Child of Silence - Abigail Padgett

Child of Silence

By Abigail Padgett

  • Release Date: 2015-03-24
  • Genre: Women Sleuths
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 269 Ratings

Description

In the first award-winning Bo Bradley Mystery, Child of Silence, an old Paiute woman finds a four-year-old boy tied to a mattress in an abandoned shack in the hills above San Diego, and child abuse investigator Bo Bradley gets the case. Staff at St. Mary's Hospital for Children assume the boy is mentally impaired because he cannot talk, but Bo remembers a little sister named Laurie. The boy, like Laurie, is deaf. 

Complicating things is Bo's manic depressive disorder, a troubling but occasionally valuable problem for which she almost always takes her meds. Bo tangles with the system, first in attempts to place her young client in a foster home where sign language is used, and later, after someone has tried to shoot the child, in a desperate, manicky, midnight flight into the desert to save his life.

"A sensationally fine first novel… breathtakingly well-told…"The Los Angeles Times

Reviews

  • Enlightening story.

    5
    By Skiplayer1
    I couldn’t put the book down. The story was beautiful and sad. The characters were fantastic. Great read and highly recommended.
  • Excellent read.

    5
    By Waumdon
    I enjoyed the story line. I really like Bo as a character Couldn’t put the book down.
  • Captivating story

    5
    By SLOsleepy
    Thoughtful treatment of manic-depression. A likable heroine and an intriguing and sometimes tense story that weaves Native American and old Celtic imagery together. I was captivated.
  • Child of Silence

    5
    By River Quest
    So interesting I couldn’t put it down. Gives one insight into the world of the deaf.
  • Child of Silence

    5
    By Tiggy/Cookie
    First time reading this author. I don’t usually read mysteries, but nothing else available to me seemed interesting. This story is a roller coaster ride and I couldn’t stop reading. Loved the characters and their back story. I would definitely read this author again.
  • Intriguing characters

    5
    By molecule3d
    An insightful introduction to cultures of the marginalized, the mentally ill, the deaf and native Americans. The culture of the privileged wealthy is treated less kindly with much justification, considering their indifference to those they have ignored or exploited. A thoughtful plot that is food for thought for readers.
  • Avid reader

    5
    By pam5655
    So many confusing ramblings that made understand manic depression more. But sticking with wanting to know the story and end result was rewarding and enjoyable! I have two family (children) members with hearing implants and no matter the disability, a child can become anything they want to be, even President or a great artist!
  • Fascinating

    5
    By 66cokat66
    Very different, very believable. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author.
  • Child of Silence

    5
    By Harleysof1972
    Good read! I couldn’t put the book down!
  • Excellent suspense story.

    5
    By IWantTo Read!
    I really liked the character Bo. Hopefully this book will assist more people in understanding bi-polar disorder.

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