Masked Scrutiny (Hidden Keys Book 15)

By: Jacie Middlemann

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Hiding is no longer enough…she needed answers…and to somehow understand the message her father left for her in the place where she spent so much time daydreaming as a teenager…she wasn’t daydreaming now…and neither are Jackson and Simon as they study one of the keys and wonder if what they see on it tells them where it might go…

Mick Johnson might be dead but his killer is unknown and the clues leading to them are non-existent. Completely non-existent…which according to Jackson never ever happens. But Elijah Sullivan, the father she adored all her life left clues…she just has to unravel them even as she comes to terms with her feelings about Harper…and his for her…

It’s the middle of the twenty-third century and while there have been staggering technological and environmental advances, human nature is still very much the same as it has always been. One woman unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the middle of a long simmering struggle between power, greed, and an overwhelming effort to keep long hidden secrets buried.

Hidden Keys is a series of short stories, continues Ava’s quest for answers for why Mick Johnson wanted her dead and the meaning of the handful of keys left to her by Elijah Sullivan. Each story reveals key pieces of information as Ava Sullivan and Harper Riley search for answers including the identity of a group of individuals who continue to dodge her every step…and keep a constant eye over their shoulders after surviving the first attempt on her life only days after her father’s death.

Luckily, Ava isn’t on her own. Harper is an old and trusted childhood friend that she hasn’t seen in years, but just as when they were kids, he is proving again that he can be trusted even as they just barely avoid one near miss after another during their intense crime solving efforts. But this isn’t the first time that Harper Riley has had to dodge bullets or protect himself from oncoming fire. Now though, the gun in his hand is to protect Ava.

The Hidden Keys novella series is filled with dark and long hidden secrets, strong and relatable characters,family and friends, and a growing quest for justice. If you enjoy engaging Women's Fiction, suspenseful Mystery Romance with a few thrilling twists and turns, slightly entangled and complicated relationships, and a intriguing and puzzling mystery that needs to be unraveled and solved…Hidden Keys may be the series for you.

The Hidden Keys novella series is best read in sequence. Masked Scrutiny is part fifteen of the series.

Hidden Keys Legacy
Surviving the Night
First Clues
Cryptic Truths
False Cipher
Last Missive
Obscure Pivot
Shadowed Caveat
Veiled Enemy
Cloaked Secrets
Scattered Lies
Hinged Tenure
Shrouded Puzzle
Clouded Heights
Hidden Directive
Masked Scrutiny