The Whitehall Affair (Excerpt)

[Wattys 2023 Shortlist] Nora Wright is no longer the person she used to be.

Once an up-and-coming crime reporter, she now sticks to fluff pieces that are safe. That don't trigger the crippling anxiety she was left with after a traumatic experience three years prior.

However, Nora's world is turned upside down when she discovers a photograph from the 1920s of a woman who looks like her twin in none other than Whitehall Mansion - an iconic landmark in New York City known just as much for its infamous past as its grand architecture.

Nora embarks on a mission to solve the nearly 100-year-old mystery surrounding the woman, aided by the city's golden boy - Nick Whitehall, the current head of the rich, powerful family that built and owns the mansion - and ghostly visions of the past that leave her questioning her sanity. Along the way, she starts to uncover more than she bargained for as Nick becomes increasingly more invested in her search within the mansion's walls.

What secrets does Whitehall Mansion hold? And what lengths will the Whitehall family go to in order to keep them hidden?