Deadly Secrets

How it reads

Deadly Secrets is mystery (psychological mystery, specifically), and its dominant mood is tense. The suspense is the kind you feel in your shoulders. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.

It's set in several locations, in the present day, told in the third person, staying close to one character. Its central concerns are secrets, justice and family. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending resolves happily. At 302 pages it's a quick read. It's a hidden gem — known to relatively few readers.