The Secret Admirer

The suspense around the secret admirer kept me guessing, but I wonder if the author planned this twist from the start or discovered it during writing.

I was engaged from start to finish, but the middle chapters felt a bit slower. Was that intentional to build tension or a natural part of the story's flow?

The atmospheric detail added so much to the mood. I'm curious whether the setting was inspired by a specific location or if it was created to evoke a particular feeling.