The Silence — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Homicide Detective Spencer Gray knows he should feel grateful for the lack of work due to The Silence -- two weeks without a murder in Manhattan. But he misses the action. More, something feels off. When one of his colleagues suggests a wager to see who can close the strangest case on his or her desk, he knows just the one. But solving this case might mean uncovering answers he'll wish he hadn't found.

“Kristine Kathryn Rusch's crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style.”
-- Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene Magazine