Behind Closed Doors
(2026)(The second book in the Aurora Gray FBI Mystery Thriller series)
A novel by A J Rivers
Dreams don’t last forever, and some nightmares are impossible to outrun.
After returning to Briarvale and solving her first major case, FBI agent Aurora Gray is trying to settle into life back home.
But peace never lasts long in a town full of secrets.
When her rental begins falling apart around her, Aurora is forced into a temporary home while renovations are made.
At the same time, she is still hunting for answers in the disappearances of Courtney and Jennifer, and the brutal murder of Tessa, whose body was found during the first search.
As the pieces of that mystery begin to shift, Aurora starts getting to know the people in her new neighborhood.
Including Dixie, the caregiver for the elderly man living across the street.
Then Aurora comes home to find Dixie dead in her kitchen.
With every door and window locked, no sign of forced entry, and no clear way in or out, the case makes no sense from the start.
And the deeper Aurora digs, the more it becomes clear that both investigations are hiding far darker truths than anyone imagined.
Disappearances, hidden connections, and a murder that defies explanation.
Life in Briarvale is growing more dangerous by the day.
And Aurora is about to find out just how close evil has been all along.
Genre: Mystery
After returning to Briarvale and solving her first major case, FBI agent Aurora Gray is trying to settle into life back home.
But peace never lasts long in a town full of secrets.
When her rental begins falling apart around her, Aurora is forced into a temporary home while renovations are made.
At the same time, she is still hunting for answers in the disappearances of Courtney and Jennifer, and the brutal murder of Tessa, whose body was found during the first search.
As the pieces of that mystery begin to shift, Aurora starts getting to know the people in her new neighborhood.
Including Dixie, the caregiver for the elderly man living across the street.
Then Aurora comes home to find Dixie dead in her kitchen.
With every door and window locked, no sign of forced entry, and no clear way in or out, the case makes no sense from the start.
And the deeper Aurora digs, the more it becomes clear that both investigations are hiding far darker truths than anyone imagined.
Disappearances, hidden connections, and a murder that defies explanation.
Life in Briarvale is growing more dangerous by the day.
And Aurora is about to find out just how close evil has been all along.
Genre: Mystery