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Title details for Silencer by James W. Hall - Available

Silencer

A Novel

#11 in series

by James W. Hall
Ed Sala
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Earl Hammond, the wealthy patriarch of a family of ranchers, lies dead, shot just as he was to donate his Coquina Ranch to the state to preserve it from developers. Spearheading the plan to save this environmental treasure was Thorn, a reluctant heir to a secret family fortune, who now finds himself in terrible danger as well. A pair of deviant brothers, both contract killers, kidnap and imprison him in a sinkhole-a dungeon from which there is no escape. But Frisco Hammond, the dark sheep of the family, is drawn into the investigation of his father's murder and Thorn's disappearance. He suspects the crimes are related. Helping him is his brother's beautiful, troubled wife, Clare. They uncover a trail that leads back to the 1930s, to a cabal of powerful and rich men with a sinister plan. Silencer pits brother against brother and wife against husband in a thriller that proves once again that James W. Hall is "a master of suspense" (Publishers Weekly).

  • Creators

  • Series

    Thorn Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 1, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400195572
      • File size: 259409 KB
      • Duration: 09:00:26

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from November 23, 2009
      Shamus-winner Hall's superlative 11th thriller to feature Thorn (after Hell's Bay
      ) finds his iconoclastic Key Largo, Fla., PI with a newly acquired fortune. Thorn is excited when his girlfriend, Rusty Stabler, presents a deal to protect 300 square miles of Florida from development and also put Earl Hammond's Coquina Ranch game-hunting operation out of business. Then Hammond is shot to death, Thorn is kidnapped—but Hall is just getting warmed up. While Thorn tries to figure a way out of the literal hole he's in, Rusty and Thorn's longtime friend Sugarman try to track him. Warped contract killers Jonah and Moses Faust, who deal in serial killer memorabilia, and Hammond's very different sons, ex-football star Browning and Miami cop Frisco, play large roles. Hall steadily ratchets the suspense while seamlessly combining elements of Florida's natural history with elements of the state's early development and overdevelopment.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      SILENCER is something between a hard-boiled detective story and an eco-thriller. James Hall's crusty Key Largo detective, Thorn, is essentially the hero, but he's only one of many. The elderly owner of an exotic Florida hunting preserve has big plans for his land that involve Thorn. Several people would gladly kill to stop the deal. And they do. Ed Sala has a laid-back delivery that serves well for most of the characters. However, his portrayals of various ethnic characters, such as a black former football star and various Latinos, are less credible. But that's a minor concern as the high action propels the story like an airboat on the Everglades. This is the perfect beach book. M.S. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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