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The book of secrets represents the stolen diary of a british colonial administrator, sir alfred corbin, who arrived in mombasa in 19. Kristen heitzmann is a fulltime writer and bestselling author of twelve previous novels including halos and the still of night. To ask other readers questions about the book of secrets, please sign up. The secret is a bestselling 2006 selfhelp book by rhonda byrne, based on the earlier film of the same name. Book of secrets author, book of secrets, novel, ernest. The secrets we kept is a fine book, well deserving of its outofthebox success for all the reasons stated and implied above, but mainly for the undeniable fact that it is a very good story. The story pulled me in right from word go, spinning a gripping tale full of danger, murder, serial killers, intrigue, mystery, drama, obsession, twists, discoveries, revenge, and. His book of secrets is a dark adult thriller that explores mans relationship with himself. It was the winner of the very first giller prize for canadian fiction. Winner of the fiction category of the new zealand book awards in 1986.