The most dangerous secrets aren't those that stay buried—but those that rise to the surface disguised as truth.
In 1978, curator Katherine Lowell vanished from her lakeside home at Echo Cove—along with several priceless artworks. Her disappearance was deemed a theft and a betrayal. No one asked what really happened.
Forty-five years later, Morgan Chen, a celebrated art curator, retreats to the same property after a devastating professional betrayal. But the peace she seeks remains elusive. Strange whispers in the community, unsettling parallels with Katherine's past, and the discovery of a hidden artifact begin to unravel Morgan's carefully constructed life.
As Morgan digs deeper, she unearths a decades-old conspiracy—one that implicates the very institutions she's built her career around. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more danger she faces, until she must ask herself:
How far would you go to expose the truth, if it meant destroying everything you know?
Beneath the Surface is a masterfully woven dual-timeline psychological thriller that explores identity, legacy, and the cost of uncovering buried truths. For fans of Paula Hawkins, Tana French, and Lisa Jewell.