THE THIRD ESTATE: Secrets of the Manor by D.R. Berlin – Murder Mystery, Conspiracy Thriller, Amateur Sleuth

In The Third Estate: Secrets of the Manor by D.R. Berlin, we are introduced to Kai Lovac, an assassin working for The Third Estate—a group of powerful individuals who wield their influence to enrich one another.

Lovac sets out to kill Professor Milo Anderson, a former member of the prestigious Stockton Military Institute of Combat Aviation in Colorado. The Professor is working on top secret data wanted by both the government and The Third Estate.

The military has obtained images of Anderson meeting with individuals from The Third Estate, incriminating him as working with a dangerous group known to eliminate any living person who hinders their goals. The military labels him a traitor and will stop at nothing to find out why the Professor has decided to work for such a heinous organization.

Meanwhile, Cadet Sophie Allard prepares for her last flight at the Stockton Military Institute—which she must fly perfectly to earn her graduation. But an uncovered secret weighs on her mind.

She recently discovered that her adoptive father, Professor Milo Anderson, used to attend the Institute as well some years ago. She can’t understand why he would keep that secret from her—nor can she let go of the question.

As she’s going through her practice runs for graduation, she is notified that her father was involved in a lab accident and has passed away. Her superiors allow her time to go to her former home, Grand Lake Manor, to attend her father’s memorial service.

When Sophie arrives at the family manor, she notices that something is not quite right at her home.

She sets her mind to a secret investigation, hoping that she can get to the bottom of what actually happened in the lab explosion that caused her father’s death. Sophie doesn’t yet realize that she’s placing her own life in peril.

Right from the start, readers are pulled into this intricately tangled web of lies, espionage, and assassination attempts.

As the story begins to unfold, readers will wriggle in their seats as they grasp the many details of the mystery, trying to put together these valuable puzzle pieces. The mystery keeps revealing itself until the very last page of this thriller.

Readers will think they know a character very well, only to have the rug pulled out from under them further into the story. The many twists and turns make each turn of the page an anxiety-inducing event as readers find out what will happen to each character—and just what side they are truly working for.