Dead Silent — Shirley Wells

Ten months ago Samantha Hunt set off for work -- and was never seen again....

Despite the statistics of cold cases, Dylan Scott wants to believe that Sam Hunt is alive. Not only because her father, Dylan's client, is desperate to find his missing daughter before he dies of cancer, but also because by all accounts Sam was a lovely girl -- devoted to her younger stepsisters, well liked at her job, in love with her boyfriend.

But not everything is as it appears in sleepy Dawson's Clough. Soon questions arise about the violent past of Sam's boyfriend, and the rumored affair that the missing young woman was supposedly having with her boss. Plus, Dylan can't shake the feeling that Sam's stepfather is keeping secrets. And when someone tries to scare him off the case, Dylan is more determined than ever to find out who wanted Sam silenced and why. But the truth turns out to be worse than anyone could have expected....