Exciting, emotional, intense. The thrilling follow-up to New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak’s highly acclaimed The Secret Sister. The things that happen in families are always surprising and sometimes shocking!
The rich and powerful Josephine Lazarow, matriarch of Fairham Island, is dead. The police say it’s suicide, but Keith, her estranged son, doesn’t believe it.
Keith bears scars—both physical and emotional—from his childhood, but he’s worked hard to overcome the past. After walking away from his mother and her controlling ways five years ago, he’s built a new life in LA. He’s also accumulated a fortune of his own. But as soon as he learns of his mother’s death, he returns to Fairham. He feels he owes it to his grandfather to put the family empire together again—and he’s determined to find his mother’s killer.
Problem is…coming home to Fairham puts him back in contact with Nancy Dellinger, the woman he hurt so badly when he left before. And digging that deep into his mother’s final days and hours entails a very real risk.
Because the person who killed her could be someone he loves…
Praise for the novels of New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak
“Completely engrossing with a twist at the end you wouldn’t dare dream of!”
—RT Book Reviews on The Secret Sister
“Great storytelling knows no genre… Exceedingly well written and told by a master of her craft.”
—Providence Journal on A Winter Wedding
“Another engrossing addition to Novak’s addictive [Whiskey Creek] series.”
—Library Journal on This Heart of Mine
“One needn’t wonder why Novak is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author. Just read Come Home to Me.”
—Examiner.com
“The past impacts the present with devastating but ultimately salutary results in this engrossing, character-rich story that takes a hard look at responsibility, loyalty, and the results of telling (or concealing) the truth.”
—Library Journal on Home to Whiskey Creek
“It’s steamy, it’s poignant, it’s perfectly paced—it’s When Lightning Strikes and you don’t want to miss it!”
—USATODAY.com’s Happy Ever After blog
“Gripping, frightening, and intense…a compelling romance as well as a riveting and suspenseful mystery… Novak delivers another winner.”
—Library Journal on The Perfect Liar
“Strong characters bring the escalating suspense to life, and the mystery is skillfully played out. Novak’s smooth plotting makes for a great read.”
—Publishers Weekly on Dead Right
“Well written, nicely paced, filled with appealing characters, and laced with a few surprises.”
—Library Journal on Dead Right
“Impressive! This is a sharp-edged, well-plotted story that showcases Novak’s superb storytelling skill.”
—RT Book Reviews on Dead Giveaway
The Secrets She Kept
Brenda Novak
www.mirabooks.co.uk
To all families who aren’t quite perfect…
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