It has been two years since RN Amelia Winn lost her hearing in a tragic accident that killed one of her patients. She went on a destructive downward spiral after the accident causing her to lose her family and her job. With the help of an old family friend, she is now sober, has learned sign language, has a service dog and is ready to rejoin the workforce. And get her husband, David, back. David did help her get a job interview in an office of an oncologist and Amelia takes it as a good sign for their relationship. The morning of her interview Amelia is out on her paddleboard when she finds the body of an old friend - they used to work together. Amelia is shaken to her core and misses her interview. The murder of her friend sends Amelia down a path that could jeopardize her newfound stability, if not her life. What will happen to Amelia when she won't stop asking questions?
Not A Sound was a fast and engaging read. Amelia is the kind of character that a reader can get behind. Obviously, she is flawed, but she is on the road to recovery and is doing everything in her power to make "it" right. Logically, I understand why David didn't want a drunk Amelia around his daughter, but I just got the
"this guy is a dick" vibe from him. It was obvious that Amelia loved the little girl that she had raised, but I was a little angry with her for putting that relationship in jeopardy with her alcoholism. I really liked her relationship with Jake, the old family friend. He stepped up to help Amelia when she needed him the most. I did think that Amelia was a bit intrusive in her desires to find out who killed her friend. In the end, things wrapped up quite nicely. I was surprised by the culprit. - CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS
Bottom line - A good mystery is always a necessity when it comes to summer reading. Heather Gudenkauf is still fairly new on the scene, but her books are always well written and full of intrigue.
Details:
- Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf
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- Pages: 352
- Publisher: Park Row Books
- Publication Date: 5/30/2017
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