Silence

In the ninth installment of Mercedes Lackey's SERRAted Edge urban-fantasy series, teenager Staci finds herself shuffled off to the decrepit town of Silence after her father's remarriage. Struggling with her alcoholic mother and a lack of modern conveniences, Staci discovers small glimmers of hope in a friendly diner waitress and a quirky bookstore filled with gamers. However, beneath the town's dull exterior lurk dark secrets and dangerous plots that will soon pull Staci into a perilous web of intrigue.