In Silence

"I was ten thousand feet above the Atlantic Ocean when my grandmother’s heart stopped beating."

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The fourth story in the Curious Incidents collection.

Marissa Brooks is struggling to cope with her grandmother's recent death when she unearths a series of letters, buried in a mysterious book. The letters seem to point to an affair between her grandmother and a Boston art dealer. Left with only a cryptic phrase (IN SILENCE) to guide her, Marissa must uncover the truth about what her grandmother did all those years ago.

Characters

 * Marissa Brooks
 * Genevieve Brooks
 * Martin Brooks
 * Edgar T. Bluth
 * Roger Brooks

Settings

 * Boston
 * Maplethorpe Manor
 * The Showcase