KEEPING SILENT
A Caleb Knowles Mystery (Bk 1)
Author: Carla Damron
2013 Reissue Edition
5.5"x 8.5" Trade Paperback
Retail $14.95US; 240pp
ISBN 978-1-62268-010-8 print
ISBN 978-1-62268-016-0 ebook
LCCN 2012943386

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KEEPING SILENT
A Caleb Knowles Mystery (Book 1)
Author: Carla Damron

Introducing Caleb Knowles

KEEPING SILENT (originally published in 2001) is the first mystery featuring social worker Caleb Knowles. In this updated version, we meet Caleb, a clinical social worker, as he tries to prove his brother innocent of murder.

More about KEEPING SILENT:

Acclaimed sculptor Sam Knowles, deaf since a teenager, is accused of the murder of his fiancée. When Anne Farrell, who was also deaf, is found lying by the piece of sculpture that was used to kill her, her still hands sign the word "No!" in a silent scream.

Caleb believes his brother is innocent, but Sam, who's battling demons Caleb cannot understand, withdraws into a dark, silent world. He won't defend himself and fights Caleb when he tries to help.

When the seemingly unrelated crisis of one of Caleb's clients turns out to be a crucial link to Anne's murder, Caleb starts down a dangerous path, uncovering secrets Anne was keeping from them all. As Caleb exposes the killer, he must also confront the fine line between guilt and innocence to which no one—including himself—is immune.

Praise for Carla Damron's Caleb Knowles mysteries.

KEEPING SILENT
"Damron's adaptation of the deaf is poignant and exact ... one of the better examples of true deaf characterization."
—Deaf Characters, Behind The Fiction

SPIDER BLUE
"Carla Damron writes with wisdom, heart and deft hand at building suspense, but mostly she writes about characters any one of us could become."
—Pamela James, The Writers Room Magazine

DEATH IN ZOOVILLE
"All Damron's books delve deeply into social issues-homelessness, dysfunction, abuse and recovery-that so often get swept under the mystery and suspense carpet, issues she handles with sensitivity and a keen eye for human nature, rather than absolutes and admonishments. ... This kind of sensitivity is the hallmark of Damron's work."
—Ashley Warlick, Talk Greenville

CARLA DAMRON is a clinical social worker, novelist, and short story writer. In her Caleb Knowles Mystery Series (which also includes SPIDER BLUE, 2004, and DEATH IN ZOOVILLE, 2010) she uses humor and suspense to explore complex social issues. Damron has also written short stories and flash fiction pieces that have appeared in journals and collections like MYSTERY ON THE WIND (2009), SIX MINUTE MAGAZINE (2011), and the MELUSINE LITERARY JOURNAL (2012).
Damron recently completed an MFA in Creative Writing.

Carla Damron's novel, THE STONE NECKLACE, a literary work, braids together the stories of a grieving widow, a struggling nurse, a young mother, and a troubled homeless man whose lives intersect at the event of a tragic accident. It was selected to be the 2016 "One Book, One Community" read for Columbia, SC.

www.carladamron.com

JUSTICE BE DONE
KEEPING SILENT
DEATH IN ZOOVILLE
SPIDER BLUE

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