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A family haunted by grief becomes entangled with a possible murder.
Fiction/Suspense
June 2007
$22 Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-56947-458-7
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“The Price of Silence is a suspenseful and moving family drama that will leave you wondering where the truth lies.”
—Harlan Coben, The Woods |
“The Price of Silence is an absolute jewel—a dark tale, intricately woven—that draws the reader into a world fraught with deception, from the scene of the murder to the denouement in the courtroom. It’s an intelligent novel—written with great skill and ingeniously plotted.”
—Linda Fairstein, Bad Blood |
“The Price of Silence is a gripping, deftly told tale of loss, love, longing and betrayal. The characters are complex and compelling, rendered with an artist's eye for telling detail, and the story resonates long after one turns the final page.”
—Judith Kelman, The Session |
"This is the book for readers wanting to be kept on the edge of their seats…riveting suspense…A fast, intense read." –Library Journal |
"Prolific as Trella Crespi and Camilla T. Crespi (The Trouble with a Hot Summer, 1997, etc.), Trinchieri here debuts most auspiciously as herself." –Kirkus Starred Review |
"A taut pyschological thriller…a gripping, intelligent read." –Publishers Weekly |
"A potent psychological thriller about love, longing, and loss." – Booklist |
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Having taken a young Chinese woman under her wing, wife and mother Emma Perotti finds herself on trial for the young woman’s murder.
Almost five years earlier, An-ling Huang walked into Emma’s ESL classroom and into her family’s life. Emma was drawn to the vulnerability she perceived in An-ling. An-ling, for her part, seemed to long for a surrogate mother and eagerly attached herself to Emma. Emma’s husband, Tom, resented An-ling’s intrusion and his wife’s affection for her. Their son, Josh, developed his own relationship with her. Dredging up painful memories and buried grief, An-ling’s presence threatened to tear the family apart.
Then An-ling was found dead, suffocated. As Emma’s trial progresses, An-ling is revealed not to be who she claimed and we learn that the family members all have their own dark secrets.
CAMILLA TRINCHIERI was born in Prague to an Italian diplomat father and American mother and came to the US at age twelve. After graduating from Barnard College, she moved to Italy. She returned to New York City in 1980 and earned an MFA in writing from Columbia University. As Trella Crespi and Camilla Crespi she has published seven mysteries in the “Trouble With” seires.
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