The Lies We Bury
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When renowned psychiatrist Dr. Elara Quinn is found dead in her cliffside mansion, her death is quickly ruled a suicide. But investigative journalist Caleb Hart doesn't buy it.
The scene is too clean.
The suicide note, too perfect. And Elara? Too powerful to go out quietly.
In the coastal town of Greybridge, whispers of secret therapy recordings begin to surface-tapes filled with confessions, affairs... maybe even murder. As Caleb digs into the town's tangled web of lies, he collides with Mara Quinn, Elara's estranged sister who is desperate to hide the past. Detective Iris Vale, Elara's closest friend and possible killer. And Eleanor Vale, a teenager who heard something she was never meant to hear.
But as the truth unravels, Caleb makes a chilling discovery....
What could it be?
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