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Hidden Among Secrets: Sometimes the only way out of grief is revenge.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE A KILLER?
LuAnn’s social media platform gives her thousands of followers an unfiltered look into the world of this wealthy Philadelphia wife and mother. Her Monday morning blog Just Like LuAnn presents her life as both enviable and relatable. As she plans a lavish gala for her 30th wedding anniversary—already teased across Instagram and Facebook—one post sets off a chain of revelations, and LuAnn begins to suspect the boundaries of her private world aren’t as private as she believed.
When secrets surface, she and her daughters—Gianna, Stella, and Trinity—are pulled into a web of betrayal, blackmail, and deceit. Driven by love and regret, LuAnn has found the means to get away with murder...but does she have the heart to carry it out?
Set in modern-day Philadelphia, this story traces LuAnn’s from a curious child exploring the neighborhood mortuary with her best friend, to a young woman entangled with a man whose family legacy is steeped in violence, to a mother reckoning with the aftermath of her grown daughters’ traumas. Through it all, LuAnn is determined to prove the ties that bind her family are stronger than the secrets that threaten to destroy them.
Provocative, funny, and unsettling, Lyn Shaffer’s debut novel will have you second-guessing everything…just like LuAnn.
This immersive 142,000 word psychological thriller is one you won’t put down.
LuAnn’s social media platform gives her thousands of followers an unfiltered look into the world of this wealthy Philadelphia wife and mother. Her Monday morning blog Just Like LuAnn presents her life as both enviable and relatable. As she plans a lavish gala for her 30th wedding anniversary—already teased across Instagram and Facebook—one post sets off a chain of revelations, and LuAnn begins to suspect the boundaries of her private world aren’t as private as she believed.
When secrets surface, she and her daughters—Gianna, Stella, and Trinity—are pulled into a web of betrayal, blackmail, and deceit. Driven by love and regret, LuAnn has found the means to get away with murder...but does she have the heart to carry it out?
Set in modern-day Philadelphia, this story traces LuAnn’s from a curious child exploring the neighborhood mortuary with her best friend, to a young woman entangled with a man whose family legacy is steeped in violence, to a mother reckoning with the aftermath of her grown daughters’ traumas. Through it all, LuAnn is determined to prove the ties that bind her family are stronger than the secrets that threaten to destroy them.
Provocative, funny, and unsettling, Lyn Shaffer’s debut novel will have you second-guessing everything…just like LuAnn.
This immersive 142,000 word psychological thriller is one you won’t put down.
457 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 19, 2026
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January 22, 2026
I could not put it down! I could not stop thinking about it! I found every available minute in my busy day to savor yet another chapter. I received it on a Tuesday night and finished by Wednesday. Who needs sleep right? Every twist and turn kept me guessing till the very end. Addictively Captivating. A MUST read.
January 24, 2026
A Harlem Coben-esque type of book! Lots of great characters and lots of drama! A page turner that you have to keep reading until all of the strands are woven together to the final conclusion! Great fast read! Get it today!
January 27, 2026
Hidden Among Secrets is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that is impossible to put down. From the first page to the last, it’s a book that has you holding your breath, laughing, crying, and racing forward all at once.
The writing is brilliant and deeply immersive. The characters feel real, flawed, and incredibly relatable. This novel does not shy away from difficult truths—it courageously tackles heavy and painful subjects. Some chapters are undeniably hard to read, but they are written with such honesty and power that they feel necessary. The reality in Lyn’s words is incandescent: raw, unflinching, and profoundly human.
This is a MUST READ.
The writing is brilliant and deeply immersive. The characters feel real, flawed, and incredibly relatable. This novel does not shy away from difficult truths—it courageously tackles heavy and painful subjects. Some chapters are undeniably hard to read, but they are written with such honesty and power that they feel necessary. The reality in Lyn’s words is incandescent: raw, unflinching, and profoundly human.
This is a MUST READ.
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