Lethal Secret

When one woman is murdered and another vanishes, an investigation uncovers a wartime mystery-and a killer with unfinished business.The Shanty pub is the heart of Seacastle-a place for laughter, friendship, and the occasional small-town drama. But when a woman is found dead outside, the town is left reeling-especially when the victim bears a striking resemblance to Joy Wells, the pub's co-owner, who hasn't returned from a trip to Budapest.To the people of Seacastle, Joy and her husband, Ryan, are just the couple who run the pub. But Joy and Ryan have secret lives-and someone from their past may be back for revenge.With Ryan growing desperate and the police getting nowhere, Tanya sets out to find Joy herself. Following a trail that leads from the Sussex coast to the streets of Budapest, she uncovers more questions than answers. What was Joy really doing abroad? Why did someone want her gone? And how far will they go to settle old scores? But time is running out, and every step closer to the truth raises the stakes. Will Tanya find Joy before she disappears for good?A gripping new cosy mystery full of secrets and suspense, Lethal Secret is a must-read for fans of the Seacastle Mysteries. Get your copy now and join Tanya on her quest to find Joy PJ Skinner was born in Guildford, one of seven siblings. When she was six, the family moved to Ireland where she attended school. She went to Trinity College, Dublin University, graduating as a geologist. After graduation, PJ spent 35 years working in over thirty countries as an exploration geologist. PJ worked in many remote, strange, and often dangerous places, and loved every minute, despite encountering her fair share of misogyny and other perils. During this time, she collected the tall tales and real-life experiences which inspired her to write the The series chronicles the adventures of a pioneering female geologist in an almost exclusively male world. After finishing the Sam Harris Adventure series, PJ's childhood in Ireland inspired her to write the , which follows the fortunes of an English family who move to Ireland just before the start of the Troubles, under the name of Kate Foley. PJ moved to the south coast of England just before the Covid pandemic. There she wrote , a sci-fi mystery set on Mars, inspired by her fascination with all things celestial. It is a science-based murder mystery; think The Martian with fewer potatoes and more bodies.The enjoyment of writing Mortal Mission encouraged her to try writing a mystery series. She has always been a massive fan of crime and mystery, so it was inevitable she would turn her hand to it eventually. She published Deadly Return, the first book in the in July 2023 to great success. The Seacastle Mystery Series is a contemporary cosy mystery series with an amateur female sleuth, her grumpy ex-husband, hacker stepson and ungrateful rescue cat. The ensemble cast adds banter and humour as the series follows their stories between the murder mysteries. Malign Fortune, book 9, was released on the 31st of August 2025.