Secret Identity: A Novel

Set in 1975, Secret Identity follows Carmen Valdez, an assistant at Triumph Comics who dreams of writing a superhero book. When a colleague enlists her help creating "The Lethal Lynx," Triumph's first female hero, Carmen sees her dream within reach. However, her colleague insists on keeping her involvement secret and is soon found dead, with their scripts submitted to the publisher without her name credited. Desperate to understand what happened and reclaim her work on The Lethal Lynx—which becomes a runaway hit—Carmen must navigate complications including a surprise visitor from her Miami home, a determined cop investigating the death, and the web of secrets and resentments among Triumph's passionate, eccentric writers. The novel blends the world of comic books with noir fiction elements, drawing on the author's background as a comics creator.