First published 2024
The funeral of Elizabeth Casper draws thousands of fans mourning the famous thriller novelist they knew as A. Z. Ganven. Her daughter watches the spectacle with forced smiles and fake tears, suspicious of the too-convenient story about her mother's fatal fall. The first anonymous letter arrives that same day, signed "From your fan number 1" and containing torn diary pages with a chilling question: Do you want to know a secret? Love, Mom. Each subsequent letter peels back another layer of family lies and hidden truths that Elizabeth left behind. As the daughter follows this dangerous trail of revelations, she realizes that uncovering her mother's secrets might cost her own life. The mysterious correspondent seems to know everything about their family's buried past, and each new piece of the puzzle brings her closer to a truth someone is willing to kill to protect.
Genres: fiction, mystery, adult, adult-fiction, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, haunting, psychological, suspenseful
Tropes: dangerous-truth, family-secrets, mystery-unraveling, unreliable-narrator
Period: 21st-century
368 pages · Paperback · Poisoned Pen Press
Content warnings: death, murder