The Husband
Successful. Controlled. Respected. Richard has spent twenty years building a life that depends on certain truths remaining buried.
A Psychological Mystery Thriller
The Meridian Six
Six people return for a funeral. A dead man controls what happens next. Twenty years of secrets come back with them.
Before the end, someone dies.
Arthur Vale is dead.
But his final act may be the most dangerous thing he ever did.
His will brings six people back together—Richard, Claire, Daniel, Rebecca, Michael, and Thomas—people whose lives have remained connected by something that happened twenty years ago.
Arthur knew their secrets.
And now, from beyond the grave, he intends to make them face them.
Six People. Six Versions of the Truth.
Everyone remembers that night differently.
Twenty years ago, something happened that changed all of them.
They agreed never to speak about it again.
The Moral Center
Claire has lived with the past differently than the others. Recently, she began asking questions someone may not want answered.
The Outsider
Daniel left the group behind—or thought he did. He has been quietly comparing memories with Claire and discovering that the past may not be what they were told.
The Wounded One
No one appears to have paid a higher price for what happened. But Rebecca may remember more than anyone realizes.
The Charmer
Michael still knows how to make everyone laugh. Sometimes charm hides kindness. Sometimes it hides something else.
The Keeper
Thomas knows more than he says. Everyone assumes he is protecting himself. They may be wrong.
The Seventh Man
Arthur Vale is dead. That doesn't mean he's finished.
Arthur Vale spent a lifetime understanding people, accumulating wealth, and keeping secrets.
His death brings the six together. His fortune keeps them there.
His final instructions are released piece by piece, forcing old accusations into the open and making each person confront something they would rather forget.
The deeper they go, the more disturbing the question becomes:
Did Arthur know what happened twenty years ago—
or did he help make it happen?
Discover Arthur Vale
THE WILL
Thirty million dollars.
Six potential heirs.
Conditions none of them expected.
Questions Arthur insists they answer.
Secrets he should never have known.
Arthur anticipated everything.
Or at least he believed he did.
Twenty Years Ago
Something happened. They buried the truth. Arthur buried something else.
Six people have lived for twenty years believing they know what happened that night.
What if none of them knows the whole story?
Before the End
Someone dies.
The novel begins with a funeral.
It ends with another.
Everyone who remains is there.
They are grieving. They are guilty. They are afraid.
Someone is inside the coffin.
But you won't know who.
Because the death isn't the end of the mystery.
It's where the next one begins.
Everyone Has Something to Hide
Six people. One buried night. Too many unanswered questions.
Who is lying?
Twenty years can change a memory. Fear can change it even faster.
What did Arthur know?
His final instructions reveal knowledge no dead man should possess.
Why bring them back?
Arthur could have divided his fortune quietly. Instead, he created a confrontation.
What really happened?
Six people remember fragments. None may remember the truth.
Who is protecting whom?
Guilt can look like loyalty. Loyalty can look like guilt.
Who doesn't survive?
Before everything Arthur set in motion is finished, one of them will be gone.
The Meridian Six
Some secrets survive twenty years.
The people carrying them may not.