performance throughout the Mercy Kilpatrick series and the subject novel is no different.
For the FBI agent, Mercy Kilpatrick, returning to Oregon means to come to terms with her ancestral roots. Mercy was raised as a prepper and she is heavily relying on her survivalist instincts. She needed that to defend her home town from the people who she cannot approach. An investigation this time would be to get her dark past exposed. On the other side. Truman Daly, the police chief might be thumping too close to home.
A rainstorm happened and it uncovered as many as five dead bodies in one night. It was a recap of the distinctive slaughter of a couple of families. It happened a couple of decades ago. The convicted killer of that incident is behind the bars. So, is this a copied murder attempt or the police is having the wrong man behind the bars? The answer to this riddle could be with one person.
Mercy Kilpatrick series is an excellent crime series. A Merciful Silence chapter is good in the way it developed the characters. You will see some definite spark in Mercy Kilpatrick’s character in every chapter, including this one.
Mercy Kilpatrick, Book 4
