The sequel to [b:The Other Side of Silence|154222|The Other Side of Silence|Joan M. Drury|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328039541s/154222.jpg|148846] finds protagonist Tyler Jones in her maternal hometown in Minnesota. Urged by her dying mother to "shake the skeletons in the closet," Tyler heads to the family home she's inherited on the shores of Lake Superior. Though far from her native San Francisco, Tyler quickly forms a bond with the rural community she finds. (Best moment—when she finally meets Hank and Ellie, an older pair of sisters everyone's been telling her she'll love, and realizes that they're both lesbians: "My god, I thought, have I got a couple of old-time dykes living right next door to me?") Surrounded by newfound friends, Tyler begins to unravel her family's mystery, a historical drama reaching into the present. As with the previous novel, the book doesn't run under the tagline "Feminist Mysteries" because its protagonist is a woman; Drury makes clear the plot's relationship to misogyny and male power. Given that context, I'm not sure why Tyler makes the occasional odd reference to her dog and herself as a "slut" for being friendly / speaking multiple dialects. Kind of jarring moments, tbh. A satisfying read overall, and I'm curious what the final installment in the trilogy has to offer.