Almost a Whisper (Joanna Piercy Mystery)

A young woman is pushing a child in a stroller dangerously close to the edge of a rock face. She has blood on her clothes. Is she a victim or a would-be killer? DI Joanna Piercy takes on the case, but the young woman is mute. As the questions mount, forensic psychiatrist Dr Claire Roget is called in to help. Can she persuade the woman to talk?

Reviews

A riveting police procedural focusing on guilt, frustration, and the many varieties of love * Kirkus Reviews *
An absorbing, character-driven police procedural with some provocative twists * Kirkus Reviews on Blood on the Rocks *
Well-plotted . Fans of character-driven police procedurals will be rewarded * Publishers Weekly on Blood on the Rocks *
Tantalizing . Piercy's search for the truth takes her from a tidy but sterile suburban home into a seedier, sadder, and more threatening world * Publishers Weekly on Crooked Street *
A tightly plotted mystery ... sharply drawn characters ... intriguing story * Booklist on Crooked Street *
Briskly paced . Readers will enjoy the neatly turned surprise ending * Publishers Weekly on Guilty Waters *