Silent Creek - by Tony Wirt (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The bestselling author of Just Stay Away and Pike Island returns with the pulse-pounding story of a prodigal son sorting friend from enemy in a small town trembling with secrets.

Jim McCann was a high school basketball star destined for the NBA. Then an injury shattered his knee and his dreams. Disillusioned, he cut ties with his stifling hometown.

Years later, he returns for his father's funeral. Finding that his mother has dementia, he reluctantly takes over the family propane business. But there's a silver lining: reconnecting with Kyle, his childhood best friend, and meeting Kelli, the only one who understands his struggle to fill his own big shoes.

There's a dark cloud too. Colton Reid, a troubled former classmate, still holds an old basketball grudge. And after Kyle convinces Jim to fire him, the disturbing incidents begin. Nothing too serious at first--until the stalking hits Jim where he lives, unleashing a cascade of grave revelations.

Now there's no denying things have gone too far. As the stakes spike, Jim learns what he'll do to protect himself, his loved ones, and the home that won't let him go.

Review Quotes

"Wirt's latest is a tension-filled thriller with heart. Full of small-town intrigue and smoldering animosity, Silent Creek is a sure fire winner!" --J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Last Seen

"In Silent Creek, Tony Wirt delivers a gripping thriller about a hometown basketball hero whose return stirs old rivalries and threatens to expose long-buried secrets. What begins as a triumphant homecoming soon spirals into a reckoning with the past--one filled with fractured friendships, unresolved guilt, and simmering tension. With a sharp lens on the bonds--and betrayals--of youth, Wirt crafts a story as heartfelt as it is haunting." --Elise Hart Kipness, USA Today bestselling author of Close Call

"Wirt's signature brand of sinister, slow-burn suspense courses through Silent Creek. Each chapter, each page fed my mounting sense of dread--but I couldn't look away. Wirt depicts small town life so vividly, that the impact of violence is all the more powerful." --K.T. Nguyen, award-winning author of You Know What You Did

"This is dark tension at its finest--an emotional reckoning that drips with suspense and nostalgia, twisted together in a way only Wirt can pull off. He doesn't just hand you a thriller; he hands you a story about people, about the ways hate and love can coexist in a single heartbeat, and about the fallout of never letting go. If slow-burn suspense is your jam, and you like your small towns served with a side of secrets and revenge, Silent Creek is an absolute must." --Teresa Brock, The Best Thriller Books