Palette of Secrets

Palette of Secrets is a mystery story about a famous artist, Nancy Miller. Nancy has been persuaded by her agent to publish her memoirs but needs a ghost writer to help her to write them. She finds a young woman called Ana who is keen to take on the job. However, as Nancy starts to recount her life story, it becomes obvious to Ana that the artist is hiding something, so she decides to dig more deeply into Nancy's past. When she eventually works out what Nancy's terrible secret is, she doesn't know what to do with the information - should she include it in the book and risk ruining Nancy's international reputation or should she tell Nancy's son what she has discovered? Either way the consequences threaten to be devastating for Nancy and her family.

Amazon review:
A ghost writer oversteps her brief and a successful artist's carefully constructed world unravels. This is a poignant, sometimes disturbing and sad read brought to life by the very real portrayal of an elderly woman re-living the past, and failing to see why she should be looking forward to what is left of her life. Readers who enjoy Fallon's gently paced, perceptive prose will find much to think about in this novel.


Genre: Mystery