For Mercy Kilpatrick, returning to rural Oregon has meant coming to terms with her roots. Raised as a prepper, Mercy is now relying on her survivalist instincts to defend her town from the people the law can’t reach. But this time, an investigation calling up a dark past for her and police chief Truman Daly may be hitting too close to home.

A rainstorm has uncovered the remains of five people - a reprise of the distinctive slaughter of two families twenty years ago. Except the convicted killer is in prison. Is this the case of a sick copycat, or is the wrong man behind bars? One person might have the answer. The lone survivor of the decades-old crimes has returned to town still claiming that she can’t remember a thing about the night she was left for dead. As the search for the truth becomes more dangerous, Mercy fears that the traumatized woman may not have buried her memories at all. She might be keeping them a secret. And there’s a price to be paid for revealing them.

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Listening Length	9 hours and 15 minutes
Author	Kendra Elliot
Narrator	Teri Schnaubelt
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Audible.com Release Date	June 19, 2018
Publisher	Brilliance Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07D1CC25B
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Betty Allen

Good book, but language a little too vulgar for me

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2018

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The book is a good read, but I did not like the use of the vulgar words and curse words, when the book would have just a good without them My mother always told me, "if you have to use"bad" words or vulgar words, then you don't have a lot to say. The book and the other books Kendra Elliott has written would be much better without them. I purchased other books she has written and stopped reading the first in the series because of the language. It seemed to be words than this book.

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A Series I Highly Recommend with a Memorable Main Character

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2019

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A MERCIFUL SILENCE (Mercy Kilpatrick #4) by Kendra Elliot is a cross between romantic suspense and mystery/suspense genres. Each book has a standalone mystery/suspense plot, but it also has a building romance involving the main characters of the series which may or may not be prominent in each story. The current book leans more towards being a police procedural with emotionally charged murders in the past and present with extremely high stakes for Mercy and Truman.

FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpartrick is called to the scene of a washed out road which exposes human skeletal remains. As she works to discover the identity of the remains, she remembers two families that were murdered in the exact same manner 20 years ago. The killer has always maintained his innocence and is still in prison. Copycat or has the wrong man been in prison all these years?

When the sole survivor of one of the old murdered families returns to town, Mercy is not sure what to make of the woman. She asks for Mercy’s help because she believes she is being stalked. Mercy feels she knows more than she is telling about that long ago murder. Is she somehow a part of the current murders or is she a lose end that needs to be eliminated?

As Mercy works her case, Eagle’s Nest Chief of Police Truman Daly has a unique traffic stop with a young man who shows illegal ID and claims to be a sovereign citizen. While jailed, he sends Truman a letter claiming he owns him 3 million dollars for an illegitimate arrest. Truman does not know whether to take this seriously or as a joke. These sovereign citizens do not want anyone interfering in their business. Truman and his police vehicle disappear and there is blood on the driveway.

I could not put this book down!

Mercy and Truman both go through so much in this book. Even as they are apart, it is the fight to get home to the other that gives them their strength. Mercy realizes no amount of prep can prepare her for everything. She learns it is OK to sometimes rely on family and friends. Truman’s love for Mercy is his strength and reason to continue on even when he thinks he cannot. This was definitely an edge-of-your-seat read with both cases having such high stakes.

I believe you should read this series in order as the characters grow and change in each book as in real life. I highly recommend this series. Mercy is a memorable character.

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Beth I-L

Another intense mystery and more developments in the relationship

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2021

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The author has done it again! Another book that manages to develop an intense murder mystery/suspense story as well as give us more character development for Mercy and Truman and their relationship.

The murder mystery here is intense and creepy. Adding to it are the chapters we get from a third party’s perspective. It adds an additional layer of suspense.

The things that occur to jolt Mercy and Truman’s relationship range from the usual (Mercy’s difficulty with giving up her cherished independence to consult with Truman on things) to the high stress (physical jeopardy.) It makes for an interesting sort of character development.

The crisis scenes are intense. We meet new characters that I hope we are going to see more of. The ending is sweet and I am looking forward to book five.

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Sue S.

INCREDIBLE - LOVED IT!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2018

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Love this series, and this book added another layer of Outstanding!!! Truman is one of my favorite characters. The non stop suspenseful action in this book, had me on the edge of my seat with the pages steadily turning. What a plot - what an ending - Incredible!!!!!!!
Romantic suspense doesn't get any better than this!!!

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Ann9tte

Mercy, Truman and Crime!

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2022

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They do fall into it deep. This suspenseful and thrilling book 4 of this series, is a can't put down.
I love the audible reading as well.
If you've come this far, you should probably continue.
Kendra Elliott always delivers the best feel good endings, setting you up for her next one in this series.
The suspense gets chilling at times.
Enjoyed it and definitely recommend you dive into this series.

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Velvet

Fabulous!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2018

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I must say that this book is by far the best one in the Mercy Kilpatrick series so far. Full of excitement, suspense, twists and turns at every corner and plenty of feels. We meet new characters – Britta and Ollie – who are unique and loveable. I hope we see much more of them in the following books. This book has something for everyone!!! This book is part of a series – which I recommend reading before this one – but it’s not necessary.

This book is fabulous!!! Not only is it the best in the Mercy Kilpatrick series but one of Kendra’s best overall. And being that I have read all of her books I stand by this. I’m looking for to the next one. The wait is most likely to drive me nuts. I recommend not only this book but the whole series!!!

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Darrin Reid

Great, wonderful, best book in the series so far!

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021

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extremely, and I mean extremely addictive! I absolutely love all the characters! You will find yourself addicted as well. I guarantee, you will not be disappointed. Mercy continues to struggle with balancing her career, and her new life. mercy, and the Sheriff, continue to build a relationship. However, the sheriff will have a new, major influence in his life! He will be surprised, overjoyed, and extremely curious.

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AliciaSplendeur

Kept me on the edge of my seat

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2022

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I've enjoyed every book in this series and this one was no exception.
I love Mercy and Truman. And they really went through it in this one.
They have a case that's similar to one that happened years earlier. As they investigate another family is found dead in their home. Then a man goes missing and as they search for him Truman also goes missing.

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Weakest of the first four... but still good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2018

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I'm not sure how people go about finding new books / authors nowadays. I find the recommendation engines on Amazon and so on to be thoroughly hit and miss - I've invested time in a new book on a whim and been disappointed. The best stuff I've read over the last year or so have come from my Dad... maybe I should ask him where he finds it. Anyway, of all places, the recommendation for the Merciful X series, came from Facebook. Not a recommendation... an advert... but I found myself on holiday and having just completed everything else on my Kindle decided to give the first book a try.

Initially, I was a bit underwhelmed. The early scene setting in the first book was either too simplistic or too far-fetched. Obviously we want characters with baggage and shady histories to delve into but a lot of it felt a little too done.

But I persevered, and I'm glad I did because it soon gathers the momentum and intrigue that you want from these books, and I had soon rattled through books 1-3. There remain some issues... won't give away any spoilers, but the story of Mercy/Truman was too predictable/cliched (and moved too quickly) and we're also led to believe that a small town in the middle of nowhere that for years has been a sleepy place with no crime of all a sudden has all these hideous serious crimes going on. There were also a couple of plot hole moments - X happened but Mercy/Truman didn't immediately ask the obvious question Y... and it was sometime before that got resolved, which was frustrating.

Wow that sound really critical - and it's not supposed to be - because, by mid book 2 I was engaged in the series. Books 1-3 are excellent and enjoyable.

It was a no-brainer to go to book 4 - and I'm afraid in my opinion it's the weakest of the lot. The plot is OK, and the development of M&T similarly so but a) I found the first 2/3rds quite hard-going - if I mind myself non-plussed about reading in the evening that's generally a sign I've not been made to commit to the book by the author. However, when events around T start to kick off - that's definitely enthralling - but ultimately goes in a direction that wasn't what I wanted from it. (It just feels like a massive rig to get a new character in given the ultimate ending, which itself, for me, at least, was a bit underwhelming and intended more for the development of M&T rather than the plot of the story in its own right.)

Wow, that was even more critical. On the whole it's a good book, but I felt not an improvement/elevation on the previous ones.

Having said that, I see that book 5 is also out, so will have no hesitation in reading that, because I am enjoying the series.

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CathyR

Love the characters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2019

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Heavy and continuous rainfall for the last three days in Central Oregon had washed part of the road away near Eagle’s Nest leaving a drop down the steep hillside. Police officer Ben Cooley called it in so the highway department could assess the safety. It looked pretty dangerous to Ben and, although it wasn’t a busy road, he didn’t want to risk any accidents. As he made a general search of the area he saw something he wasn’t expecting.

The flood water had uncovered the skeletal remains of several people. The FBI were brought in and the nature of the injuries stirred a memory for FBI Agent Mercy Kilpatrick. It has happened before, over twenty years ago. Two families had been murdered in much the same way. The acts of violence were so shockingly brutal they had not been forgotten, but the person responsible was caught and is in prison. One of the children had survived the attack. The last of her several moves had been to the outskirts of Eagle’s Nest.

While the FBI investigation focussed on identifying the bones, Police Chief Truman Daly had begun to look into a group of so called sovereign citizens, anti government extremists who believe they are entitled to reject authority and any and all laws of their choosing. He has a very strange encounter with one such person when he pulls them up for a traffic offence. Both investigations will test Mercy and Truman to their limits, physically and mentally, and as the danger mounts the more they uncover.

Mercy is still dealing with the repercussions of the previous case. Her leg is giving her trouble and the niggling unease and anxiety of not having her bolthole is always there, in the background. She won’t relax completely until the new cabin is built. Nevertheless, she pours all her energy into trying to identify the remains. As always, the romance is secondary to the tense and suspenseful plot.

I’m enjoying the character development and the very realistic dynamics between Mercy and Truman, taking into account their individual characteristics. They’re so different—Mercy, gradually getting used to opening herself up to trusting others again and learning it’s impossible to plan for every eventuality. Truman, patient and committed. The secondary characters also are well defined, particularly Rose, Mercy’s sister, who has put the trauma of the past behind her and is looking forward to a happier future. And Ollie, who I hope will appear again. Several chapters were written from the point of view of the killer, which was a great addition.

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stein

50% story line 50% waffle

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2021

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OK, after reading the first in the series I thought the idea was good and I bought the series partly in the hope that they would get better. Unfortunately the author follows a pattern, I think just to fill pages. Endless repeats of the heroines memories, her 'cuddles' with her partner and her family problems deviate from the story plot and most of her actions put her in constant danger to be rescued by others. Well I'm not sure what the FBI teach their agents, but if the results are anything like this lady, God help the USA. Perhaps Elliot would be better just writing romantic novels because her crime series are definitely 'lack lustre'.

n young

Another fab edition to this series.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2019

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Yet again Kendra Elliot gives us another book for this series about FBI Agent Mercy Kilpatrick and her small town of Eagles Nest.
Continuing on with the story of herself and local policeman Truman this book shows us more of their relationship and how they are truly adapting to life together after not expecting to have found love again in their life.
Yet again there's been another murder and the FBI and local police need to find out who is responsible for the bones and skulls recently found after bad weather causes a landslide.
After well written fast paced book that keeps you hooked onto the edge of your seat! Roll on book 5 for this series coming out next!

Kindle Customert

Loved it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2022

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It's always difficult to write a review without giving away any of the story. Some people like to give a precis of the whole book, which I don't bother reading. All I will say is that this book was really good. As with all the "Mercy" ones. You won't be disappointed, so go ahead and lap this one up.

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