Going into Deadly Silence I was thinking I would be reading a straight up romantic suspense. I have only read Rebecca Zanetti's paranormal books so I was looking forward to the change. While Deadly Silence is high on the suspense part, there still a smidgen of the paranormal. I've read a few stories in this same vein and I think Zanetti executed this extra aspect to Ryker, Heath, and Denver excellently without delving too far over into the paranormal category. 
 Also, I wasn't aware (until reading the acknowledgements in the beginning) that this series is a spin-off of her Sin Brothers Series. I haven't read that series as of yet, but I can confidently say that, while I'm sure it enhances the story to have previously read that series, it's not required. Characters from the Sin Brothers do make an appearance in this first book. It was easy to discern who was who and where they came from as well as getting some background information on the other characters' series. I actually thought this was one of the stronger aspects in the story. 
 What was a bit off for me was the fact that there are so many different storylines going on all at once just within the time frame of this book. 
 Ryker, Heath, and Denver grew up in a less-than-ideal boys home. They bonded and survived, and now they're blood brothers helping others find those lost with their Lost Bastards Investigative Services. They've also never stopped looking for where they came from, their families. 
 The brothers find themselves in Cisco, Wyoming following a case. It's an area they've frequented in the past, and it's also where Ryker met paralegal Zara Remington, while he was working a case for her law firm. Up until now they've managed to keep no strings attached between them, but as a case that Zara's working on puts her in the line of fire, Ryker is there to protect her. 
 Just from that brief summary, it's established that there's a current job Zara's working on, a current job Ryker is working on, and stuff from Ryker's past that is popping up. There's also some other conflicts that branch off of the "stuff from Ryker's past" category. Simply put: it's just too much in one book. So much that I felt all these storylines came across as weaker than they could have been. If the story had focused on one of these plotlines I feel the whole book could have been so much stronger. I understand the need to have a lot going on because this book is not only about these three Blood Brothers finding love, it's about them putting the past to rest and moving forward and needing to include everything is almost essential. But it's really easy to lose focus on the bigger picture. 
 Because there are some really promising moments in this book. I loved the bond between the three men. The idea of family in all its forms. The past the men share that so much affects their present and future. Working towards finding out the mystery of where they came from. All great parts of this story. 
 Great enough that I won't let something like an overloaded story keep me from reading the next book in the series that's for sure. Hopefully, since Deadly Secrets introduced so much, a lot of those threads will carry over into the next book(s) and those will seem a little less jam-packed. 
 *ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.