Songs for the Deaf

WINNER OF ELEVEN BOOK AWARDS
AMAZON BESTSELLER

Coretta Scott King attended an anti-war rally in Toronto in 1971 to introduce the John Doe author of SONGS FOR THE DEAF, which was dedicated to a U.S. government that was hard of hearing. They were about to announce a new challenge to the constitutionality of the Vietnam War. It wasn’t to be. The John Doe speaker, Marine Captain John Hathaway, who had been listed as an MIA, never lived to go public. Years later, real estate developer Miles Curtin uncovers a grim archaeological site: a mass burial with no artifacts, no identifiers—just bones, secrets, and a sinister connection to the past. The discovery pulls him into a web of conspiracy reaching back to Vietnam, where Hathaway’s father, a powerful general, wrestled with his son’s betrayal and the dark truths of “Operation Native Soil.”

Miles must grapple with haunting revelations, his fractured relationships with two women—his ex-wife Alice and the enigmatic Valerie—and the weight of a war that refuses to stay buried.

Blending history, fiction, and chilling speculation, "Songs For the Deaf" is a gripping thriller about loyalty, redemption, and the echoes of a war that still shapes our present. Some truths demand to be heard—no matter the cost.

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PRAISE FOR SONGS FOR THE DEAF:
In a bold move that expands the traditional devices of a thriller into arenas of speculative works as well as nonfiction events, Kenneth A. Silver creates a historical and fictional inspection that moves from MIA service members in Vietnam to the under-discussed plague epidemics that ravaged North Vietnam throughout the war. The event received little attention because the efforts of those to bring them into the public eye were thwarted and their voices repressed-until now.

-Midwest Book Review

In a blistering recap of the post-Vietnam War era, Kenneth A. Silver connects multi-faceted family dynamics with societal unrest, military war crimes, government corruption and the inherent injustices of the war draft to weave a masterful tale that lays bare the fate of nations. Songs for the Deaf encapsulates the spirit of an era haunted by a past that reverberates into the future. It is a story of convictions and consequences, masterfully portraying a good man pushed to the limits of his moral boundaries in his relentless pursuit of truth. Silver's attention to detail and vivid storytelling brings the post-Vietnam War era to life in stunning detail.

- Maincrest Media