“...it hasn’t been the dead who have haunted me, it’s the missing.”

Five years ago, a man vanished without a trace. When a mysterious note arrives under his daughter’s door, her renewed hope and determination for the truth threatens to unearth secrets long since buried.

Scarred by loss and haunted by the unresolved disappearance of her father, Cosette Emory has spent years burying the past. But when an anonymous message appears under her door, she’s pulled into a reality she has tried desperately to escape.

With a renewed determination and a growing list of questions, Cosette finds herself in the middle of a glamorously deceptive world of Chicago’s social elite—a world built on privilege, power, and secrets.

As she delves deeper into her father’s mysterious case, Cosette must confront painful memories, long-buried secrets, and class divides that threaten to consume her. With each revelation, she questions who she can trust—and whether the truth is worth the price.

Lilac is a story about grief, immense loss, and the dark secrets powerful people will do anything to protect. As one woman searches for the truth, she will uncover a world where silence is currency, and the cost of speaking out is everything.