Silence [Paperback]

Six years ago, Jack Till helped Wendy Harper disappear. But now her ex-boyfriend and former business partner, Eric Fuller, is being framed for her presumed murder in an effort to smoke her out, and Till must find her before tango-dancing assassins Paul and Sylvie Turner do.

The Turners are merely hired to do a job, though, and prefer to remain anonymous. When they find that a middleman has let the true employer know their identities, finishing the job is no longer enough. Their fee just went up.

Full of masterful plotting and unnerving psychological insight,Silenceis a mesmerizing thrill ride.

PRAISE FORSILENCE
 
Thomas Perry is one hell of a writer. Silenceis an ingeniously plotted and tightly written novel of taut psychological suspense. This is catnip for true fans of the mystery/suspense genre. Nelson DeMille
 
Mr. Perry spins an elaborate web of cat-and-mouse machinations . . . driven as much by the characters fears and neuroses as by ordinary motives . . . Expertly wrought. Janet Maslin,The New York Times

THOMAS PERRYis the author of the Jane Whitefield series as well as the bestselling novelsNightlife,Death Benefits, andPursuit, the first recipient of the Gumshoe Award for Best Novel. He won an Edgar Award forThe Butchers Boy, andMetzgers Dogwas aNew York TimesNotable Book of the Year. He lives in Southern California.

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THE SMALL NEON LIGHT outside that said BANQUE was turned off. Wendy Harper armed the alarm system, flipped the light switch to throw the dining room into darkness, slipped outside, tugged the big front door shut, and locked it. David the bartender and the last three kitchen men loitered, leaning against the pillars beside the entrance of the old bank building, talking quietly while they waited for her. Thanks, everybody, she said. Eric and I really appreciated all of youl-