![]() ![]() ![]() We still have not taken the true measure of this problem. But whatever we call it, we generally do not believe it has anything at all to do with us, despite the World Health Organization deeming it a “global epidemic.” In America, domestic violence accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime, and yet it remains locked in silence, even as its tendrils reach unseen into so many of our most pressing national issues, from our economy to our education system, from mass shootings to mass incarceration to #MeToo. He hears a whispering at his window… No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyder Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed “The Whisper Man,” for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Īfter the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. This week’s theme is: Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. ![]()
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