Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting

First things first: Cover art!

Like the first three books the petals of a flower against a black background make up the cover art. I've always wondered with these if they are photographs or if they are super photo shopped images. I love all the cover arts, but I think the red one is my favorite! 

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Summary:

"Violet thought she'd made peace with her unique ability to sense the echoes of the dead and the imprints that cling to their killers...that is until she acquired an imprint of her own. Forced to carry a reminder of the horrible events of her kidnapping, Violet is more determined than ever to lead a normal life. However, the people who run the special investigative team Violet works for have no intention of letting her go.

When someone close to Violet becomes a suspect in a horrific murder, she finds herself pulled into a deadly hunt for a madman with an army of devoted followers. Violet has survived dangerous situations before, but she quickly discovers that protecting those closest to her is far more difficult than protecting herself."

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My Review: 

I love, love, love this series! Again, like I have said before they could turn this into a TV show and it would really work! But who knows if that will ever happen, but hey a girl can dream right? This one is not as fast paced as the third one, but I think the third book just wins when it comes to this series! I still blame that book for the fact that my fingernails are still painfully short. In this one were  back to the format of the first book where we see the serial killers thoughts and then the rest of the story is told from Violet's point of view. And the killer in this book is really really messed up, this guy is on drugs, probably has delusional tendencies and major anger problems. Basically a bomb waiting to go off. And oh, does it go off big time. It leaves an entire family dead, minus the daughter in a super twisted crime. Also, Violet get's to learn more about grandmother and learns that the organization she is in isn't exactly the best thing ever. The end of this book AH! (You'll know exactly what I mean when you read it.) Derting once again has provided her readers with a great psychological thriller novel. I highly recommend this series! The characters are vibrant and I seriously love all the main ones. And once again, I love Violet and Jay as a couple! They are super cute together and I was a little nervous for their relationship in the third book but they are getting through this. And I love how understanding Jay is, but sometimes I really want to shake Violet because she keeps putting herself in danger! 

Rating: 9 out of 10. How dare Derting give her readers a heart attack! AH!

Content Rating: 3 (16-18). Teen partying, teen romance, murder, some content is too mature for younger readers.