Secrets

In Secrets, the gripping fourth installment of the Martin Dougherty Series, Dirk Dieters weaves past and present into a haunting tale of love, legacy, and obsession.

As Martin Dougherty prepares to marry Teri Wilson at the historic The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, life should finally be settling into peace. Family dinners are loud and joyful. His children are rebuilding their lives after devastating loss. Tony's Coffee is thriving. But peace has never lingered long in Martin's world.

Every June 6th, an anonymous message arrives-a single red heart from an untraceable phone. A reminder of the day his wife Karen died in a hit-and-run that was never solved. A reminder that some wounds never close.

When a body is discovered on disputed land outside Tucson-caught between city, state, and federal jurisdiction-old alliances resurface. Martin's longtime friend, FBI attorney Tom Fowler, brings troubling news. The investigation stalls in red tape, but someone else is watching closely.

In Denver, Jill Mitchell-Martin's former law school classmate-has been keeping her own records. Old photos. Old notebooks. Old feelings. She believes fate has reunited them in Tucson. She believes he belongs with her.

As immigration raids tighten, families fear deportation, and long-buried histories stretch back to war-torn Ireland and revolutionary Europe, Martin begins to realize that the most dangerous threats are not the ones you see coming.