Review: Her Silence by S.T. Ashman

July 21, 2026

Synopsis:

She survived the night. The truth didn’t.

Nicole gets the call at 4 a.m. Her daughter Lacey was found in the woods beside her friend’s dead husband. He was stabbed forty-four times. Lacey is barely alive. Covered in his blood. And completely mute.

She hasn’t said a word since. Not to the police. Not to her husband. Not even to Nicole.

Nicole had Lacey at seventeen and swore her daughter would have a good life. Now Lacey is sitting in a cell, and Nicole’s three grandchildren are left behind with a father who is losing it.

But Nicole knows her daughter. She isn’t a cold-blooded murderer. Guilt didn’t silence her. Fear did. Whatever happened in those woods scared Lacey more than prison.

So Nicole starts digging. But some secrets don’t save people. They destroy them.

Review:

I was looking forward to finally getting into this book, and am I glad I did (mentally complaining to myself for waiting so long). It is a mixture of various things. I got a blend of thriller, mystery, and family drama, and interestingly, it worked very well together.

It started out rather innocently. Lacey, an overworked mother, is looking forward to spending a few days with friends away from family life. It came across very clearly that she was the glue holding everything together. Her husband, Brian, though, was an instant dislike for me. While she tried to make him sound less like an a***, he didn’t have many redeeming qualities.
Then something dramatic happens. Lacey is found covered in blood, and her friend’s (who she shared a car with) husband is dead. No one knows what happened, and she isn’t speaking. Initially, everyone assumes it is the trauma of the event, but bit by bit it becomes clear that there is more to the story.
As if that wasn’t enough to deal with, Lacey is suddenly portrayed as the suspect rather than the victim. The tone shifts drastically, and I became so invested that I couldn’t put it down.

I appreciated the story being told from multiple POVs, mainly Lacey (at the beginning), her oldest son Dylan, and her mother Nicole. While Nicole became the focal point of the middle section and helped hold everything together, Dylan outshone everyone by the end. Initially, the time jumps didn’t fully make sense to me, but the way everything came together at the end worked beautifully, and it made me applaud Dylan for stepping up. I also applaud the author for giving the woman of the story chance to shine. The were the ones suffering the most and it was heartbreaking to see.

This felt very fast-paced to me, even though the story takes place over multiple years. It kept me guessing constantly, and the conclusions at the end were not something I fully expected (although I had some suspicions as I got closer to the truth).
This was a great read, and if you’re looking for a story that keeps you guessing, keeps you entertained, and stays with you long after you’ve finished the book, this is an excellent choice.

🌙 Recension: Her Silence by S.T. Ashman
📚 Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction
📅 Release Date: July 21, 2025
📗 included in Kindle Unlimited
📱 Read as: Kindle
💸 I received a free copy and am voluntarily leaving a review.
📆 Pages: 330
⭐️ 5/5