Five Star Friday - Her Scream in the Silence

This week's Five Star read was read by Jay!

Synopsis from Goodreads: In the second book of the USA Today bestselling series, Carly looks into a young woman’s disappearance while trying to hide her own dark secrets.

Carly Moore is finally feeling settled in Drum, Tennessee. She likes her job waitressing at Max’s Tavern AND her boyfriend… she should have known both were too good to be true.

The previous waitress Lula unexpectedly returns, threatening Carly’s job and stability in Drum. But when Lula disappears, Carly is the only one who believes she didn’t leave of her own violation. Lula has a few secrets of her own, and one person is front and center on Carly’s suspect list—the town’s drug lord.

Teaming up with Marco Roland—a Hensen County Deputy on medical leave—to help find out what happened to Lula, they soon realize her disappearance has ties to Drum’s past.

Someone doesn’t want stones overturned, and they’ll go to deadly lengths to keep the truth hidden. Can Carly and Marco find Lula before it’s too late?

Genre? Mystery

Backlist? No. Publication date is March 10, 2020.

New to me Author? Nope. I've read 20+ Denise Grover Swank books.

Why I rated it 5 stars?  Huge thank you to the author for allowing me to be part of her review team. All opinions are my own.

Denise Grover Swank said that Her Scream in the Silence was her favorite book to write. I can 100% see why! Carly has quickly turned into a series where I NEED to know what happens next. In this second tale of Drum, we see the return of Lula, the waitress that Carly took over for. We see Carly's relationship with Wyatt as they open up about their pasts (or not?). We get to know Marco Roland a lot more than we did in the last book and I have to say...I think I like him. The way that Denise writes is just phenomenal. Even though it's not your typical "mystery", every time you feel like you've got something figured out, you find out you were wrong. Or, you were right but now everything has changed again. She perfectly captures what life is like in a small town where big things happen. I love the character of Carly Moore. She's very reminiscent of early Rose Gardner, but in this book she begins to find her voice. Let me tell you, I was here for it! I already am on pins and needles waiting for June. I need to know what Carly is going to get up to next.