What We Keep Silent: A Bri Watters Thriller by Karen Grose
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a fascinating psychological thriller that explores family dynamics and the harm that can be done by keeping silent. It examines the consequences of not talking and how that silence can cause resentment at best and, at worst, trigger a psychologically imbalanced person to do the unthinkable.
Bri Watters, a young widow, is devastated to learn that her brother, Ty, has been accused of accessing confidential records at the hospital where they both work. A rift develops because Bri does not immediately take Ty’s side, thinking he is possibly capable of the crime, and as details unfold, the list of crimes grows.
As the rift between them deepens, Bri, not fully guiltless of a similar crime she committed six years earlier, flees to Paris to seek the advice of a long-time family friend.
When Bri realizes that a stalker is responsible for their troubles, someone from their family’s past, she begins to ask questions… but her parents remain curiously tight-lipped.
What We Kept Silent is a must-read for people who enjoy well-developed characters who want to do the right thing but are faced with impossible choices.
It also shows that the guilt we might take on ourselves as self-punishment is not always deserved.
You can order it here: https://www.amazon.ca/What-We-Keep-Silent-Thriller-ebook/dp/B0GPQVKZ56/