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Martha Powers

    Conspiracy of Silence
    Bleeding heart
    Death Angel
    • 2015

      Conspiracy of Silence

      • 338 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Clare Prentice's journey to Grand Rapids, Minnesota, is driven by her quest for self-discovery after uncovering shocking truths about her past, including her adoption and the mysterious absence of her identity. Tasked with interviewing reclusive novelist Nate Hanssen, she seeks to unravel the mystery surrounding her birth mother, Lily Gundersen, whose murder remains a haunting topic in the town. As Clare delves deeper, she confronts the complexities of her history and the silence that shrouds her family's secrets.

      Conspiracy of Silence
    • 2010

      Death Angel

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.7(155)Add rating

      Kate and Richard Warner have a quiet life, a routine life, until the one afternoon that changes them forever. Within a few short hours they are thrust into the black hole of every parent's worst nightmare. Suddenly they are at the center of attention of their community, the media, and the police… for all the wrong reasons. Richard has been singled out as the primary suspect in a heinous crime that took more than an innocent life.With Richard as a suspect, Kate's life unravels into unbearable chaos, grief, and a whole new world of deception. Neighbors turn away, and only a small handful of close friends are there to help. Or are they? After a second murder and Richard's disappearance, Kate sets out to find the killer in their midst and clear her husband's name. She begins to piece together an eerie puzzle, finding clues in the heart of her own community.In Death Angel anguish, suspicion, and death combine in the horrifying aftermath of a vicious crime that pits a mother's love against a ruthless killer. Kate's need for answers puts her in jeopardy as the real murderer realizes her determination could uncover the secrets he's desperate to keep hidden. In a stunning conclusion, Kate risks her own life to track down and kill the Death Angel.

      Death Angel
    • 2001

      Bleeding heart

      • 435 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      3.4(42)Add rating

      Widowed Maggie Collier and her son return to her small Wisconsin hometown for the sake of her father-in-law, but her peaceful new life is shattered by his murder. Maggie discovers he stumbled onto the location of a kidnapped child, and crosses paths with Chicago lawyer Grant Holbrook, the child's uncle. The two begin to piece together disturbing clues about a monster that lives among them.

      Bleeding heart