From New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes a
novel of chilling intrigue, a decades-old disappearance, and one woman's
quest to find the truth...
"A novel about art and secrets...grippingly told...pulls readers
toward a shocking conclusion."--People magazine, Best New Books
North Carolina, 2018:
Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime
she did not commit, her dream of a career in art is put on hold--until a
mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will get her released from
prison immediately. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in
a sleepy southern town. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but
desperate to be free, she accepts. What she finds under the layers of
grime is a painting that tells the story of madness, violence, and a
conspiracy of small town secrets.
North Carolina, 1940:
Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national contest to paint a
mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina. Alone in the world
and in great need of work, she accepts. But what she doesn't expect is
to find herself immersed in a town where prejudices run deep, where
people are hiding secrets behind closed doors, and where the price of
being different might just end in murder.
What happened to Anna Dale? Are the clues hidden in the decrepit mural?
Can Morgan overcome her own demons to discover what exists beneath the
layers of lies?
"Chamberlain, a master storyteller, keeps readers hooked, with a story
line that leavens history and social commentary with romance and
mystery."--Lexington Dispatch
