Books like The Price of Silence by Kate Wilhelm

Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband Gabriel and then falls silent, becoming a media sensation. In North London’s Grove secure unit, psychotherapist Theo Faber devotes himself to uncovering why she became the Silent Patient and his own true motives.

A tense psychological thriller that pits FBI agent Clarice Starling against the notorious cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter as they collaborate to catch a new predator.

John Grisham’s debut legal thriller follows a murder trial in Mississippi that explores capital punishment, racial discrimination, and the complexities of the judicial system.

A suspenseful look inside the seemingly perfect marriage of Jack and Grace, where love, secrecy, and abuse mask a household of hidden violence.

In The Widow's House, Lord Regent Geder Palliako rises to power while the fate of a kingdom and a dragon’s ancient legacy hangs in the balance.

Karin Slaughter’s Faithless follows medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver as they investigate a buried‑alive murder in Georgia, uncovering family secrets, police corruption and a killer more dangerous than imagined.

A glamorous model vanishes during a Hawaii swimsuit shoot, prompting her parents and former cop turned reporter Ben Hawkins to race against time and corrupt police to uncover a killer who blurs beauty and murder in paradise.

A political candidate is framed for murder and struggles to clear his name while plotting revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his career.

Rosie Miller’s curse forces her into silence, but a letter invites her to a demon academy where she meets a gangster, a blackmailed demon, and a powerful witch—will their entanglement break her curse?

A haunting tale of a middle-aged man's journey back to the past as he unravels a gruesome mystery at a former mental institution.

A poignant fictional account that explores sexual harassment in a high‑school setting, the influence of Christian values, and the role played by television news coverage.

A mother struggles to help her selectively mute daughter after a tragic loss, while the daughter’s mysterious disappearance threatens their fragile family life.

A diver haunted by a supernatural vision must collaborate with her skeptical partner to uncover a serial killer while confronting a lingering past that threatens their lives and sanity.

Journalist Avery Chauvin is devastated when she receives word of her father's suicide. How could her father, a dedicated physician, have taken his own life? That he set himself on fire is unfathomable.Returning to her hometown of Cypress Springs, Louisiana, Avery desperately searches for answers. Instead she hears whispered rumors of strange happenings, of neighbors who go missing in the night. She discovers a box of old newspaper articles in her father's house, all covering the horrific murder of a local woman. Why had her father kept them?Then the past and present collide. A woman is found brutally slain. An outsider passing through town vanishes. And Avery begins to wonder, could her father have been the victim of foul play?As each step closer to the truth exposes yet another layer of deceit, Avery must face the fact that in this peaceful Southern town a terrible evil resides, protected--until now--by the power of silence.

The highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Beautiful Lies.Charged with relentless intensity and kinetic action, and playing out with unnerving suspense on the streets of New York and London, Sliver of Truth delves deep into the shadowy world of Ridley Jones, a terrified but determined young woman at once hunting down a ghost from her past and running for her life.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Clodagh Brown’s daring climbs—from trees to towering electric pylons—shape her secret world in London’s hidden rooftops, intertwining her love for heights with a gripping murder mystery that questions the cost of freedom.

Four-year-old missing child found in grave 20 years later sparks a mystery in small Ohio town.

Widowed journalist Patrick Rush joins a candlelit writing circle, only to discover a serial killer stalking Toronto whose murders mirror a story the group writes.

After her father, a doctor accused of murdering his wife, returns to his hometown on parole, nine‑year‑old Nina must confront buried secrets and new threats when danger strikes again.

In a quirky, argumentative family, twelve‑year‑old Hero chooses selective mutism, navigating the gaps between her internal world and reality.

Serial killings of Catholic girls in Philadelphia trigger a tense pursuit by rookie detective Jessica Balzano and seasoned officer Kevin Byrne as they race to unmask a ruthless, sacrilegious killer.