A Silence Most Deadly
(2026)(The second book in the Maplewood Mystery series)
A novel by Julian Brooks
A Silence Most DeadlyThe Maplewood Mysteries — Book Two
Maplewood has settled.
The crisis that shook Harper’s Hearth is over, and for the first time in weeks, Owen Harper can almost believe life is returning to normal.
But not everything was left behind.
When a series of disturbing incidents begins to surface—each one quietly tied to something the town has already chosen to forget—Owen is forced to confront a truth Maplewood would rather ignore:
Some secrets don’t stay buried.
They wait.
As the pattern deepens, suspicion turns inward. People Owen trusts begin to close ranks, old loyalties start to crack, and the line between protecting the town and protecting the truth begins to blur.
Working alongside Police Chief Grace Miller, Owen follows a trail that leads into the heart of Maplewood’s silence—where doing the right thing may come at a cost the town isn’t willing to pay.
Because this time, the danger isn’t just what happened.
It’s what everyone is willing to overlook.
And if Owen pushes too far…
he may be the only one left who refuses to stay quiet.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Maplewood has settled.
The crisis that shook Harper’s Hearth is over, and for the first time in weeks, Owen Harper can almost believe life is returning to normal.
But not everything was left behind.
When a series of disturbing incidents begins to surface—each one quietly tied to something the town has already chosen to forget—Owen is forced to confront a truth Maplewood would rather ignore:
Some secrets don’t stay buried.
They wait.
As the pattern deepens, suspicion turns inward. People Owen trusts begin to close ranks, old loyalties start to crack, and the line between protecting the town and protecting the truth begins to blur.
Working alongside Police Chief Grace Miller, Owen follows a trail that leads into the heart of Maplewood’s silence—where doing the right thing may come at a cost the town isn’t willing to pay.
Because this time, the danger isn’t just what happened.
It’s what everyone is willing to overlook.
And if Owen pushes too far…
he may be the only one left who refuses to stay quiet.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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