The Second Smith

by Emily Senecal

A month after arriving in Paris to work for the Veronique Aubert Foundation, Katie Evans is settling into her new life, recovering lost art, exploring the city, and growing closer to her enigmatic colleagues, Adrien Darrow and Lopez.

With no villains to chase, the team turns its attention to a missing altarpiece in Belfast, shifting relationships, and the arrival of a new pet. And then the news breaks that Katie’s predecessor at the foundation, Julian Ortley, has been arrested for conspiracy to commit murder. Desperate to prove his innocence, he asks Adrien to help clear his name.

What begins as a search for answers puts Katie, Adrien, and Lopez in jeopardy, forcing them to decide how much they’re willing to risk to uncover the truth.

381 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 1, 2026

About the author

Emily Senecal is the pen name of an author originally from Davis, California. She continues to live in Northern California in a small house with a big garden and numerous pets. Her inspiration to write light novels of suspense came from the Mary Stewart, Georgette Heyer, Patricia Wentworth and Elizabeth Cadell paperbacks that have moved with her from home to home over the years. She regularly shares her experiences as an independent author on her blog, encouraging others to write and self-publish.

Her published work includes 19 novels of romantic suspense/adventure and one novel.