Hradba mlčení – Buchanan Tracy (2021)

The children guard a horrifying secret. Can their mother uncover it before the police do? Melissa Byatt lives in a small village called Forest Grove. The lives of the people in the local community are closely intertwined. Melissa's life seems perfect – she has a loving husband, three clever children, and a house in a beautiful location by the forest. But appearances can be deceiving. One afternoon, when Melissa comes home, she witnesses something unimaginable: she finds her husband lying stabbed on the floor. The children just stand around and silently stare at him. To her horror, Melissa gradually realizes that the crime must have been committed by someone among them. But who? And what reason could a child have to stab their own father? She hesitates about what to do, but then, in a split second, decides to protect the children, even at the cost of lying to the police. However, when someone from the village starts claiming they know more than they should, Melissa begins to uncover more secrets in her own investigation that she had no idea about. Can she discover the truth, prevent a scandal, and keep the family together? And are the children really as innocent as they claim?