Secrets Beneath Secrets



"'And Chrysalis was still carrying Anton bridal style the whole way out, and even to the frozen yogurt place. It looked like there were finally no more secrets beneath secrets. Took long enough, if you ask me.' -Polly Bloom" Secrets Beneath Secrets is the second book in the Quiet After the Hurricane saga. Like the first book of the series, it was written by digitaldreams0801. Like the first book, the plot is tied in with the infamous Oracle of the Law, though this time around, a spy has invaded the agency and is trying to rip apart the protagonists from inside.

1) Return to the Turnabout
Lucas Red takes on a case again after going on hiatus due to the Oracle of the Law project's reveal shaking his confidence. He and Averl Jones defend a girl who was accused of killing her teacher in school, dealing with colorblind witnesses, difficult people, and lots of green paint issues.

2) Turnabout Wilds
Lily Shield and Chrysalis Starr take on the defense of a man known as Sean Sparrow, who is thought to have killed somebody while a tour was going on at the local zoo. When the verdict is nearly declared as incorrect, Lily is extremely shaken and makes the decision to investigate the accusations the killer made, saying that the information about a traitor being at the agency is true about a central member.

3) The Falsified Turnabout
Niamh Tenniswood and Yuri Rinko hear of a case at the local prison and decide to investigate. The witness, Erin Anderson, is quite the shifty character and eventually strike an information gold mine with her help: an evidence room filled to the brim with all there is to know about the Oracle of the Law project from day one.

4) The Doubled Turnabout
The previous case is forced to stop when a murder occurs in the courthouse. Sora Lin is arrested and Lucas and Averl defend her. Along the way, they discover of Sora's murderous alter ego, who very well may have committed the crime to bring unrest to her original form.

5) Turnabout Betrayal
Anton Burke is attacked outside the local prison and a visiting Taikan Clan medium is accused of attacking him and of two murders. Lily returns from her investigations to declare that there truly is a traitor among the group. As the case comes closer to a close, the traitor is discovered, and all of their crimes are shown for all to see.

Main Characters
Lily Shield-The protagonist and a lawyer at Morix Law Offices. She takes a leave of absence near the start of the tale to investigate the second case of the story, in which a member of the agency was accused of betrayal by the culprit. Despite such, she pops in occasionally to investigate things related to the plot.

Niamh Tenniswood-A lawyer at Morix Law Offices. She stumbles upon an evidence room inside the local prison involving everything with the Oracle of the Law halfway through the book with assistance from her younger partner required, natural with the given conditions.

Yuri Rinko-Tenniswood's investigative partner and a member of Team Morix. She has a scar over her right eye from an incident before the story, though said scar is later put to use when she and Tenniswood find an evidence room that only Yuri, Chrysalis, and a few minor characters may enter.

Chrysalis Starr-The younger sister of the agency's owner. She works as Lily's investigative partner, not yet telling her partner of her role as the high authority figure she is. She has a deep knife scar on her left wrist from an event at the finale of the previous book in the series, which she keeps covered up by a wrist piece.

Lucas Red-Another attorney at the agency. He, after the string of murders that took place the year before involving the Oracle of the Law, discovered who the spy was under the mask and was sworn to secrecy. He suspects said spy of being the traitor hidden among the agency members.

Averl Jones-Lucas' investigative partner who joined the agency at the end of the prior book. She has the ability to detect nervous habits with her glasses, though this ability isn't displayed all that publicly during the story. She eventually, however, catches onto Lucas' odd behavior regarding the traitor.

Cotoli Morix-The owner of the agency and an experienced attorney. He is the older brother of Chrysalis and is her legal guardian, the reason behind this being due to her high legal authority. He, while not working any cases, investigates the treacherous member of the agency well, not wanting them to delve too deep into the agency's deadly secret.

Deirdre Moody-A local prosecutor. She faces off against Lily when it comes to courtroom battles, though unlike her rival, knows the true identity of the Oracle of the Law. Her hair changes colors depending on her mood, though more often than not, her emotion is one of the negative variation with her pessimistic attitude.

Polly Bloom-Yet another local prosecutor, this time the rival to Tenniswood. She prosecutes only one trial, though she does make an appearance or two elsewhere, often to let out her strict aura against those she is frequently surrounded by as a way to release pent up anger and the like (even trashing a minor character's office at one point).

Anton Burke-Polly's adopted son and a prosecution assistant to his aforementioned adopted mother. He helps out with the trial at the center of the plot line, though he does appear once again in case five, though not at all under good circumstances: an assault causing severe memory loss.

Hana Bullgard-The final prosecutor rival who battles Lucas in court. She appears in two cases to endeavor to prove that the defendant is guilty, though said efforts are always being combated by the attorneys' strong wills as well. She is the most lax out of all the prosecutors, a large difference from strict Polly and moody Deirdre.

Abbie Mills-The major detective in the book. She is the detective heading up investigations in all of the cases that have detectives as testifying witnesses when it comes to court. She assists all three major prosecutor rivals at one point or another as the story crawls on.

Sora Lin-A young prosecutor who's staying with Cotoli and Chrysalis at the agency. She has split personality disorder with two deceased legal figures, Jay Yang and Tora Yin, both of whom help or harm the final two cases respectively in their own unique ways, even appearing in court to aid the defense.

H.T. Annasc-A lawyer at the agency who was recently hired to assist the group by forcing criminals to confess to their crimes. Despite having this power, he never appears in court on either side of the argument, though he does help Tenniswood and Yuri investigate the third case on the first investigation day.

Erin Anderson-A cryptic inmate at the local prison with a secret. She has the ability to open the gateway to the Oracle of the Law's hidden evidence room. She assists Tenniswood, Yuri, and Lily with their investigations into said project at different points in time during cases three and four.

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Summary
"I can't tell you that." Those are words Lily Shield has been hearing a lot, especially from her closest friends. Too many secrets seem to be floating around her existence as well as those around her. But that's to be expected when she's trying to crack the case of a mysterious shadow that spies over what seems like every word said. After the investigation progresses, Lily begins to realize that a spy, often a motive to kill, has infiltrated a safe house for her: the agency. And as things progress further, Lily discovers that the person behind all of this might be closer to her than she thought. For Lily, there's nothing but secrets beneath secrets.