Synopsis: "When a terrible secret is brought to light, the members of a Texas ranching family turn on one another in an orgy of violence and destruction. Billy Bodine dreams of a life beyond the confining borders of his family's ranch. The black sheep of his family, Billy finds his life there nearly unbearable. But when his mother, who has never uttered a word to him, tragically dies, Billy unearths a terrible and long-kept secret, and returns to the home he just escaped with vengeance in his heart and murder on his mind. The Silent Woman is a bloody tale of lust and revenge, set in Texas in the late 1800's." – paraphrased from this book's product page on Amazon.com as of 2017-06-27.