Buried Secrets: Some things should stay hidden in Bloomington, MN

Families have secrets.
Some secrets are locked, sealed, and taken to the grave.
Others beg to be told.
They ooze through cracks a little at a time. You tease them out until
an ugly truth is
fully exposed.
Ella Perri knows there's something hidden in the family cottage.
In his last breath, Ella's grandfather reveals to her a startling
secret that hints at something sinister. On behalf of her beloved grandfather, she embarks on a dangerous quest for truth. A World War II diary and the 21
st
century collide as Ella desperately chases every clue in a faraway and unfamiliar setting where the real story begins. Who can be trusted and who has something to hide?
One secret leads to another.
As Ella delves into her grandfather's past, she discovers a hidden box. Its scandalous contents reveal a hidden past with implications of a crime and a missing woman named Gianna. The mystery takes Ella on a quest for truth through the streets of Tropea, Italy where her grandfather, Poppy and Gianna grew up. The places she visits and the people she encounters seem to further implicate her beloved grandfather in a crime of passion. As many of her fears are confirmed, a dark truth emerges and Ella must decide: share the secrets and alter the fates of her loved ones forever or become part of the lie that's been buried deep for decades.
Buried Secrets
is a suspenseful mystery with twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the shocking ending.
"The
aura of suspense
increasingly bumped up my anxiety, notch by excruciatingly-taut notch. The
palpable tension
held me in thrall. The
twists
made me audibly gasp in shock. And, the
fast pace
of the wildly captivating plot kept me swiping the pages feverishly."
Goodreads Reviewer