On a ship full of strangers, the truth is the most dangerous passenger.

After years of trauma, betrayal, and narrowly surviving the unthinkable, Artemis Cole is finally ready to reclaim his life.

Urged on by his fiercely honest therapist-turned-friend, Deanna, he steps far outside his comfort zone and books a Caribbean cruise, his first real attempt at living again.

What begins as a journey of self-discovery, quickly becomes something far more complicated.

Onboard, Artemis finds himself drawn into a tightly knit group of strangers whose lives seem casually intertwined, but beneath the laughter, shared meals, and fleeting connections, something is off.

Relationships don’t add up. Loyalties feel staged.

And the deeper he gets, the more he suspects that not everyone is who they claim to be.

Then, a passenger disappears.

As rumors spread and the official narrative begins to unravel, Artemis faces a chilling possibility: the truth has been carefully manipulated, and he may be closer to it than anyone else on board.

With secrets colliding, and danger closing in, he must untangle a web of deception before it’s too late.

Told with sharp dialogue, psychological insight, and mounting suspense, If Truth Be Told is a gripping exploration of trust, identity, and the fragile line between reality and illusion.

Where survival depends on seeing through the lies… even when the truth is almost impossible to believe.