Set in Hollywood during the glory days of the silent film era, SILENTS! is a mystery from history with all the action and drama that made Tinsel Town the motion picture capital of the world!Lillian Lawrence, the brightest new star in the firmament of Hollywood, is found shot to death in her room at the prestigious Hollywood Hotel only days after she announces plans to leave motion pictures for the less glamorous roles of wife and mother. Lillian's many studio friends and her legions of fans across America are all asking the same question: Who could have perpetrated such a dastardly deed?That's exactly what Los Angeles Police Department detectives Robert Winfield and C. K. Mackie are determined to find out as they travel down the glittering boulevards and through the dimly lit back allies of Hollywood in search of the one person who would profit from the death of Lillian Lawrence. What the detectives discover as SILENTS! reveals the twists and turns of its plot will leave you as baffled as they are.Then the detectives catch a break in the case that brings Lillian Lawrence's killer to justice . . . or does it? In typical H. P. Oliver fashion, this thriller's final solution will come as a shock to all but the sharpest fans of mysteries in history!