Secrets Behind The Mask

One night. One murder. No escape.

Everyone in Harrow Glen has a secret. Some are worth protecting. Others are worth killing for.

At the annual masquerade fundraiser at Fairbrooke House, the towns wealthiest residents gather for an evening of champagne, charity and carefully concealed grudges.

Behind the elegant masks, however, almost nobody is who they pretend to be.

When Conrad Wycliffe, a wealthy businessman with a talent for controlling other peoples lives, is found dead in the downstairs cloakroom, the celebration turns into a murder investigation.

Then a violent storm brings down a tree, floods the only road out and traps the guests inside.

Among them are a desperate hostess facing financial ruin, a glamorous singer with secrets to expose, a jeweller hiding a criminal arrangement, a suspicious security consultant, a troubled marriage and an insurance investigator whose own past is anything but innocent.

Everyone has something to hide.

And almost everyone has a reason to hate Conrad.

As old affairs surface, debts are exposed and a mysterious weapon appears, the investigation becomes increasingly tangled. But while the guests are busy accusing one another, a handful of overlooked details begin to tell a very different story.

Someone came to Fairbrooke House with murder in mind.

The question is whether anyone can uncover the truth before the masks finally come off.

Secrets Behind the Mask is a richly layered, darkly humorous country house murder mystery filled with memorable characters, clever clues, small town secrets and a satisfying conclusion.

Perfect for readers who love traditional whodunits, intricate mysteries and stories where everyone is hiding something.