“The Silent Girls is Vermont’s own True Detective. Eric Rickstad masterfully renders Frank Rath, a PI and a single father who’s been beat up and beat down but never backs off. Three-dimensional characters, a moody rural-noir vibe, and a compulsively readable story make this a stunner of a crime novel!”
Steve Ulfelder, Edgar® finalist author of
Wolverine Bros. Freight & Storage
“Eric Rickstad’s The Silent Girls is a bone-chilling mystery set in one of New England’s darkest corners, the kind of place travelers are well-advised to avoid after nightfall. This well-crafted book will have you staying up late, turning pages and afraid to turn off the light.”
Paul Doiron, Edgar®-nominated author of The Poacher’s Son
“Finely drawn characters, a narrative that beguiles and surprises, and stark, poetic writing make for a novel as dark and brooding as its rural Vermont setting. The Silent Girls is both an exceptional detective story and a terrifying meditation on good and evil.”
Roger Smith, international best-selling author of
Wake Up Dead, Dust Devils, Mixed Blood, and Sacrifices
“The Silent Girls is a thrilling ride to very dark places. I kept turning pages, scared of what I’d find but compelled to look. It’ll keep you reading all the way up to its shattering conclusion.”
Jake Hinkson, author of Hell On Church Street and The Big Ugly
“Eric Rickstad writes with the ferocious passion a father has for his deeply loved child and with the precision of a verbal surgeon versed in terror. From the very first, a feeling of dread crept over me and stayed with me until the end, and remains with me days later. The Silent Girls is love and terror, a mix of intense feelings that seeps into your heart and does not go away.”
Stephen Foreman, author of the novels
Watching Gideon and Toe Hold