C.E. Lawrence - Silent Victim (Silent, Book 02)

Criminally compelling, Silent Screams by C. E. Lawrence nails you to your seat with a fascinating NYPD profiler whos hurled into the case of his lifetime. This journey into violence and the soul is unforgettable.

Gayle Lynds,New York Times bestselling author of The Coil and The Book of Spies

Pulse-racing, compelling, first rate. Lawrence knows how to build and hold suspense with the best of them. Once you get into this one, you cant get out.

John Lutz,New York Times bestselling author of Mister X

C. E. Lawrence delivers finely honed suspense, with unique twists, and accurately captures the logic and intuition of a profiler under pressure.

Katherine Ramsland, professor of forensic psychology, and author of The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds

C. E. Lawrences Silent Screams is so compulsively readable, you wont just tear through the pages, youll scream through them.

Chris Grabenstein, Anthony and Agatha awards winner, and author of Rolling Thunder

Authentic, realistic. If you want to read a serial-killer thriller thats solidly based on frightening reality, this is the one.

Louis B Schlesinger, PhD, Professor of Forensic Psychology, John Jay college of Criminal Justice

Lawrence assembles a quirky group of detectives and experts, all strong characters who can support future books in the series. Fans of Keith Ablow will enjoy this dark, intriguing thriller.

Publishers Weekly

Wickedly brilliant where the roles of hunter and hunted are skillfully blurred an escalating torrent of murder you won"t soon forget.

Gregg McCrary, author of The Unknown Darkness: Profiling the Predators Among Us

A sophisticated knowledge of forensic investigations Silent Screams beckons C. E. Lawrence to become a repeat offender in the thriller genre.

Marina Stajic, PhD, DABFT, president of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology

Silent Screams

SILENT
VICTIM

C. E.
LAWRENCE

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eISBN-13: 978-0-7860-2591-6
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First printing: December 2010

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For Joan and Rusty,
who are so dear to me