Ask for Andrea

The moment a quiet house becomes the wrong kind of quiet.

Anne feels her scream inside her own head and reverberating off the walls-her scream is everywhere. Then she falls silent and stands in front of the empty crib, rigid, her hand to her mouth. Marco fumbles with the light switch. They both stare at the empty crib where their baby should be. It is impossible that she not be there. There is no way Cora could have gotten out of the crib by herself. She is barely six months old.

The Couple Next Door · Shari Lapena

The logic of a person who thinks protection and possession are the same thing.

But not everything was meant to be free. Some things had to be kept in cages.

You Shouldn't Have Come Here · Jeneva Rose

What it costs to answer no questions when the charge is murder.

The following day, she lay in bed in a private room at the hospital. The police questioned her in the presence of her lawyer. Alicia remained silent throughout the interview. Her lips were pale, bloodless; they fluttered occasionally but formed no words, made no sounds. She answered no questions. She could not, would not, speak. Nor did she speak when charged with Gabriel’s murder. She remained silent when she was placed under arrest, refusing to deny her guilt or confess it.

The Silent Patient · Alex Michaelides