HERRON, Mick. The secret hours. London: Baskerville, 2023. pp. 303-4. e-book.

It becomes quiet when she stops talking. The rain still falls, so the windows are noisy; there is traffic at the far end of the road, but these sounds simply nibble at the edges: the witness’s story is the only thing happening. So when she stops talking, the quiet takes over, and settles on all three like ash from a distant bonfire.