A Friend of Silence

· M. Lee Prescott
4.2
256 reviews
Ebook
352
Pages

About this ebook

What safer haven could there be than a Quaker boarding school in a tiny New England coastal village? What secrets lie beneath its serene and quiet beauty? 

 

Out of the blue, the campus is laid open, the peace of Old Harbor Friends shattered by the murder of lascivious, comptroller, Milt Wickie. Wickie is discovered in his office, a scrimshaw knife protruding from his chest, a knife belonging to beloved teacher and grieving widow, Bess Dore. 

 

Initially a suspect, the forty-two year old, Bess is soon exonerated and jumps headlong into a murder investigation along with old flame, police detective, Roger Demaris, and Harry Winthrop, an amateur sleuth, prolific writer, and the son of the school’s wealthiest patron. 

 

Will Bess find romance along the way, giving her heart to the gruff police officer, who still adores her, or to the fly-by-night, but charming Harry who is clearly smitten? Will the killer strike again? Will the silence and calm of the 200-year old Friends school ever again be restored?       

 

 

Ratings and reviews

4.2
256 reviews
Kelly Coburn
January 17, 2017
It was a good story, but the gutter language was totally unnecessary and distracting. After starting to read the teaser chapters of her new book, I came to realize that this is just the way this author talks. Unfortunate.
13 people found this review helpful
GeeEmDee
January 13, 2018
Yes, I enjoyed this so much that when I accidentally downloaded it a second time, I decided to reread it and enjoyed it all over again. I'd love to read the sequel if there is one
Cryscrafts Toller
February 2, 2019
This is the story of a death at a Quaker New England Boarding School. Roger Demaris, the local policeman starts investigating the case. The board of the school hires Harry Winthrop, Jr to investigate as well on the school's behalf. How Harry, Roger and Bess discover the killer makes for a riveting read.
2 people found this review helpful

About the author

M. Lee Prescott has written dozens of novels, of which Rose’s Choice will be the fourteenth published (10/11/16). She writes in several genres of fiction—Mystery, Historical, Western Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romance Suspense, and books for children and young adults. Among her titles are Prepped to Kill, Gadfly and Lost in Spindle City (Ricky Steele Mysteries), Jigsaw, A Friend of Silence, Widow’s Island, and Song of the Spirit. Song of the Spirit was a finalist The 2014 International Digital Awards for Historical Fiction for Young Adults. She published five new titles in 2015, Hestor’s Way, a contemporary romance and In the Name of Silence and The Silence of Memory books two and three in the Roger and Bess Mysteries. The Morgan’s Run Romances series debuted in August 2015 with Emma’s Dream (a finalist in the 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards), followed by books two and three, Lang’s Return and Jeb’s Promise. Rose’s Choice is book four. She is halfway through drafts of book four in the Ricky Steele mysteries and the Roger and Bess mysteries.


Lee’s “day job” is as professor at a small New England liberal arts college. Her scholarly work centers on social contexts within which children learn and she is the author of three works of nonfiction. Her current research examines the impact of mindfulness on readers and writers, work that brings her tremendous joy and satisfaction.  

 

She lives in southeastern Massachusetts on a beautiful river. She is the mother of two sons and spends lots of time with them, their beautiful wives, and her four beloved grandchildren. When not teaching or writing (both of which she adores), her passions revolve around family, yoga, swimming, teaching mindfulness to children and adults, and walking.

 

Her website is http://www.mleeprescott.com. Lee loves to hear from readers. Her email is: mleeprescott@gmail.com.

 

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