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The Silence of Murder

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The Silence of Murder
The Silence of Murder
First edition
AuthorDandi Daley Mackall
GenreRealistic fiction, Young adult, Crime fiction
Published2011
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages336
AwardsEdgar Award for Best Young Adult (2012)
ISBN978-0-375-86896-2
WebsiteThe 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 won 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 baseball coach. The only suspect is Jeremy Long, a student at the school who has been voluntarily mute for almost a decade. Jeremy's younger sister Hope believes her brother is not responsible for the crime, and sets out to prove his innocence and find the true killer.

References

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  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. 4 July 2016. 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.