Web of Silence: The Ray Schiller Series
- 4.7 out of 5
- 64 ratings
- 313 pages
Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13
This is a crime mystery driven by detectives investigating murders, shootings, and domestic betrayal. Expect steady moderate profanity among adults, occasional crude insults and body talk, and recurring references to blood and violent deaths as part of the plot. Parents of younger teens should note that language includes stronger insults and slang in tense scenes, and that adultery and demeaning terms for women come up in dialogue. There is no indication in the sampled material of explicit sexual scenes; sexual references are mostly spoken judgments and police questions about possible prostitution.
Reviews first uploaded September 29, 2026 11:20 pm. Revised October 8, 2026 6:05 am. Page updated October 8, 2026 6:05 am.
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Crude Mild
11Characters use demeaning language and casual vulgar slang when they are angry, jealous, or venting about the case. Crude anatomical remarks appear occasionally in gossip about relationships.
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Specific words
- idiot: 4
- suck: 4
- stupid: 3
Profanity Moderate
102Swearing runs through much of the book in police and domestic dialogue, with repeated mild and moderate terms plus occasional stronger insults when characters argue or describe suspects. It clusters around murder investigations, marital conflict, and interviews rather than dominating every scene.
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Specific words
- damn: 39
- hell: 27
- ass: 13
- bastard: 8
- bitch: 5
- shit: 5
- bullshit: 2
- butt: 2
- goddamn: 1
Sex Mild
5Sexual content stays at the level of talk: crude body comments, labels for women tied to cheating rumors, and brief discussion of prostitution or escorts. There are no sampled explicit sexual acts on the page.
Specific words
- hooker: 2
- slut: 2
- boob: 1
Violence Moderate
17The story centers on homicide and assault investigations, with recurring description of blood at crime scenes, shootings, and past physical abuse mentioned in witness statements. Physical harm is discussed and investigated more often than it is shown in graphic, step-by-step detail.
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Specific words
- blood: 15
- kick: 1
- smash: 1
About this book
No one is talking: the victims, the suspects, not even his partner… In his line of work, Detective Ray Schiller can't help but assume the worst. When a man and woman lie shot in a dark Minneapolis alley, he senses the crime is more sinister than a simple mugging. The discovery of an abandoned child nearby and a second murder victim miles away only adds to the mystery… But when the child won't talk, Ray runs out of clues to follow. As he searches for answers, another kind of silence hits the detective where it hurts. Waverly is keeping something from him, and the implications could destroy their partnership for good… Web of Silence is the standalone fourth mystery in the Ray Schiller series. If you like authentic characters, high-octane action, and unexpected twists, then you’ll love Marjorie Swift Doering’s pulse-pounding tale. Buy Web of Silence today to get caught up in the gripping whodunnit! Read more