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The Cost of Silence
Paperback
Series: Heartland to Hometown Mysteries, Book 3
Publisher: Heartland to Hometown Press
Published: May 15 2026
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Silence has a price. Some families pay it in secrets. Others in blood.
After a personal brush with domestic violence, journalist Leni Spencer leaves her quiet Missouri hometown for Southern California, hoping to regroup and offer a second pair of eyes to a friend concerned about a client's family.
What begins as a supportive visit quickly turns unsettling. A private residential school. A strained marriage. A boy living in the shadow of truths his mother refuses to name. When a man turns up dead, Leni is pulled into an investigation no one wants made public.
As she presses for answers, she uncovers layers of institutional secrecy, carefully managed appearances, and adults willing to protect reputations at any cost.
From quiet campus corridors to the open waters off the California coast, Leni follows a trail that grows more dangerous with each step. With time running out, she must decide how far she is willing to go-and what it will cost-to bring the truth into the light.
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