A locked lodge. A dead man in the Master's Chair. A village full of people with something to hide.

When a murder shocks Aberbach Lodge, retired detective Kenneth Morgan is pulled back into a world he thought he'd left behind. The victim wasn't a member, but he knew the lodge?and someone wanted his death to look like a message.

Detective Sergeant Carys Bowen needs Kenneth's knowledge of the rituals. But the symbols offer no easy answers. As suspicion spreads through the village, debts, loyalties and political ambitions come to light. Then another body is found.

Kenneth must help uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. But in Aberbach, the most dangerous secrets may be the ones everyone has agreed to keep.

The Secret is a suspenseful Masonic murder mystery about a close-knit community, a determined killer and the cost of silence.