Mystery · Thriller

Shattered Silence: Eden Mercer K

by Paige Black

Narrated by Hannah Somerville

Editorial direction by Kevin CravediFounder, Recommended Audiobooks

8 hours and 44 minutesRuntimeUnabridged audiobookFormatMay 21, 2026Release dateNarrated editionNarration

Mystery Thriller

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What it’s about

Eden Mercer is a determined young officer in Nightfall, Oregon, a fog-shrouded town where she is still haunted by her past in a fundamentalist cult. With her K-9 partner, Shadow, Eden is eager to prove herself in a police department dominated by machismo and earn her place as a detective. That chance arrives when a couple discovers a woman’s body in a ritualistic burial deep in the surrounding forest. As Eden investigates, disturbing clues point toward a local cult and unsettling secrets hidden within the tight-knit community.

The case grows more urgent when a missing boy is connected to the crime, raising the possibility that he could be the next victim. With a lunar eclipse approaching—an event the cult regards as a sign of dark rituals—Eden must navigate the eerie woods, confront the shadows of her past, and race to uncover the truth before the boy’s life is lost.

Evidence Confidence

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LimitedAudiobook-specific confidence

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Community discussionsYouTube / BookTube 19 PeerTube / Sepia… 14

Narrator & audio contextOfficial Sample 12 Recommended… 2

Edition verificationOfficial Sample 17 Apple Books 2 Recommended… 1

Catalog & identityOfficial Sample 25 Crossref 18 BookBrainz 12 Apple Books 7 Recommended… 4 VIAF author… 1

100Retained Evidence

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106 evidence signals evaluated · 100 unique retained source records remain after filtering and deduplication. One retained record may support more than one evidence signal, while discussion and network totals count unique conversations and source families.

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What we can confirm

Verified narratorHannah Somerville

Verified context2 source groups · 14 context records

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14Additional narrator/context records

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Narrator recognition & background

Hannah Somerville appears on at least 1 other verified audiobook edition in our catalog.

Supporting narrator & context sources2 source groups · 14 linked records

Is This Right for You?

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Our Take

Shattered Silence: Eden Mercer K sits comfortably in mystery and thriller territory. The story is better characterized than the recording right now, so the recommendation stays grounded in the book itself. The narrator is confirmed, but the book itself is easier to characterize than this particular performance. Until the recording has stronger support, the narrator credit is useful context rather than a performance verdict.

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