THE TROUBLES

Jessica Wyeth is no longer a fugitive hiding under assumed identities. Through sheer grit, she has reclaimed her life only to discover it was built on a lie. She is not the daughter of a picture-perfect New England family, but an unwanted castaway. The aunt who raised her carried the secret of Jessica's birth to her death, but the sudden appearance of handwritten journals provides tantalizing clues. The truth waits in Ireland. So does the Charity. When a bomb tears through a shopping mall in Manchester the same day Jessica rides in a world-class steeplechase at the nearby Aintree Racecourse, she starts asking a question she can't unask: was she really just riding that day, or was she placed there? The man she loves carries his own legacy of blood and secrecy, and Jessica no longer knows if it protects her or condemns her. As Jessica digs for her mother's truth, she uncovers the divided soul of a nation still at war with itself - and learns that surviving her family's past may cost her everything she has left to lose. Perfect for readers of crime fiction, domestic suspense, and thrillers rooted in family secrets and hidden identities, The Troubles will keep you turning pages until the very last one.