When secrets are revealed . . . nothing is ever the same again. After the successful closure of a case, William Carlotti has time before his flight; and so, decides to take a leisurely drive through the mountains of Oregon. There, he comes upon the seemingly serene community of Oasis. A place where everything is perfect. Back home in the town of Arroyo, things have calmed down after the conclusion of the recent killings and kidnapping and Connie Davenport's duties as Arroyo's chief of police have also returned to some level of normalcy. When William returns to Arroyo, he expects to settle into that same level of normalcy; splitting his time between his job as a FBI Profiler and the co-owner of the Get Away Diner. However, he can't stop thinking about his encounter with the Oregon community and why he feels there is something sinister about the place. Is William's gut feeling, right? To find out, Connie goes undercover in the community. It is not long before she embraces the communities' life style and doctrine. William, Connie's grandfather, and ex-husband Matthew must fight to pull her free of the communities' hold on her and to reveal the secrets of the people and the community. Exposing those secrets could lead to the collapse of the community and the discovery of members who have long ago been mourned or forgotten. As all the secrets at the Oasis are exposed, Connie learns that several members of the Arroyo community have died in explainable or natural causes. She knows that one or two deaths in the town the size of Arroyo are understandable but as the death toll rises, Connie begins to explore other possibilities. With Jonathan and William's help, she asks the difficult questions: is it a coincidence, does Arroyo have another serial killer in its midst or just a string of bad luck?
I have always loved books, having been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. Until I was a senior in high school, I was also a prolific writer. Life continued, as it always does. I got my degree, married a wonderful man, Mark, and had two fabulous daughters, Lynn & Michelle. Michelle married, Adam, and gave me a delightful grandson, Austin, and granddaughter, Emma. We all live in Hilmar, California. I have been an elementary teacher for thirty years. It wasn't until 2001 that the urge to write returned and it came on with a vengeance. To date I have written over forty-five novels. You will notice, that in all my novels, the characters have pets. That's because I always have a multitude of animals in my life. Under PD Musso, I have two series. Recruitment and Revealment are in the fantasy Blood Badge series and Science-Fiction series, Hunters, Dawn of Destiny and Dawn of Desire. Under Peggy Dulle, I have several published mystery novels. The Liza Wilcox Mystery series: Death is Clowning Around, Apple Pots and Funeral Plots, Secrets at Sea, Saddle Up and Till Death Do Us Part. The Get Away Diner Mystery series: The River's Secret, A Kept Secret and now, Secrets Revealed. The Spirit Walking Paranormal Mystery series: Spirit of Consequence and Spirit of the Game.
