QUIET LIES
QUIET LIES Mara thought the worst thing about returning home would be the memories. She was wrong. When a woman from her past is found dead, old secrets begin clawing their way back to the surface. Secrets people have spent years burying. Secrets someone is willing to kill for. The deeper Mara digs, the more she realises the most dangerous lies were never spoken out loud. And some families will do anything to keep the truth quiet. Chapter One The bus gave up halfway up the hill. Not with smoke. Not with flashing warning lights. Just one long mechanical exhale. Then silence. For a second, nobody moved. The driver leaned forward in his seat and stared at the dashboard like it had personally offended him. He flicked one switch. Then another. Nothing. He sighed heavily and looked over his shoulder. “That’s it,” he said. “Recovery’s on the way, but it’ll take a while. You can wait if you want. If it were me, I’d walk.” A low groan rolled through the bus. Someone muttered, “Brillia...
