Buried Lies – Peter Mahoney

“She’s been strong all these years, but this week, after reading all the reports for the new trial, it’s stirred everything up again. She wanted to protect the detective who handled her case, she really respected him, and he really tried to help, but she needs to testify. She needs to have her moment in court. She won’t sensationalize things, but she needs to have her moment.” “Did she ever get help? Counseling?”

“Lots of counseling. So many sessions.” “I can’t imagine that kind of pain.” “She’ll be alright. We’ll get through it.” Dave looked back at his wife, then back to me. “Just . . . make sure you know what you’re doing. If this doesn’t end the way you hope, I don’t know what it’ll do to her.”

I nodded, but my eyes stayed on Elizabeth Pennington. This wasn’t just another case. This wasn’t just another trial. The outcome would impact lives already torn apart. Her anguish was as powerful as my determination—and I knew I had to carry both with me as I pushed forward. I spent the rest of the day in the office, focused on Julie Steinberg’s case, but Elizabeth Pennington lingered in my thoughts.

I visited the hospital at lunchtime, and met Emma in the waiting room. She’d been allowed brief visits with her mother in isolation, but there wasn’t much anyone could do for her. I stayed for an hour before I returned to the office. I talked to Emma on the phone in the afternoon; she was going to her auntie’s for dinner, and then returning to the hospital.

I told her she needed to sleep at some point, and she agreed, saying she’d be home later that night. As the time ticked past 9 p.m., Emma messaged and said she was heading home. I told her I’d meet her there. When I stepped out of the office, I noticed the truck parked across the road under the beam of the streetlight. There was a man standing outside it. Arms folded, staring at the entrance to my office. Robert Newton.

I caught his eye, then turned toward him. He glared at me for a long moment, and then spat on the ground, before he got back in his truck and drove away. 1kitap1.com/en The following morning, I drove Emma back out to the hospital. She hadn’t slept much. She kept checking her phone, looking at the messages, and seeing if the hospital had called.

I stayed with her for most of the morning, keeping her company and showing her support. The doctors and nurses didn’t have much to tell us. Jane was fighting hard, they said, but the outlook was still uncertain. Around midday, Emma’s aunties arrived, and I drove back to the office.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Text copyright © 2026 by Peter O’Mahoney All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher. Published by Thomas & Mercer, Seattle www.apub.com Amazon, the Amazon logo, and Thomas & Mercer are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc., or its affiliates.

EU Product Safety Contact: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. 38, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg [email protected] ISBN-13: 9781662525414 eISBN: 9781662525421 Cover design by Dan Mogford Cover image: © Edward D Crews ©elwynn © Suthin _Saenontad / Shutterstock 1kitap1.com/en CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12 CHAPTER 13 CHAPTER 14 CHAPTER 15 CHAPTER 16 CHAPTER 17 CHAPTER 18 CHAPTER 19 CHAPTER 20 CHAPTER 21 CHAPTER 22 CHAPTER 23 CHAPTER 24 CHAPTER 25 CHAPTER 26 CHAPTER 27 CHAPTER 28 CHAPTER 29 CHAPTER 30 CHAPTER 31 CHAPTER 32 CHAPTER 33 CHAPTER 34 CHAPTER 35 CHAPTER 36 CHAPTER 37 CHAPTER 38 CHAPTER 39 CHAPTER 40 CHAPTER 41 CHAPTER 42 CHAPTER 43 CHAPTER 44 CHAPTER 45 CHAPTER 46 CHAPTER 47 CHAPTER 48 CHAPTER 49 CHAPTER 50 CHAPTER 51 CHAPTER 52 CHAPTER 53 CHAPTER 54 CHAPTER 55 CHAPTER 56 CHAPTER 57 CHAPTER 58 CHAPTER 59 CHAPTER 60 CHAPTER 61 CHAPTER 62 CHAPTER 63 CHAPTER 64 CHAPTER 65 CHAPTER 66 CHAPTER 67 CHAPTER 68 CHAPTER 69 CHAPTER 70 CHAPTER 71 CHAPTER 72 CHAPTER 73 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Follow the Author on Amazon 1kitap1.com/en 1kitap1.com/en CHAPTER 1 The sky in the Lowcountry was enormous.

As I stepped into the open-air parking lot next to the Beaufort County Courthouse, I looked up and took it all in. The morning sky was drenched in a vivid blue, saturated in a color that seemed almost too intense to be real. The scent of the pluff mud carried on the thick, humid air, the horizon shimmered in the heat, and the breeze was gentle. A heron glided through in the distance, appearing timeless as it drifted over the ancient Southern live oaks.

There were no clouds. No shade. Just the endless blue sky and the quiet presence of Mother Nature. “Dean Lincoln,” a voice called. “You’re really going to do this?” I turned and looked at the man waiting for me as I approached my car.

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