Silent Proof (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: evidence warehouse, silent proof, questioning brow, Sergeant Harris, Sister Cecilia, Leah Harris (more...)

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Product Description

Twenty-five years ago, a woman was murdered in a Seattle park. The crime went unsolved. To homicide detective Leah Harris and her partner Frank Milkovich, the only possible suspect is Clifford Bakerman-a career criminal about to be released from prison on an unrelated rap. They have thirty-six hours to make another charge stick and keep Bakerman where he belongs. But startling new evidence-and a shocking new murder-plunge Leah and Frank into a life-and-death game with a deadly-and secret-opponent...

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (September 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451411048
• ISBN-13: 978-0451411044
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,086,275 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Suspense, January 11, 2004

By A Customer

SILENT PROOF is written proof that Michael A. Hawley knows of what he writes -- he's a real-life crime fighter. And Hawley knows how to write about crime so that the reader is kept in thrall from the first page to the last. SILENT PROOF is action-packed with big-city cops, crooks and courtroom drama. Once you pick up this thriller, you won't put it back down until you've finished the last chapter. It's gripping, fast paced, believeable. My only question is when is Hawley's next book coming out -- this is an author to bookmark!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suspense til the end, September 29, 2003

By	Linda Hooberman (Freeland, WA United States) - See all my reviews

I can't wait to read a follow up book by the author, and find out what's in store for Detective Leah Harris and Frank Milkovich. Silent Proof kept me in suspense til the very end with interesting characters, clever clues, and richly described locations.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, December 25, 2003

By A Customer

A quick glimpse at the book store persuaded me that this was a potentially good , or at least adequate read. At first, it wasn't bad, as though the author had actually tried to build a good story.

Sadly, the story falls apart at the end, with a comepletely unbelieveable climax, brought on by the cheap plot trick of holding back information from the reader, and introducing new characters to deliver it. Furthermore, one character described as frail and old and ill suddenly morphs into a sly, quick-moving and powerful danger, now with a "beefy arm". The entire conclusion was completely lame, makeing it seem that the author was in a hurry to slap the book together and be done with it.

I was unimpressed. Normally, when I discover a writer new to me, I try to find all the books he has published, knowing I can trust him for a good read. In this case, I won't bother.