Censored Truths

By Jack A. Ori

Book Overview

This book was previously published as Open Secrets.

When a frightened child calls CJ's podcast to report his sister missing, it sounds like a prank-until Ellie's body is discovered in a nearby park.

Ellie wasn't just a brilliant student researcher. She had secrets-dangerous ones. Secrets someone was desperate enough to kill over. And even after her death, the university seems more concerned with protecting its reputation than uncovering the truth.

Determined not to let Ellie be forgotten, CJ launches their own investigation. But the deeper they dig, the more resistance they face: whispers of corruption, institutions eager to bury complaints, and threats that grow more menacing the closer CJ gets to the answers.

As the pressure to stay silent mounts, CJ must decide how far they're willing to go-and what they're willing to risk-to speak up for those who no longer can.

Censored Truths is the first installment in the Cedarwood Justice series, a gripping young adult thriller trilogy about courage, corruption, and the deadly costs of uncovering secrets.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQRRFZBB
• ISBN13: 9798990143630
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Impactful Words Books
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary