Shadows of Silence by Diana Freel
She watched her mother die.
She hasn’t spoken since.
The only witness to a brutal murder is a little girl trapped inside her own silence.
Fresh out of the FBI Academy, Special Agent Samantha Hayes is unexpectedly pulled into the politically charged investigation after realizing she met the young girl and her mother only hours before the attack. While everyone searches for physical evidence, Samantha becomes convinced the truth isn’t hidden in what people say… but in what they reveal without realizing it.
As pressure mounts and the investigation closes in on a killer desperate to protect a deadly secret, Samantha must uncover the truth hidden inside a frightened child’s silence before that silence claims another victim.
Shadows of Silence is an FBI psychological thriller about grief, deception, and the truths that speak louder than words.
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Author Bio:
Diana Freel writes the stories behind Velvet Raven Books, where twisty mysteries and emotionally grounded thrillers unfold inside a shared world of secrets, investigations, and characters whose lives stretch beyond a single story.
Her cozy mystery series, The Willow Creek Mysteries, follows Claire Anderson, a photographer turned sleuth who begins uncovering the quiet secrets hidden beneath the surface of Willow Creek, Pennsylvania. In her companion thriller series, Shadows of Justice, FBI agent Samantha Hayes investigates high stakes cases that push her instincts, resilience, and belief in redemption to the edge.
When she is not writing, Diana is often exploring new corners of the world, building Spotify playlists for her characters, or helping fellow travelers plan unforgettable trips to Hawaii through her travel brand, Ocean Breeze Adventures.
She believes the best mysteries do more than challenge the mind. They leave something behind in the heart.