What's Done in the Dark

Everyone has secrets, but some secrets can have murderous consequences in Krys Batts's adrenaline-pumping debut thriller, "What's Done in the Dark."

Nearly a decade ago, Mona Baker lost faith in everything good upon the tragic deaths of her mother and younger sister. Then her daughter, Sophie, was born-the one treasure to come out of her loveless marriage to millionaire Exxon-Mobil executive Aaron Baker.

Despite Mona's best efforts to build a safe haven, her life is again shattered when her husband is arrested and the police begin pressuring her to cooperate with their investigation. Initially, Mona flatly refuses-until they drop a bombshell that shakes her to the core, leaving Mona no choice but to help them despite her mounting fears that Aaron's powerful allies are more determined to see her dead than the cops are to keep her alive.

After barely escaping a series of attacks on her life, Mona is eventually forced to make a desperate decision that sends her down a violent path from which there is no return.