Four housewives. One quiet street. A Cold War secret that could destroy everything.'Clever, atmospheric, and intriguing, a definite must-read!' Deborah Carr, USA Today BestsellerIn a town built around America’s most secretive nuclear site, housewife Betty Mahoney knows the rules: don’t ask questions, and don’t listen too closely.But when the Beckers move in, Betty and the other wives start to notice things. Headlights in the dark. Whispered voices on the wind. A beautiful new neighbor with too many secrets – and it’s not long before suspicion turns into something far more dangerous.As the women close in on the truth, they must risk their marriages, their freedom, and even their lives…Inspired by the author’s own family history.Readers LOVE Andie Newton:'Oh this was so so good! Kept me on the edge of my seat. The tension was so real as I raced through the chapters'?????'I absolutely devoured this one…It was like I was right there…I can't wait to read more of Andie's stories and see what she releases next' ?????'Outstanding…filled with intrigue and nail biting moments' ?????'Great mix of mystery, suspense, friendship, and history…had a hard time putting it down. This one is a keeper, and I'm looking forward to buying the paperback to put on my shelves' ?????'I couldn't stop turning the pages until I knew the outcome of this gem. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves historical fiction' ?????'Whispers, secrets, and neighborhood gossip…kept me eagerly turning the pages'?????'It made me laugh, kept me guessing…I highly recommend this one' ?????'It's the kind of book that's entertaining but also leaves you thinking about what life was really like behind those picture-perfect neighborhoods. Definitely one I'd recommend'?????

December 1880, Whitechapel. Nine dead infants in flowerpots. A vanished mortician. And one lead: the prostitute who saw him last.Coroner Sévère reads people's lies as easily as case notes. It's made him an effective investigator. And cynical. But when he questions Miss Mary, he encounters something unexpected: a woman whose lies he can't read and who might as well be the mortician's killer.In a city where money masks the darkest secrets, Sévère must navigate between what's legal and what's necessary. Even if it means hiring the services of the very woman he's investigating.______A gritty Victorian crime novel that explores the darkest corners of London's underworld. For readers of Lyndsay Faye's The Gods of Gotham, Caleb Carr's The Alienist, and Antonia Hodgson's The Devil in the Marshalsea.