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.