The Silent Hour (eBook, ePUB)

Dr. Eleanor Wade hasn‘t practiced child psychology since her young patient‘s suicide three years ago. Secluded in her lakeside home and medicated for depression, she‘s resigned herself to a life of guilt and isolation. But when her former mentor begs her to take on one last case10-year-old Sophia Mills, who hasn‘t spoken since surviving the car crash that killed her motherEleanor reluctantly agrees.Initially, Sophia is unreachable, her silence impenetrable. But during their sessions, the child begins creating intricate, disturbing drawings: shadowy figures watching a car, a house with eyes, and recurring images of a key alongside a distinctive symbol. As Eleanor deciphers these cryptic communications, she realizes Sophia didn‘t simply witness an accidentshe witnessed a murder and may have evidence that could identify the killer.When Eleanor discovers the symbol from Sophia‘s drawings matches one belonging to a powerful local judge with connections to Sophia‘s father, she begins to unravel a conspiracy reaching into the highest levels of the small town. But her investigation triggers escalating threats, and Eleanor realizes someone is watching her house, tampering with her medication, and always one step aheadas if they know her routines, her thoughts, her vulnerabilities.As the boundary between Eleanor‘s paranoia and real danger blurs, she can trust no onenot Sophia‘s too-perfect father, not the charming detective who keeps appearing when she‘s most vulnerable, not even her own fragile mind. With time running out and Sophia growing more withdrawn, Eleanor must confront her own traumatic past to find the truth hidden in the child‘s silencebefore the same fate befalls them both.