Having a seventeen year-old turn up and admit to murdering a young boy, but then refusing to say anymore, spurs Lucy on to discovering the motive. This is the foundation of the unsettling murder mystery and one where FBI investigator, Lucy, finds many brick walls in the quest for the truth. In other words, rather than seeking help from hospitals, the Church turn to religion and prayer for the cure. The writer introduces the concept of a powerful Church who believe in medical shielding. It surprised me, it captivated me and it had me guessing all to the ending. I was desperate to finish it but at the same time, I wanted to delay the pleasure. Because for the good folks of Knox Hollow, hiding that truth will take more than silence.

Getting to the truth is becoming Lucy’s obsession. Then a combing of the woods yields unsettling evidence that Eliza isn’t the only one in this close-knit rural community with secrets. Especially when she’s drawn deeper into the life of the victim. To find the answer, Lucy goes to the scene of the crime in the small Idaho town of Knox Hollow. Beyond that Eliza doesn’t say another word, leaving a vital question met with dead silence: Why did she do it? Disturbingly composed, she reveals chilling details only the killer could know. The teenage girl confesses to murdering a young boy. It seems like an open-and-shut case for FBI special agent Lucy Thorne when Eliza Cook walks into the field office.

Her Final Words by Brianna Labuskes