Death Comes Silently

Carolyn G. Hart

Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 2012 - Fiction - 276 pages

Winter has arrived in Broward's Rock, South Carolina, and business has slowed for Annie Darling, owner of mystery bookstore Death on Demand. So when the island's resident writer publishes the latest in her popular mystery series, Annie jumps at the chance to host a book signing, even though it conflicts with her shift at the local charity shop, Better Tomorrow. Luckily, fellow volunteer Gretchen Burkholt agrees to sub for her. The signing goes well, but Gretchen interrupts the event multiple times, leaving voice mails about scandalous news she's dying to share. Even though Gretchen tends to be excitable, Annie heads over to Better Tomorrow, where she finds Gretchen dead on the floor, an axe by her side. Annie enlists the help of her husband, Max, to piece together a puzzle involving an overturned kayak, a stolen motorboat, a troubled love affair, and a reckless teenager. And she must tread carefully in her investigation, because a killer is on the loose, and that killer works well in the foggy days of winter.

What people are saying

Review: Death Comes Silently (Death on Demand #22)

User Review  - Kimberly - Goodreads

If you want a well-written cozy, you can always count on the Annie & Max series b Carolyn Hart. This volume is no exception. The characters are well-done and the plot line littered with good clues and red herrings. Keeps the reader guessing the whole way.

Review: Death Comes Silently (Death on Demand #22)

User Review  - Susan - Goodreads

I've read all the Death on Demand mysteries. This was my least favorite. I've grown weary of Max and his life of leisure. Too much of this plot and its characters were just not realistic. I'll give the next one a chance and then perhaps I'm off to greener pastures.

About the author

Carolyn Hart is the author of Death on Demand and the Henrie O series. Her books have won the Agatha, the Anthony and Macavity awards. She was a founding member and is a former president of Sisters in Crime. Her most recent title is Sugar Plum Dead.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Death Comes Silently; Book 22 of Death on Demand Bookstore Series; Death on demand, Carolyn G. Hart
• Author: Carolyn G. Hart
• Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 2012
• ISBN: 0425245705, 9780425245705
• Length: 276 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths