Secrets to the Grave

Marissa Fordham had a past full of secrets, a present full of lies. Everyone knew of her, but no one knew her. When Marissa is found brutally murdered, with her young daughter, Haley, resting her head on her mother´s bloody breast, she sends the idyllic California town of Oak Knoll into a tailspin. Already on edge with the upcoming trial of the See-No-Evil killer, residents are shocked by reports of the crime scene, which might not have been discovered for days had it not been for a chilling 911 call: a small child´s voice saying, "My daddy hurt my mommy." Sheriff´s detective Tony Mendez faces a puzzle with nothing but pieces that won´t fit. To assist with his witness, Haley, he calls teacher-turned-child advocate Anne Leone. Anne´s life is hectic enough⁠-she´s a newlywed and a part-time student in child psychology, plus she´s the star witness in the See-No-Evil trial. But one look at Haley, alone and terrified, and Anne´s heart is stolen. As Tony and Anne begin to peel back the layers of Marissa Fordham´s life, they find a clue fragment here, another there. And just when it seems Marissa has taken her secrets to the grave, they uncover a fact that puts Anne and Haley directly in the sights of a killer: Marissa Fordham never existed.