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Silence Her: The Washington Elite Will Do Anything To Keep Her Quiet. by [Douglas Fetterly]

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A greedy food and drug CEO kingpin, Jack Conner, shortens the lifespan of millions of Americans. Can Lishan stop him?

In his pocket are the FDA Commissioner, a senator he buys off to sway the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and other cronies in Washington who are invested in concealing their corruption, no matter the cost. Scientists know the oils in the foods are dangerous, sometimes deadly. The CEO doesn't care.

An idealistic journalist's Truth Be Known series publicly airs the truths, consequently threatening the lifestyles of those dangerous and powerful men. Lishan's daring activism puts her life on the line, forcing her to enlist the aid of a trusted few: a flamboyant scientist at the FDA; a former professor who has a passion for her and who cannot control his jealousy; an author unjustly incarcerated for previously publishing the misdeeds of Conner and the FDA; and her aunt, who has guarded over and mentored Lishan following the murder of her parents when she was a child.

She finds herself threatened not only by her editor and the recipients of pointed remarks on the exposé, but also by the U.S. Attorney, the senator's legal council, and the CEO's henchmen--all determined to maintain the public's ignorance. Mix in the chaos from the men in her personal life who expose her weaknesses and strengths, and the complications in Lishan's life exceed what she thought was possible. Still, justice for the people is her driving force, no matter the risks to her life.

Douglas Fetterly was awarded 2nd place in a national New York City Gotham Writers/The Writer Magazine short story contest, judged by the Director of Creative Writing at Harvard. He is a freelance writer and novelist with a passion for literature, love of adventure, and propensity for social consciousness in his stories. Silence Her is being considered for Big Screen and Television options.

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ASIN : B076Z5SX9F
Publisher : Story Merchant Books (October 28, 2017)
Publication date : October 28, 2017
Language : English
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Angela Andrews

Engaging!

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018

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"Silence Her" engages the reader into feeling they are fighting right alongside the heroine as she battles enemies that are much more powerful than she is. The writer makes the heroine identifiable, flaws and all, so the reader can walk away knowing that anybody can make a difference if they really want to. True courage walks in all of us, is what I took from this book. I recommend "Silence Her" to anyone who wants to be entertained, educated, and inspired. It is definitely a page turner!

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Keeps you going, page turner

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2018

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Mr. Fetterly has really written a great story especially in this political climate. How can one person stay true to their self & not get eaten alive !!

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Edwin B.

Silence Her

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2020

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This story could be unfolding somewhere in real life in one version or another. Good story line, could make action packed motion picture.

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LINDA A. ROOT

More than a yarn about a journalist with a hot scoop, Silence Her is a gripping, energetic expose of our present world.

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2018

I came upon this book entirely by accident. After writing a review of James Comey's "A Higher Loyalty" for my blog, I was looking for something light and browsing the Kindle Unlimited selections when I came upon a name I recognized of someone I have not seen in thirty years and had no idea he was writing. I downloaded the book primarily to learn if the author was the same Doug Fetterly, and it was. But being addicted to fiction, I
was teased and by the second or third page I was hooked. I had not expected the intricately plotted, erudite political thriller that kept me awake most of the night and the following day. I have served for three years on the editorial board of a prestigious literary award in the genre in which I write--the M.b. Bennetts Award for historical fiction-- and I am no stranger to finding excellence where I had not expected it. And while Silence Her is outside of my genre, it is not outside of my sphere of interest. So, I applied the guidelines our panel of judges used to award our prize to Doug Fetterly's work, beginning with the question of readability. Is it a page-turner? Yes, indeed it is. Then there was a question of historical accuracy, and while this is not a historical novel it follows the actions reported in the news today --the perversion of our government by private interests groups--in a manner many readers recognize as much fact as it is fiction. Silence Her also passes the muster when it comes to the development of believable characters, both major and minor. The protagonist Lishan is one of the old breed of journalists who are driven to uncover corruption wherever they find it, regardless of the personal stakes they face in doing so. People die in this book, There is collateral damage and widespread collusion by those whose only interest is in winning. Minor characters like the Katherine Graham-like publisher of Lishan's Washington D.C.daily behave in a way we would like to think authentic and characteristic of the old school media giants of the Second World War and the Cold War, when the print media was the best source for news. The friends Lishan makes in her struggle to stay true to her objectives and also stay alive are interesting, sometimes bizarre, but never contrived. Another standard we sought in our winners was originality. Silence Her does not cast an arms dealer or a terrorist as the antagonist, but a corporate guru who seeks to make his fortune by manipulating the data used to push his products through the FDA. And when corporate greed is the theme, the crime can be just as vicious and the victims are each and every one of us. It was good to see a villain without a balaclava for a change. When we judged the entries in our competition, we also looked for professional editing, layout and style. Mr Fetterly has mastered all three in a book of surprising timeliness and quality. Reading it was an adventure and I look for more.

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Samfreene

Silence Her

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2017

Silence Her: Douglas Fetterly
Exposes are not something foreign to reporter Lishan Amir as her goal is to take down Senator Libby and his cohort Jack Conner wanting to take down not only these two but anyone attached to them too. Dealing with her boss, executive editor Jerry Hanson the roadblocks, danger, threats she faces will make you wonder why she persisted when everyone around her just wanted to permanently Silence Her. Lishan is brash, hardnosed and will stop at nothing to take down Jack Conner and his company. False labeling on products is at the heart of this novel as we learn much about the FDA who they are really concerned about protecting and why one man was able to have products so readily available to the public even though some proved deadly.
Kickback, fraud, toxic fillers and empty calories are just part of what Conner delivers to the unsuspecting public and what we as consumers need to be more vigilant about reading labels and understanding that there are different names for trans fats and other harmful ingredients in our foods. When Conner learns more about Lishan it becomes an all out war. With the aid of her friend Erik she learns more as Lishan finds herself in the presence of Conner, Libby and the FDA commissioner and Nathaniel Ferrali, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia plus her boss Jerry Hanson all at the same party yet Lishan tried to make herself inconspicuous. Saved by her friend JoJO a scientist friend with the FDA and performer at night she has him and several other allies that will work to help her uncover what she hopes will bring Conner and his team down. Plus a strong support in Howard Perkins.
Dr. Arthur Schuler is the FDA commissioner who spoke the audience present at this gathering promising and stating that he ensured public safety: FDA’s Determination of Obesity Relative to Artificial Sweeteners and the questions focused on a specific theme about the correlation between artificial sweeteners and the rise of obesity in the United States and the impact of Aspartame-like sweetener Connulose that Conner foods introduced. You can hear the discussion and the arguments on pages 18-21. Lishan was then attacked and saved by someone named Osiris while walking to her officer. The author explains why the FDA in this case seems to be skirting around protecting the public and is more concerned with those in industry as Lishan’s life is in danger and she is attacked many times and the people she thinks she can trust are not what they appear to be.
She is relentless and won’t stop at anything and her liaisons with many men that she encounters prove at times to be dangerous and wrong choices. Her impulsiveness gets her in trouble at work and her confrontational attitude brings her to the attention of the higher ups at the paper causing them to delve into her past.
JoJo is a molecular scientist and his input and knowledge are invaluable as you come to know him better. People risking their lives for Lishan are many but even so at times she seems to take them fore granted. Labeling on foods can be misleading and the FDA mainly CFSAN allows mislabeling. Two cases sited by the author in this novel deal with MSG which causes from personal experience I know migraines and headaches and producers of foods are allowed to put a zero trans fats on the front of the package, when in fact as you will learn when delving deeper into this novel and what is present, the Principal Display Panel, with its net quantity of contents and ingredients indicates the presence of HYBROGENATED OILS aka/TRANS FATS! The speaker continues with quotes from their own FDA documents and one from a budget file. Dealing with the front labeling of a product few people check and should check the nutritional facts label on the information panel of foods on the back side of the product. However, this person claims that the FDA is charged with ensuring honesty and truth in the labeling it supports and mandates that the transgressions he mentioned need to be addressed because the health and welfare of the public is at stake. On pages 124-128 the author reveals more information about how the company is concerned with stockholders as a PI named Beck is speaking to Lishan and how the commissioner of the agency and the faction of the Agency sides with what some call good ol boys. More cases are sited about the FDA more reviews and Conner Foods seems the most likely culprit as products are put on the market and toxic substances are present and people get deathly ill or die and Conner claims that’s not true. Then Lishan receives a box of cupcakes and one of the people in the newsroom’s daughter takes one and winds up deathly ill and might not survive. Guilt wears at Lishan as she tells her story to her Aunt Niesha who has some powerful connections and realizing that the cupcakes were poisoned and probably sent by some on Conner’s payroll if not him.
Every step of the way Lishan meets and has to overcome many obstacles. Dealing with someone named Raphael she falls into his trap and his main reason for wanting to see her is revenge for how she treated him in the past. Erik seems to have found someone else and Lishan falls apart when the PI working to help her is killed and then she contacts one of Conner’s henchman and he winds up the same way when she’s supposed to meet with him.
Going undercover, disguises, putting people in danger and changing her appearance, Lishan and her team her aunt, Maya and at times Erik hope to find the credible documentation and proof to take down this powerful man. But, wandering the streets, not being careful about a cab she went into, Lishan might find herself to be another victim.
The cafeteria at Factory 17 was included in experimental fat used in the cafeteria. Conner Foods’ factories decided to test the fats by using employees as subjects and some get sick others died. Conner could care less. Howard Wiggins is her source and stating that someone like Conner who’s considered an industrial giant states that its new drug reduces blood pressure and it does that’s enough to satisfy at least the primary entry requirement onto the list of approved drugs. Side effects get less notice and press and at a minimum and this is scary as most people forget to check out these side effects before even considering taking certain drugs can be a fatal mistake. Some cause heart attacks, others blood clots or worse and many of these drugs pass muster but the client is not the public it’s the industry. But, Lishan is relentless and finds someone named Fatima to help her and talk about Factory 17 but will she and what if anything will she learn that might help her? Mazzini is someone she contacts who is close to Conner but just talking to her seals his fate. Conner has eyes all over. Mazzini is a risk but her aunt wanted him alive and things get even more out of control as Lishan becomes more of a target. Maya and her aunt Niesha are her two support systems as Maya’s office was in the United States Attorney’s office building and her title was Criminal Justice Chief her aunt was even more powerful. A visit to interview a prisoner named Alan Frazier is enlightening and the ending just might end it all for Lishan as she is held captive by someone working for Conner and the end result could mean her life and the end of the case. When the final headline comes out what will it read: Conner is arrested and charged or Lishan is another victim? Who’s straight and whose paid off and who wins at the end? A novel that will make readers think twice before trying foods that are mislabeled, foods with sugars that have pen names other than sugar, trans fats with false names and realize that the FDA approval needs to really target protecting consumers.
A young reporter that puts it all on the line and risks the lives of so many to make a point and take down a giant in industry that seems to be so far above the law that he might skate. Lishan is tough, outspoken, takes risks, impulsive but in the end will this do her in. A ending you won’t see coming and a young girl that is outspoken, passionate but most others just want to take her down for good and SILENCE HER! Consumer beware! Read your labels and know what goes into your body as author Douglas Fetterly succeeds in giving readers much more than food for thought!

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Ken C.

FDA Looks Bad

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2018

Silence Her includes some great investigative stories on the Food & Drug Administration. Beyond that, the story is harder to take. I thought sure that the author was a woman as I read the novel, but I was wrong. It sure seemed to have a strong feminine viewpoint!The romance problems that the investigative reporter Lishan became tedious. Many of the events that happen come together awfully fast, giving some doubt as to the chronology. So Lishan's personal life didn't much interest me. Her professional life is the heart of the novel, and I liked it a lot.
Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

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