Wall of Silence Summary
Tracy Buchanan

Wall of Silence Overview

Wall of Silence by Tracy Buchanan is a psychological crime novel. When Melissa Byatt’s husband, Patrick, is critically injured in a stabbing, she fears that her children know more than they are telling about what happened. Fifteen-year-old twins, Lilly and Lewis, and ten-year-old Grace are hiding a secret more terrible than simply what happened to their father. Themes in the novel include acceptance and ostracism, the stigma of mental illness, and the dangers of perfection.