Secrets of the Past

by Louise Bates

Old Secrets Cast Long Shadows ...

When newspaper columnist Pauline Gray agrees to help a retired schoolteacher write her memoirs, she has no idea it will lead to murder. Someone doesn’t want old memories stirred up ... and they are willing to kill to keep the past a secret. Now it’s a race to uncover the truth that the murderer is so desperate to keep buried. It will take all Pauline’s ingenuity to solve this case before the killer strikes again—and this time Pauline herself might be the victim ...

143 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2022

About the author

Louise Bates is the pen name of author E.L. Bates. As Louise Bates, she writes historical mysteries. (E.L. Bates is for her fantasy and science fiction stories, in particular her Whitney & Davies series which blends magic with historical mystery--the best of both worlds.) When not juggling her two separate writing personas, Louise works as a freelance editor.

Reviews

[Louise Bates]

The end of a publishing journey ...

This is the third and final Pauline Gray novella, and, fittingly, it was the most challenging to write. As with most challenges, though, it was also the most rewarding of the three. I'm so proud of this story, and this series, and I hope all my readers enjoy it as well.