Some secrets don't fade with time.They rot.For decades, Genny Carter survived by staying silent.A violent husband. A house full of fear. Three daughters who learned too young that survival meant obedience.She told herself she was protecting them.She was wrong.Now in her sixties, Genny is ready to leave the man who destroyed them-but escape comes at a price. To get out, she'll need the help of the very daughters she failed. And asking them means forcing the past back into the light.Each daughter coped in her own way.One built a flawless life to hide the damage.One chased oblivion, hoping it would drown the memories.One was left behind to endure what the others escaped.But the past isn't finished with them.As buried truths surface and old roles resurface, the Carter family is pulled into a reckoning none of them are prepared for. Loyalty fractures. Reality bends. And the question becomes terrifyingly clear: What happens when survival demands the truth-and the truth destroys everything?Hidden in the Dark is a dark psychological suspense novel about generational trauma, moral complicity, and the devastating cost of keeping secrets.Every family has secrets.Some are worth dying for.