Not A Sound

Lies in the state of Michigan..amidst long pine trees...cliffs and streams is a small yet beautiful..quaint sleepy town known as Mathias.......and there in the secluded deep woods is a cabin where the protagonist is leading her life reclusively...paddle board surfing and kiaking is what plays an integral part of this enchanting and intriguing tale of mystery...also in the life of Amelia...a nurse...the protaganist who lost everything in her accident she was so passionate about....her career...her hubby...and her step daughter... Two Years back she was a nurse assisting in Emergencies and Crime Scene Investigations....also in domestic violence cases she was adamant in sending the culprits to jail....once while attending to Stacey who was brutally beaten and raped by her estranged husband..Amelia surely sent her husband to jail...so when escorting Stacey to her car a speeding car with screeching tyres rammed into them killing Stacy instantly and brutally injuring Amelia....who after regaining consciousness lost her hearing ability...resulting in heavy drinking and depression...that made her lose everything... Now recouping she wants to start afresh and finds a job for herself...she loves her space in her airy cabin with large glass windows that faces the river upfront....occasionally where she enjoys kayaking and paddle surf boarding with her soul mate...her guarding angel...the hero of the novel who is a service dog..Stitch...who is trained for people like her with hearing disabilities..who are hearing impaired!! So one fine crisp sunny moring along with Stitch when she was paddle boarding she happens to come across a body afloat...when coming closer...Amelia is startled by her discovery...it's her nursing friend her colleague whom she lost touch with...naked..lying deserted cold murdered...she calls Nine One One immediately...as she was instructed to call in emergency...after calling she's confused whether the call went unanswered or she just blurted out everythinge before the called was picked up...twice she repeated and disconnected.... The story picks up from here....how she investigates....the gadgetry that is for her help....like for an Alarm she gets vibrations on her bed....on her fone when whe picks up the call....she gets text massages as to what the other person is saying on the other side of the fone....her landline and the cel fone has the light blinking for an upcoming call....then there's Stitch for her command...he's trained to assist...they are called Service Dogs!! Every minute detail is elaborated beautifully and realistically that u get lost in the surroundings of Amelia's life... Those descriptions of the night especially when she thinks there's somebody out there watching over her...and in the climax scene when actually the Antagonist enters her house...how she escapes and then caught in the woods....her fight for life....Will leave u exasperated and craving for more.. Yes will leave u shivering!! Heather Gudenkauf's ""Not A Sound"" will be among those few assorted novels in my collection that I won't mind reading it again and again!!...though knowing the climax....it's always about those special characters and moments in a novel which makes it so especial and worth a read a second time....it's always about the authors that take the readers to an imaginary world...and how they do it...the way they do it that what makes them so especial..... As per the title goes the author herself is a hearing impaired just like Amelia the strong character she has created and woven a terrific tale of mystery and suspense which revolves around her silence...that's why ""Not A Sound""....