At 2:32 p.m., Ilaria Cavendish checks into a luxury London hotel. By 3:00, she is found dead, submerged in a scalding bath. No one entered the room. No one left. What looks like an accident is quickly revealed to be murder.
For DS Maeve Kerrigan, the locked-room mystery is a welcome challenge, a case that defies explanation. But when devastating news strikes close to home, threatening DI Josh Derwent and the fragile balance of their partnership, Maeve is pushed to her limits.
As secrets tighten their hold and every clue leads to deeper danger, Maeve faces her toughest test yet: solve the impossible murder while protecting the people she loves most.
Jane Casey’s The Secret Room, a #1 Irish bestseller, delivers lethal twists, emotional stakes, and unputdownable suspense.
