Forgotten Lives

Historian Harry Langston prefers history to drama-but when a routine job at Brisbane's historic Grand Hotel uncovers a hidden journal and a mysterious brooch, she finds herself drawn into the decades-old story of Nellie Wren, a 1940s socialite who vanished after a very public act of defiance.The official story is neat. Too neat. And someone wants it to stay that way.With help from Maya, a sharp-witted archivist with a soft spot for lost stories, and Pete, a disillusioned police officer with more principles than patience, Harry follows the trail of a cover-up that stretches from war-time Brisbane to the present day. But the closer they get to the truth, the clearer it becomes: someone is willing to silence them, just as Nellie was silenced.Now, Harry must decide how far she's willing to go to give Nellie-and herself-the voice they were once denied.Told with warmth, wit, and a deep love of forgotten histories, Forgotten Lives is a cozy mystery about found family, quiet rebellion, and the danger of asking the wrong questions in the right places.