Things You Won't Say

A Novel

De: Sarah Pekkanen

Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell

In this timely and provocative novel, internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen takes us inside a family in crisis and a marriage on the brink after a tragic shooting.

How far would you go to save your family?

Every morning, as her husband Mike straps on his SIG Sauer and pulls on his heavy Magnum boots, Jamie Anderson tenses up. Then comes the call she has always dreaded: There’s been a shooting at police headquarters. Mike isn’t hurt, but his long-time partner is grievously injured. As weeks pass and her husband’s insomnia and disconnectedness mount, Jamie realizes he is an invisible casualty of the attack. Then the phone rings again. Another shooting—but this time Mike has pulled the trigger.

But the shooting does more than just alter Jamie’s world. It’s about to change everything for two other women. Christie Simmons, Mike’s flamboyant ex, sees the tragedy as an opportunity for a second chance with Mike. And Jamie’s younger sister, Lou, must face her own losses to help the big sister who raised her. As the press descends and public cries of police brutality swell, Jamie tries desperately to hold together her family, no matter what it takes.

In her characteristic exploration of true-to-life relationships, Sarah Pekkanen has written a complex, compelling, and openhearted novel—her best yet.

I loved this book

I think it portraid both sides of the story showing how forgiveness and honesty are healing. I think most tragedies are a combinations of mistakes from both sides

Not What You Think

Excellent. I was enthralled the entire read. And there were constant twists in the story.

Great summer read!

Overuse of the past perfect tense makes this book a bit annoying. The story is sweet, however, and Cassandra Campbell does a great job.

Perfect for my long car ride

I am listened to all of Sara Pekkanen's book and I have enjoyed them. Getting narrator, Cassandra Campbell read it just makes it better. I actually do a search for the narrator when choose this book.
It was a very interesting storyline, always enjoying the different character perspectives. I recommend this book.

Jamie oh Jamie

I liked the book despite some HUGE flaws and the cheesy ending.

Jamie got on my last nerve. When her police officer husband was accused of killing an unarmed Brown teenager, Jamie seeks support for her husband’s case through his partner, a Black man recovering from a gunshot wound. She basically says, “If you testify that you’re Mike’s friend, they’ll know he’s not racist because you’re Black.” Seriously? Who asks that of a friend? Who thinks that’s appropriate to say?

Then she goes to the victim’s house to tell his mother how much she and her family are suffering. She asks the mother to say nice things about her husband (the man who recently killed her son) at his trial. What the ever-loving &(&6!;$?