The Third Silence

By Nancy Springer

What starts as a typical day for self-described arts nerd Brad Litwack is soon altered by a woman who stops a car in the middle of traffic and begins to paint poetry all over it. Brad is immediately intrigued, particularly by the phrase "Dario Fuentes," something his police officer father seems particularly outraged about when he arrives on the scene to take the woman to jail. Although his father insists Brad keep his nose out of the situation, Brad can't help but do some research to find out what message the woman was trying to convey. What Brad uncovers is a dark family secret, every bit as intriguing as the poetry-covered car itself. A short story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Untreed Reads
• Release date: May 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9781611873399

Nancy Springer

NANCY SPRINGER is the author of the nationally bestselling Enola Holmes novels, including The Case of the Missing Marquess, which was made into the hit Netflix movie, Enola Holmes. She is the author of more than 50 other books for children and adults. She has won many awards, including two Edgar Awards, and has been published in more than thirty countries. She lives in Florida.

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The Third Silence

By Nancy Springer

Copyright 2012 by Nancy Springer

Cover Copyright 2012 by Ginny Glass and Untreed Reads Publishing

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Previously published in Cicada, Nov/Dec 2003.

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This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to the living or dead is entirely coincidental.

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The Third Silence

By Nancy Springer

So a bunch of us were walking downtown after school. Town, as in, Small Town, USA. Make that Small College Town. Which is lucky for me, because there are professors, who have brainy kids, so I actually have friends, which is not the usual