Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo

I've heard about Lee Mandelo’s Summer Sons, but having never read his work, I went into this novella with no expectations. I was just looking for a short audiobook for a beach day. (Just so you know: this is by no means a stereotypical beach read.)
I ended up taking a long walk that evening, despite being tired, just to finish listening to the book. Which is to say … yeah, it’s that good.
Or maybe I did have an expectation? Maybe I was thinking this might be more genre-oriented. Well, it wasn’t. It doesn't seem to be genrefiable at all, though it does feature certain specualtive elements.
Feed Them Silence is a character driven literary drama, one of the more stunningly and expertly crafted that I’ve read in a long time.
It follows a neuroscientist who gets more and more involved in her work as her marriage dissolves around her. It’s harrowing, emotionally gutting, visceral in all the right ways, and precision-rendered to create a very specific claustrophobic world. 
In other words, it’s precisely what dark psychological fiction ought to be. And yes, it’s very difficult to put down, but fortunately short enough so that you won’t have to, which ever format you’re experiencing it in. If you chose to listen to it, the audiobook narrator did a very good job.
All in all, a terrific introduction to the author, which certainly got me interested in reading more of his work. Recommended.