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At the Quiet Edge: A Novel Kindle Edition

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A young mother has done everything possible to put the past behind her, but it might not be enough in a gripping novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Jane Doe novels.

Abandoned by her fugitive ex-husband, Lily Brown is rebuilding her life on the edge of a Kansas town that still feels the sting of his crimes. Lily lies low, managing the isolated storage facility where she lives with her twelve-year-old son, Everett, and planning a better future for them both. That requires keeping secrets. Everett has them too.

After breaking into a storage unit, Everett finds photographs and news clippings of five girls missing for decades. For Everett, it’s an adventure and a tempting mystery to solve. But digging further into a stranger’s obsession is putting Everett and his mother in the crosshairs of a killer.

Then Lily’s ex resurfaces from the shadows. Just as suddenly, an attentive new man enters Lily’s life. And a suspicious detective, responding to reports of a prowler, watches every move Lily makes. It’s getting harder for Lily to know who to trust—or whose secrets pose the most frightening threat of all.

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A young mother tries to rebuild her life while her ex-husband resurfaces and her son finds photographs and news clippings of five missing girls.
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One more year and she’d be past the worst of it. She’d have her degree. She’d be ready to take on the world.
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There were five photographs of five different girls, and all of them were missing.
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“The plot’s many twists and turns will stun and surprise readers. Suspense fans will get their money’s worth.” —Publishers Weekly

“I raced through the pages of At the Quiet Edge. This propulsive story places you inside a world of secrets, and locks you inside. And like our heroine Lily and her son Everett, it’s hard to know who to trust. This is taut, heart-pounding suspense.” —Kaira Rouda, USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Next Wife and Somebody’s Home

“Sharp and sophisticated, At the Quiet Edge commanded my attention from the captivating first chapter to the electrifying ending.” —Minka Kent, Washington Post bestselling author

“As a single mom, I couldn’t help but identify with the complex dynamics between mother and son as each protected the other in this gripping thriller. It is a thrilling game of cat and mouse that kept me guessing all the way up to the jaw-dropping conclusion.” —Lucinda Berry, bestselling author of The Best of Friends and The Perfect Child

“An utterly compelling blend of family drama and suspense, At the Quiet Edge pulled me in and didn’t let go. I read this riveting, twisty book in one sitting. Not to be missed.” —A. J. Banner, #1 Amazon, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author

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Storage facilities have always creeped me out. Who knows what secrets lurk in all those shadowy corners and locked-up containers that have sat around for years? Reading At the Quiet Edge amplified those fears. There are plenty of secrets hidden in the storage facility the main character, Lily Brown, manages—and some of them are deadly.

When Lily’s twelve-year-old son, Everett, breaks into one of the units, he discovers disturbing materials involving several missing locals. At the same time, Lily’s suspicious ex-husband emerges after years on the run. When a new person is reported missing—and when Lily’s own secrets surface—she and Everett become trapped in a web of dangerous deceptions.

Author Victoria Helen Stone writes with a slow-burn suspense, the tensions mounting with each chapter in a deliciously chilling way. Dangers close in from every direction. The isolation of the storage facility, where Lily and Everett live in an on-site apartment, makes them increasingly vulnerable. But nothing can break the love a mother has for her child. As we see with Lily, it only grows stronger when put to the test—especially when there’s no one else to trust.

—Chris Werner, Editor

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09CGBK7FY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lake Union Publishing (May 1, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 1, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5483 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1542037328

Best Sellers Rank: #68,757 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #283 in Women's Psychological Fiction
- #506 in Domestic Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #855 in Domestic Thrillers (Books)

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Victoria Helen Stone is the nom de plume for USA Today bestselling author Victoria Dahl. After publishing more than twenty-five novels, she is now taking a turn toward the darker side of genre fiction. Born and educated in the Midwest, she finished her first manuscript just after college. In 2016, the American Library Association awarded her the prestigious Reading List Award for outstanding genre fiction. Having escaped the plains of her youth, she now resides with her family in a small town high in the Rocky Mountains, where she enjoys hiking, snowshoeing, and not skiing (too dangerous).

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Cecil Edwards

At the Quiet Edge

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023

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Thumbs up!! A super thrilling novel with twists and turns throughout! Fast paced and intense. Anyone who enjoys a great read without constant graphic sex, constant cursing, etc will definitely find this one a real joy. The characters are people you can identify with. Well written and easy to follow. GREAT BOOK.

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diana jaycox (my friends call me DJ)

I can see why this was on Amazon's Editor Picks list! Thrilling, entertaining read!

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2022

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At the Quiet Edge by Victoria Helen Stone, was a first read of this author. I chose it as part of Kindle's summer reading challenge. I needed a "top shelf" Editors pick and this had an interesting synopsis.

At first, I found the book to be very slow as the author lays out the foundation of the plot. There was a lot of flashbacks to previous events, meant to slowly develop the characters background. It was very pycho-social, intellectual, stylized writing, that reminded me of my Honors Literature classes in 70s. I put the book down several times not sure I wanted to continue.

But I kept coming back to At the Quiet Edge, trying to determine why it was on the Editors Pick list. Then suddenly, the story picked up speed and the suspense of who to trust, and who could be responsible for the heinous crimes, had me on edge for the rest of the novel.

There were quite a few hold your breath and hide moments in this book. And there were times I was convinced that no one could be trusted! I even found myself yelling at the characters as though I could keep them from doing something unsafe!

I had trouble relating to the main characters but was much more empathetic to the quirky neighbors and other support characters. I had wished the heroine was more assertive and less of a victim. The teenage son was very much an annoying teen. In the end both characters grew on me!

Things heat up in the final third of the book. It was then that I became enthralled with the plot of the book. I couldn't put it down. It wasn't until the last few chapters that I even figured out who the real villain was! I definitely was hanging on by my fingernails there in the end!

So from a slow start to a wild, crazy race to the finish, what I thought was not my cup of tea made me stand up and cheer in the end. Check it out for yourself and see why At the Quiet Edge is on Amazon's Editor Picks list!

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A decent read.

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2022

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Lily knows all about what it’s like to fall for a con man. She loved her husband, Jones, and she thought he loved her too. However, it had all been a lie … even his name. He had convinced her to move to the small town she grew up in and raise their son there. Then, he slowly conned the residents there out of their money. The police never caught up to Jones though and he’s been on the run for years now. He left Lily to deal with the aftermath. She became the pariah of the town; everyone thinking she was involved in his crimes. They were even forced out of their home, not being able to pay the mortgage.

Lily is working on her degree while managing the storage facility in town. At least the job comes with an on-site apartment for her and her son, Everett. Her friend, Zoey, runs a shelter for women trying to escape abusive relationships. Lily is hiding one of those women on the property as a favor to Zoey, when Detective Mendelson starts sniffing around. He thinks she knows where to find Jones. So, it’s a relief when it’s time to move Amber. However, it doesn’t get the detective out of her hair. It helps even less when Jones starts calling wanting to talk to his son.

Meanwhile, Everett has found a pastime of snooping through unlocked storage units. He finds one that has a board with missing women on it. The women went missing years ago, but were never found. And, now the owner’s nephew has been hanging out with his mom! He must find out what happened to those girls and to protect his mom at all costs.

It’s been quite awhile since I’ve read a mystery like this. I can get bored with too many details at times, but this one gave me just the right amount. I found the story interesting and I didn’t figure out the ending beforehand, so that’s nice. Once the climax to the story was set into motion though, I had no doubt who would be riding to the rescue though!

I actually would love to know more about Jones! He seems like he could be a loveable bad guy! And, Alex seemed nice, but maybe too nice for my fictional boyfriend preferences!

Overall, I found this to be a decent read, especially considering that I got it free from Amazon as part of their First Reads program for prime members. It was an enjoyable way to spend a couple of days!

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Eileen Goudge

Well-written domestic thriller

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024

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I read this one in two days. It kept me going and kept me guessing. Plenty of tension and a nice twist at the end. I especially liked the main characters. Very relatable. I will look for other books by this author.

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Jamara

The love between mother and son!

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024

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Another good read by this author, who is becoming a favorite of mine. Great storyline and compelling characters. I really enjoyed Everett's character the most. Loved Lilly's love for her son and all that she would do for him, but I had some issues with her in regards to Jones. Other than that, I loved the amazing mother and son bond between the two. A lot of buried secrets come to light was awesome, especially how everything unfolded. I wasn't expecting that from Jones but I think that was good that it happened.

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024

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Def added to my top favorite authors and books! Had to finish this in 24 hours because I couldn’t put it down!

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Linda Pfeiffer

A suspenseful story which lives up to the name "thriller".

Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2022

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Thrillers are not my usual genre, but once in awhile you find one that lives up to that name. In this story, Lily Brown's intuition is sending her vibes that someone is watching her with the intent to do her harm. There are at least three suspects out there who have that ability and perhaps mean to act on it. Lily has a twelve year old son who is bored living on the edge of town in a fenced in compound which protects the storage units and vehicles left by customers to be protected until their return. His mother is in charge of the whole business, watching the security video of the area, collecting payments, and supervising new renters as they bring their belongings to be stored, even arranging the sale of the goods due to non payment. But Everett, her son, knows the compound as well as his mom, and knows that customers sometimes forget to lock their units. There he has found a way to keep is idle hands occupied.
There are many secrets in this book, which the author releases slowly and suspensefully, building to a action packed scene when the villian makes him/herself known.
A mother's love for her son is not one of those secrets as she proves it in a very powerful way.
I enjoyed this book immensily and may pick up a few more thrillers now.

Jack

Amazingly complicated plot

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2023

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I enjoyed the book from start to finish.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good plot .

MelanieEsmeé

Good

Reviewed in the Netherlands on October 13, 2022

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Haven't read it, because it was a present. She really liked it.

MIKEDOWNUNDER

Good read

Reviewed in Australia on April 4, 2022

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A really good read, recommend to anyone. Good storyline
To keep you interested.

Enjoyed the book a real lot did not put it down

Gerrit Heikamp

A dark suspenseful read

Reviewed in Canada on April 8, 2022

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I found the first part of this a little slow the character Lily was so in her own head I would be annoyed with her. The book did pick up and I enjoyed it in the end . The author did a great job of thing all the loose ends together.

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