About the Book
Book: Stolen Secrets: A Thriller (Mirror Estate Series Book 7)
Author: S.F. Baumgartner
Genre: Thriller with Christian elements
Release Date: June 2, 2026
An adopted daughter. A vanished teenager. A secret that must stay hidden.
FBI Special Agent Charlie O’Rourke believed adopting Jamie Beth would keep her safe. But when her best friend vanishes during a school band rehearsal, Charlie discovers the threat isn’t random.
As Jamie Beth desperately searches for answers about her best friend’s disappearance, she has no idea she’s next.
To save his daughter, Charlie must choose between protocol and survival.
Perfect for readers who love the layered conspiracies of Daniel Silva, the emotional stakes of NCIS, and the shadow-war tension of The Blacklist.
Excerpt from the Book:
Mr. Sheridan was already there, telling the security officer. “We need to review footage from the main entrance, starting around eleven fifteen.”
The officer nodded, pulling up the system on his monitor.
Jamie moved closer to the screen, her heart pounding. The officer clicked through the timeline.
“Here, 11:28 a.m.”
The monitor showed the entrance in grainy color. Jamie and Elena stepped outside, violin cases in hand. The timestamp ticked forward to 11:29. They were standing together, talking. Elena laughing at something.
Now 11:30. Jamie turned toward the building.
To 11:31.
Then black.
Complete, total black.
Her breath caught. The monitor hummed, still working, but the screen showed nothing.
“What happened?” Mr. Sheridan asked.
The security officer’s hand hovered over the mouse. He clicked forward. The timestamp jumped to 11:37. The footage resumed, empty sidewalk, no Elena. The officer rewound, played it again. Same black screen at 11:31. Footage resumed at 11:37.
“Mr. Sheridan.” The officer picked up the office phone. “I need to report this. Someone tampered with the system.”
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About the Author
S.F. Baumgartner crafts fast-paced Christian suspense thrillers, weaving tales of complex characters, secretive operatives, and relentless agents. Her gripping storytelling has earned acclaim, with Living Secrets and Forgotten Secret—Books 1 & 2 of her Mirror Estate series—named Top Picks in the thriller & suspense categories, respectively, at Killer Nashville, and Tangled Secrets—Book 3 of Mirror Estate series—won couple of awards in the Christian Indie Awards and the Incipere Awards. When she’s not plotting her next twist, she’s binge-watching crime TV shows, like NCIS or playing with her cats. Fans of James Patterson’s style, especially those who appreciate short, punchy chapters, will find much to love in her work. And as always, her books are all clean.