Secrets in the Woods

Secrets in the Woods is a mystery and detective novel that follows Emilia Long, a New York City investigative reporter. After discovering she was abandoned as an infant, Emilia travels to a small town in North Carolina to locate her birth mother. This amateur sleuth finds herself entangled in a cold case involving a disappearance and a murder, where the local authorities and townspeople are reluctant to provide answers.

As Volume 1 of this fiction series, the story blends elements of the cozy mystery and women sleuths genres. Supported by her boyfriend, her adopted sister, and a newly discovered uncle, Emilia searches for the truth behind her family history. Secrets in the Woods explores the dangers of digging into the past and the shocking revelations that emerge when some mysteries are better left unsolved.