Secrets Unused

No blood. No guns. No murder. C. Gary Johnston’s debut novel Secrets Unused does not contain any of these predictable hallmarks of mysteries, but readers looking for a psychological thrill certainly won’t be disappointed. There is plenty of sex, lies, deception, envy, and revenge in Johnston’s St. Louis.

In Secrets Unused, Dr. O’Byrne begins receiving emails from a woman from his past. Intrigued, he goes to great lengths to meet the woman. But who is she? Will meeting her destroy the doctor’...