The Quiet Manby Travis WarmanFifteen years after the brutal murder of a radiant teenage boy, inmate Tucker Vail dies by detonating a meticulously crafted bomb in his prison cell. The blast is not an escape-it's a message. His body becomes an altar. The prison, a cathedral. And silence, his final sermon.As forensic investigator Marla Dane pieces together the fragments of Tucker's ritual, she uncovers a chilling theology rooted in scripture, spirals, and soldered wire. Tucker's death was not a tantrum-it was the conclusion of a myth he lived in silence. Through interviews, symbols, and scorched remains, Marla begins to see what others refused: Tucker wasn't just a killer. He was a creation. A consequence. A question without a clear answer.Told in a haunting blend of investigative narrative and emotional witness, The Quiet Man is a psychological slow-burn thriller that explores the ache of unloved boys, the power of ritual, and the danger of meaning misunderstood. This debut novel blurs the line between justice and myth, silence and control.