THE DEADLY SECRET OF BRAMBLEWOOD

WW2 December 1940

Book 1 — Bramblewood Mysteries

Bramblewood is a small village. Everyone knows everyone. And that’s exactly the problem.

After finding a set of unopened letters addressed to her mother from WWI hidden away in her grandmother’s attic, Viola has been keeping a secret, a secret she’s desperate to tell.

But the secret is one she can’t deliver to anyone. Not yet.

When a stranger arrives in the village during a snowstorm, asking for directions, Viola has little idea that this stranger will change the course of everything and lead to a murder, a betrayal and a tangled web of lies that should have been left well alone.

With the help of a sharp young PC who refuses to accept the easy answers, Viola begins to investigate. But the closer she gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes that the murder is not just about one victim. It is about twenty years of secrets, jealousy, and a betrayal so quietly carried out that nobody ever noticed it happening.

Until now.

COMING 2026

This story is for you if you love:

  • Character-driven mysteries with emotional depth
  • WWII fiction rooted in community and place
  • Stories about ordinary people capable of extraordinary things, good and bad
  • Stories of family secrets and generational betrayal
  • Mystery books full of twists
  • Mysteries where the solution is both surprising and inevitable
  • Layered plots with hidden clues
  • Historical village mysteries with emotional depth and dark undercurrents







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