Publication Date: August 11, 2025
Gordon Stone is an investigator assigned to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. He’s given an insignificant case—a charity scam out of Africa—and ordered to close it. For Gordon, it’s not that simple. Gordon has high-functioning autism. He’s socially awkward, but blessed with a superpower—extraordinary focus and attention to detail. That superpower allows Gordon to piece together a disparate puzzle: a Hunter-Killer drone; an illicit drug shipment; a Special Forces operation gone wrong; and illegal immigration linked to 9/11. When these pieces align, national security is at risk and hundreds of lives hang in the balance.
Special Agent Gordon Stone leverages what other people see as a disability into a powerful tool, enabling him to focus intently and discover patterns.
Authors Tracy Burnett and Ross Weiland deliver a fascinating character with Asperger’s in Silent Killer. It’s Stone’s investigative skills that land him a spot on the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
The fast-paced storyline takes readers through alternating perspectives as the foundation takes shape. A seemingly open-and-shut case involving a charity scam soon evolves into a crossroads for Gordon, who defies orders to stop.
For the average person, seeing patterns between a drone, a drug shipment, illegal immigration, and a failed operation in Nigeria would be unlikely. However, it’s just another day’s work for Gordon. The tainted baby formula scene was especially significant.
The authors leverage their own experience in law enforcement and the legal field to add valuable depth. You’ll want to keep reading until the end (which is quite fitting).
Silent Killer takes a crime thriller and puts the solution in the hands of an unlikely hero.
Tracy Burnett began his law enforcement career as a Deputy Sheriff at the Palm Beach County, Florida Sheriff’s Department. His next stop was with the Drug Enforcement Administration where he became a special agent and went through training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia as well as DEA US Army Ranger Training. That began a 25-year federal law enforcement career leading investigations on behalf of the US Departments of Justice, State, and Defense, among others, working both domestically and around the globe. Tracy now works as an Adjunct Professor for the School of Public Affairs in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University in Washington, DC.
Ross Weiland was a journalist in New York City before attending law school and joining the US Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps in 1998. He served as a prosecutor, criminal appeals attorney, and civil litigator in the Navy before transitioning to federal civil service where he spent 21 years in the Office of Inspector General community as counsel, investigator, and senior executive at the National Archives, Department of Defense, and NASA. Ross now works as an administrative executive supporting oversight and law enforcement in the private sector in Washington, DC.
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Nice review! This book sounds so good! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for your review of Silent Killer. We really tried to give our debut novel an authentic feel and are so happy you enjoyed it.