About Merri Walters

My name is Merri Walters. I''m twenty-seven years old. Two years ago, I suddenly went deaf….My teaching career ended and my fiancé walked out. I survived–and learned to lip-read. I grew very good at it. Maybe too good.

Starting a New Life

So here I am, two years later, starting my new life as a cold-case file clerk turned undercover agent for the police. My task: Infiltrate the mansion of a ruthless crime boss and read his deadly plans off his lips.

My Contact and Risks

My contact to the outside world: Detective Steven Barlow, a tough cop who''s convinced I''m on a suicide mission. And in a way, he''s right–because if I''m caught, I''ll be dead without ever hearing the bad guys coming….