The Silence of Murder

The Silence of Murder
The Silence of Murder
Author Dandi Daley Mackall
Genre Realistic fiction, Young adult, Crime fiction
Published 2011
Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages 336
Awards Edgar Award for Best Young Adult (2012)
ISBN 978-0-375-86896-2
Website The Silence of Murder

The Silence of Murder[1] ( ISBN 978-0-375-86896-2) is a mystery novel for teen readers written by American author Dandi Daley Mackall[2][3][4] and published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (now owned by Penguin Random House[5]) on 11 October 2011. The book later went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult in 2012.[6]

The story centers on the murder of John Johnson, a beloved small-town high school teacher and basketball coach. The only suspect is Jeremy Long, a student at the school who has been mute for almost a decade. Jeremy's younger sister Hope believes her brother is not responsible for the crime, and set out to prove his innocence and find the true killer.

References

  1. ↑ "The Silence of Murder". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Holdings: The silence of murder /". www.buffalolib.org. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  3. ↑ "The Silence of Murder By Dandi Daley Mackall". prezi.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  4. ↑ "Something for Everyone". www.dandibooks.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  5. ↑ The Silence of Murder by Dandi Daley Mackall | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
  6. ↑ "Category List – Best Young Adult | Edgars Database". theedgars.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.


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