The Privilege: A Hollowell Moral Series - Book 1

She knows who killed him. The law says she can't tell.

Chicago therapist Elena Vargas keeps hundreds of secrets for a living. People sit in her chair, confess the worst thing they've ever done, and trust her to hold it. Then a patient confesses to a fatal hit-and-run. At the door he adds, "He had a mother. Diane. Retired teacher. Lives alone in Evanston." And he walks out like nothing happened.

Three days later, the victim's mother is referred to Elena, who says yes so she can watch over her. Now Diane sits in the same chair, searching for answers about her son's death, answers Elena already has. When Diane asks if the driver will ever be found, Elena says, "I hope so."
Her first lie.

Every Tuesday: the mother, searching for the truth.
Every Thursday: the killer, making sure it stays buried.

The law says the confession is protected. The privilege is absolute. But when the killer starts watching the mother from across the street, the rules meant to protect become the walls that trap Elena.

Now Elena faces an impossible choice: break the law and destroy her career, or keep the secret and risk a mother's life.

A gripping psychological thriller about the secrets a therapist must keep, a mother's grief, and the moment silence becomes a crime.

The Privilege is Book One of the Hollowell Moral Series.