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Silent Weapon
Silhouette Bombshell

By Debra Webb

Merri Walters' life changed dramatically two years ago, when she lost her hearing. Her disability caused her to lose the job she loved, as well as her fiancée. She picked up the pieces of her shattered life and slowly rebuilt it, adjusting to her silent world. She is hired at a local police department as a cold-case file clerk. The job offered little excitement and no challenge; quickly she found herself bored. To compensate, she started reading the files before she filed them away in the archives. One case in particular caught her interest enough that she decides to take a week's vacation and do her own undercover work. She doesn't realize the danger she is in until she is forced to call for Detective Steven Barlow for backup. Together they are able to bring the case to a successful close.

Merri's heroics do not go unnoticed when the Chief of Police realizes that her ability to read lips played a key role in solving the cold-case. He makes her an offer that she can't refuse: to work undercover to bring down known mobster Luther Hammond. The assignment would involve her working inside the mobster's compound as a maid. She would learn the inside secrets that the house offered, and the occupants would not suspect her of working undercover. If she is successful, he promises her that she can have any position at the precinct. She jumps at the opportunity, for it will provide her the challenge her life is lacking. Going undercover is more than she bargained for; she is careful of her every move. One slip-up could be enough reason for them to put an end to her life.

WOW! Those that crave adrenaline overflow must read this book. From page one, the characters explode off the pages with their highly intense action. More than once I caught myself holding my breathing as I turned the page. This book is one of the best I have read in this series. Don't miss adding it to your keeper shelf. Very highly recommended.

The Book

Silhouette
March 1, 2005
Paperback
037351347X
Series Romance
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Excerpt

NOTE: Deaf Characters -- heroine Merri Walters

The Reviewer

Suzie Housley
Reviewed 2005
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