Secrets, Scandal and Silent Lies
(2026)(The fifth book in the Claire Vaughan Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Elyse Gray
Some secrets aren’t lost. They’re hidden on purpose
When Claire Vaughan is called to evaluate a long-abandoned mansion for an estate sale, she expects dust, antiques, and the usual forgotten treasures.
What she finds instead is a locked trunk in the attic… and a body that’s been hidden for decades.The heirs want answers—but not all of them want the truth.
As Claire begins cataloguing the house’s untouched rooms, subtle details start to unravel the story everyone has accepted for years.
A missing photograph. A letter that should never have been written. A past that doesn’t quite line up.
With her ex-detective partner Jack Forrester at her side—and the Echo Mountain Mystery Club quietly piecing together clues—Claire realizes the victim had even more secrets.
And someone is still trying to keep them hidden.
Because this wasn’t just a murder.
It was a secret buried to protect a legacy.
And uncovering it may change everything the heirs thought they knew about their own family.
Secrets, Scandal and Silent Lies is the 5th stand alone book in the Echo Mountain Mystery Club Series
Genre: Mystery