The Black Silent

by David Dun

When a shocking discovery that could change the fate of humankind leads to the disappearance of Ben, her friend and mentor, Haley Walthers asks former covert operative Sam Wintripp to help her find him and expose a ruthless corporate syndicate bent on the destruction of the world.

Genres: Thriller

479 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2005

About the author

David Dun was born and grew up in western Washington but moved to northern California to begin his legal career. He still resides in California with his wife in a secluded home perched on the side of a mountain. He drives old cars, wears jeans whenever possible, loves reading and writing, hates exercise but does it religiously, diets with disgusting precision, and wants to be a writer even after he grows up. He has a private law practice representing family corporations. He hates to tell his age but we'll give you a clue. He was born December 12, 1949. He is quick to point out that only 20 more days and it would have been 1950. Writing, like life, he says is a race against time.

Reviews

[Cai · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book when I went into one of those bookstores that sell cheaper, second-hand books. It was the first book I pulled out from a stack, read the synopsis at the back and I immediately decided to buy it.

It did not disappoint me. It was fast-paced action/thriller book that left few moments of rest for the characters. And wow! Who'd have thought I'd ever find a book with so much Biochemistry stuff in it? I guess I could say I was lucky to have had a year's worth of Biochem lesson to understand what they were talking about.

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My heart stopped at the moment when Frick thought to kill the family Sam and Haley left Sarah with. Because they had kids!!!

I liked it but still not Dan Brown's level, in my opinion. I might consider reading his other novels too, though.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dunn catches the reader off guard and pushes them into a pool filled with harrowing obstacles, near escapes, exciting chases, and witty characters. Dialogue is intelligent and believeable, each character serves a purpose, the mystery is thick enough to be plausible, suspense is present in each chapter. The pace is swift and deadly, and the mission/goal of the characters clear and easily sympathized with. The plight is believable and not dopey, while the ending wraps up the entire battle quite expertly. If this book does have flaws, it's that the character of Sam is a bit unbelievable in his abilities to overcome so much, and that the villain is a bit 'too bad'. Overall though, a great read, highly recommended, and a must for suspense fans.

[John Turney · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a tale of two books for me . It was the most thrilling of reads, it was too much adrenaline. It was a most unique setting, it was too much ground and water to cover. It was a hero who gave his all, it was a antagonist who couldn't do anything right. It was a tale about keeping a history changing drug from the bad guys, it was the incompetent bad guy only wanting money for obtaining said drug. I had trouble putting down the book at bedtime but I thought the author could have trimmed it and made it a tauter read.

[Natasha]

I had to force myself to finish it.

[Marci · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read the first chapter and just couldnt get into it. The voice in my head while I was reading sounded like Joe Friday and it was irritating me.