Keep Quiet (original 2014; edition 2014)

by Lisa Scottoline (Author)

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"Jake Whitmore is enjoying a rare bonding moment with his sixteen-year-old son, Kurt, when disaster strikes. They get in a terrible car accident that threatens to derail not only Kurt's chances at college, but his entire future. Jake makes a split-second decision that saves his son from formal punishment, but plunges them both into a world of guilt, lies, and secrecy. Just when Jake thinks he has everything under control, a malevolent outsider comes forward with the power to expose Jake's secret and taunts him to the breaking point. Keep Quiet is the powerful and gut-wrenching tale of the unraveling--and the ultimate redemption--of a family"--… (more)

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Title:	Keep Quiet
Authors:	Lisa Scottoline (Author)
Info:	St. Martin's Press (2014), 370 pages
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BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |

I have a weird relationship with Lisa Scottoline's books in that they're quite engrossing and I enjoy the plots but I'm not a big fan of the way she writes. I wish there was more for us to guess and we didn't have the main points/problems hammered home every paragraph--I understood the consequences of their actions the first time I read them, thank you very much. This also became a bit unnecessarily over-the-top plot-wise.

Worth reading though! I'll probably pick up another one of her books in another few months and have a similar reaction. (

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whakaora | Mar 5, 2023 |

CW: Drug use. Sex scenes (

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Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | Feb 14, 2023 |

Jake Buckman’s relationship with his 16 year old son is a Ricky, distant one. So, when his wife, Pam, asks Jake to pick Ryan up from a movie, he does so. On their way home, Ryan convinces his dad to let Ryan drive the last leg home even though it is after his driving hours as a teen. Enroute Ryan accidentally hits a jogger who ends up being a student from his school. In a moment of panic, Jake decided that his son’s future would not be defined by one moment and they leave the scene. Now, it seems the nightmare has just begun as each tries to cope with what they did. (Ending too “fixed.”). (

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creighley | May 17, 2022 |

"Keep Quiet" is a novel about family secrets and how hard they are on a child. I've listened to the book before, and it is just as chilling as the first time. It has a lot of "ripping off scabs." It is a very good read. (

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nab6215 | Jan 18, 2022 |

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Don't Go / Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline

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Making the decision to have a child--it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.--Elizabeth Stone

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Dedicated to the memory of the incomparable Matthew Shear, brilliant publisher, beloved friend, warmest heart.

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Jake Buckman knew his son had a secret, because his wife told him so.

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"Jake Whitmore is enjoying a rare bonding moment with his sixteen-year-old son, Kurt, when disaster strikes. They get in a terrible car accident that threatens to derail not only Kurt's chances at college, but his entire future. Jake makes a split-second decision that saves his son from formal punishment, but plunges them both into a world of guilt, lies, and secrecy. Just when Jake thinks he has everything under control, a malevolent outsider comes forward with the power to expose Jake's secret and taunts him to the breaking point. Keep Quiet is the powerful and gut-wrenching tale of the unraveling--and the ultimate redemption--of a family"--

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