Buried Secrets
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"Buried Secrets is a page-turner that takes hold of you from the start and you won't be able to put it down." -Bookishwoo Book Reviews
"The aura of suspense increasingly bumped up my anxiety, notch by excruciatingly-taut notch." - Goodreads Review
Mysterious letters. A dark family secret. What happened in the woods is about to come out.
Families have secrets.
Some are locked, sealed, and taken to the grave. Others beg to be told. They ooze through cracks a little at a time. You tease them out until an ugly truth is fully exposed. Ella Perri knows there’s something hidden in the family cottage.
She also knows there’s a dark secret in the Perri family.
The mystery begins on the streets of Skaneateles, in upstate New York. Ella Perri stands at the foot of her grandparents' home on the lake unprepared to enter after the recent death of her grandfather, Poppy. Although profoundly saddened by Poppy's death, Ella is no stranger to loss.
She remembers Poppy's words in his last breath—a startling, sinister secret in the family. And they all could be in danger. She recalls what he said right before he passed, "Watch who you trust."
As Ella delves deeper into her grandfather’s past, she discovers a mysterious box. Its scandalous contents reveal a hidden past with implications of a missing woman and a crime of passion. With more questions than answers, Ella embarks on a dangerous quest for truth. A World War II diary and the 21st century collide as Ella desperately chases every clue through the enchanting streets of Tropea, Italy where the darkest secrets began. Who can be trusted and who has something to hide?
Clues from Poppy's diary bring her to a small fishing village in southern Italy where Poppy and this woman grew up. More secrets quickly unravel awakening panic among the townspeople and whispers carry through the village—whispers of the night when screams echoed in the woods.
As many of Ella's fears are confirmed, a dark truth emerges and she must decide—share the secrets and alter the fates of her loved ones forever or become part of the lie that's been buried deep for decades.
Ella will do anything to protect her family. But someone will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.
Buried Secrets is a suspenseful mystery with twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the shocking ending.
2023 Finalist: Page Turner Awards for Best Mystery/Cozy Mystery
2023 Shortlisted: Page Turner Awards for Best Cover
2022 Finalist: Wishing Shelf Book Awards
