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Quiet Time
It’s when you’re too afraid to make a sound...
Inside his picture-perfect home, Warren Scott runs a tight ship. He demands total respect from his family. He’ll accept nothing less.
The Scotts are quiet, they keep to themselves — and to the neighbors, they seem like any other family. Then the Scotts’ facade shatters one sun-drenched morning in May.
Sari Siegel is engaged to Tim Scott when his mother is found murdered. Sari barely knows the Scotts, but even she can sense the terrible secrets that seethe below the surface. Sari knows something about Peggy’s murder, but she isn’t telling ... at least not yet. For if she does, her own dreams of a perfect life with Tim will shatter.
There are some family traditions no one wants to keep.
Inside his picture-perfect home, Warren Scott runs a tight ship. He demands total respect from his family. He’ll accept nothing less.
The Scotts are quiet, they keep to themselves — and to the neighbors, they seem like any other family. Then the Scotts’ facade shatters one sun-drenched morning in May.
Sari Siegel is engaged to Tim Scott when his mother is found murdered. Sari barely knows the Scotts, but even she can sense the terrible secrets that seethe below the surface. Sari knows something about Peggy’s murder, but she isn’t telling ... at least not yet. For if she does, her own dreams of a perfect life with Tim will shatter.
There are some family traditions no one wants to keep.
- GenresFiction
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 2, 2001
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About the author
Stephanie Kane
19 books16 followersStephanie Kane is a lawyer and award-winning author of seven crime novels. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she came to Colorado as a freshman at CU. A second-degree black belt, she owned and ran a karate studio in Boulder. After becoming a corporate partner at a top Denver law firm, she quit to do criminal defense work. She lives in Denver with her husband and two black cats.
Stephanie’s legal thrillers starring defense lawyer Jackie Flowers have won the Colorado Book Award for Mystery and two Colorado Authors League Awards for Genre Fiction. She belongs to Mystery Writers of America, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and the Colorado Authors League.
Stephanie’s legal thrillers starring defense lawyer Jackie Flowers have won the Colorado Book Award for Mystery and two Colorado Authors League Awards for Genre Fiction. She belongs to Mystery Writers of America, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and the Colorado Authors League.
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April 28, 2020
Quiet Time by Stephanie Kane is based on a true story about Peggy Scott who was murdered in her garage. Her husband became the prime suspect, but the charges never stuck and he went on to live his life.
His son Tim was engaged and eventually married Sari Siegel. The marriage was doomed from the start with the allegations against Warren. Sari had kept a few secrets of her own as to what the timeline of that fateful day was as far as Warren's alibi.
Sari goes on to college and law school and becomes a lawyer, but her heart does not seem to be in it until years later the retired detective on the case wants to prove that Warren actually killed his wife along with her help.
This story has a family full of secrets that span generations and involve everyone involved, Tim, Sari, Tims's sister, a reporter, and the detective even neighbors of Sari's in here brownstone. Then there was the murder weapon, where did it end up?
I have always loved reading true crime, even though this book is in novel form, there is enough of the true-crime to keep it flowing and interesting. I think if you love this kind of story then go get this book, I loved it!
His son Tim was engaged and eventually married Sari Siegel. The marriage was doomed from the start with the allegations against Warren. Sari had kept a few secrets of her own as to what the timeline of that fateful day was as far as Warren's alibi.
Sari goes on to college and law school and becomes a lawyer, but her heart does not seem to be in it until years later the retired detective on the case wants to prove that Warren actually killed his wife along with her help.
This story has a family full of secrets that span generations and involve everyone involved, Tim, Sari, Tims's sister, a reporter, and the detective even neighbors of Sari's in here brownstone. Then there was the murder weapon, where did it end up?
I have always loved reading true crime, even though this book is in novel form, there is enough of the true-crime to keep it flowing and interesting. I think if you love this kind of story then go get this book, I loved it!
August 11, 2020
Thrilling story
Twists and turns and family secrets make for a book that’s hard to put down. Would highly recommend. I hope to read more from this author.
Twists and turns and family secrets make for a book that’s hard to put down. Would highly recommend. I hope to read more from this author.
July 12, 2014
The author of this dismal book was unable to concentrate on her plot, characters, or anything else and was thus delivered of an unpleasant miss-mash of a book that I think was about incest but may not have been…thus bringing into focus the major problem with the book: lack of focus. I will not be looking for more from this author.
June 29, 2020
Received in exchange for a honest review.
This kept me on the edge of my seat. When it began I was skeptical but as I got more and more engrossed and wanted to see them bring him down I was on the edge of my seat. I also loved the reveals and that childhood wowza that I didn’t expect. That was so horrible and sad. It is also some triggers so if you have some this may not be for you.
Sari is a kind hard working girl who starts the book engaged to Tim Scot. Tim seems to be a good guy. But he always seemed a little off to me. Not as off as his dad was. Tim seemed to have some anger issues that he closed off when he wanted. He started off as a hard working person but it seemed that he went off the rails eventually after him and Sari were married. He brought his emotions out in his art and I think that his art kept him in check for awhile but over time as he stopped painting that got bottled up and he went off the rails.
His dad though was a piece of work. That man freaked me out. He was controlling of not only his mom (who was murdered) but of his children as well. He had this image of a perfect family that he wanted to uphold at all costs. It was scary how controlling and exacting that man was. He had his children under his thumb to the point that his son was repressed in emotion and when it came out it was creepy and his daughter rebelled. The aunt I think played a part as well in all this because she hid everything from others and didn’t help her sister or the children when they needed it the most.
When his mom is killed, Tim is normal or as normal as he can be. As the suspicion rises, he does unravel a little but not a lot. Sari knows something but is made to feel as if she doesn’t by Tim’s dad. Over time though what she thinks she knows is pivotal. After her and Tim split and she begins anew, she becomes key in solving the murder of Tim’s mom and getting justice for her.Especially when the officer from the case comes to her for help. This begins the twists and turns and jaw dropping reveals. It has you on the edge of your seat and you never leave there. She is also pivotal in helping the beginning of what I hope is healing for tim.
The story is alluring, intriguing and engrossing. You start off a bit slow but as the story grows in intensity and the characters take shape, you can’t put the story down. As you see them try to solve the case and nail the killer and learn more about the Scot family you are shocked and on the edge of your seat. It is a great suspense story that is well written and edgy but also engrossing and has alot of twists and turns and reveals that have your jaw drop.
This kept me on the edge of my seat. When it began I was skeptical but as I got more and more engrossed and wanted to see them bring him down I was on the edge of my seat. I also loved the reveals and that childhood wowza that I didn’t expect. That was so horrible and sad. It is also some triggers so if you have some this may not be for you.
Sari is a kind hard working girl who starts the book engaged to Tim Scot. Tim seems to be a good guy. But he always seemed a little off to me. Not as off as his dad was. Tim seemed to have some anger issues that he closed off when he wanted. He started off as a hard working person but it seemed that he went off the rails eventually after him and Sari were married. He brought his emotions out in his art and I think that his art kept him in check for awhile but over time as he stopped painting that got bottled up and he went off the rails.
His dad though was a piece of work. That man freaked me out. He was controlling of not only his mom (who was murdered) but of his children as well. He had this image of a perfect family that he wanted to uphold at all costs. It was scary how controlling and exacting that man was. He had his children under his thumb to the point that his son was repressed in emotion and when it came out it was creepy and his daughter rebelled. The aunt I think played a part as well in all this because she hid everything from others and didn’t help her sister or the children when they needed it the most.
When his mom is killed, Tim is normal or as normal as he can be. As the suspicion rises, he does unravel a little but not a lot. Sari knows something but is made to feel as if she doesn’t by Tim’s dad. Over time though what she thinks she knows is pivotal. After her and Tim split and she begins anew, she becomes key in solving the murder of Tim’s mom and getting justice for her.Especially when the officer from the case comes to her for help. This begins the twists and turns and jaw dropping reveals. It has you on the edge of your seat and you never leave there. She is also pivotal in helping the beginning of what I hope is healing for tim.
The story is alluring, intriguing and engrossing. You start off a bit slow but as the story grows in intensity and the characters take shape, you can’t put the story down. As you see them try to solve the case and nail the killer and learn more about the Scot family you are shocked and on the edge of your seat. It is a great suspense story that is well written and edgy but also engrossing and has alot of twists and turns and reveals that have your jaw drop.
May 3, 2020
Well written and some of the content gave me chills. I went back and forth on who and why but ended up not knowing as much as I thought I did. I would definitely read more by this author!
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February 4, 2017I didn't read so much as skimmed this book. It had basically no plot, shallow characters, and way too much gratuitous sex. It did nothing for the story, what there was of it. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone
May 13, 2017
Good story line
Liked the premise of the story but never quite get Sari's reluctance to come forward. Was not believable. Way too much discussion re the case by Ray. Just went on and on. I skipped many pages in the second half just. to see how it ended.
Liked the premise of the story but never quite get Sari's reluctance to come forward. Was not believable. Way too much discussion re the case by Ray. Just went on and on. I skipped many pages in the second half just. to see how it ended.
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