| The Silence of Murder | |
| Author: | Dandi Daley Mackall |
| Genre: | Realistic fiction, Young adult, Crime fiction |
| Published: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Isbn: | 978-0-375-86896-2 |
| Pages: | 336 |
| Awards: | Edgar Award for Best Young Adult (2012) |
The Silence of Murder[1] 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.