Deaf since childhood, the man called Silence didn’t let it stop him from becoming Detroit’s most feared thug. But when his past comes roaring back in the form of a shadowy plot that could take down a community, he’s tested like never before …

TV news personality Amelia Chess has made her career by being an unapologetic Black conservative who is relentless in her attacks on the liberal left, pro-choice supporters, and the LGBTQ community … and scathing in her criticism of her own race. But when two Black cops shoot
an unarmed white teen, Amelia’s scorched earth editorial gets her canceled—and she starts receiving death threats.

Silence has no intention of playing bodyguard to a sellout—until the order comes down from the mysterious kingpin he owes a favor to. Soon, Silence is spending time with Amelia and her gifted teenage son, Antwon—and starting to understand what lies beneath Amelia’s villainous
persona. And once the threats turn real, Silence discovers that Amelia is being targeted by the same militia he escaped as a teen—and their interest in her is just part of a larger, far more dangerous conspiracy …

When an enemy female assassin goes too far, Silence finds himself at the center of a complicated love triangle, battling brutal opposing factions—and fighting the personal demons that could destroy him for good …