behind the scenes vs off-the-books

behind the scenes

adj
  • Being or working out in secret or out of public view. 

  • Divulging or reporting hidden workings. 

prep
  • behind the scenery and stage area; backstage; among the actors; during the production or rehearsal 

  • In secret; out of public view. 

off-the-books

How often have the words behind the scenes and off-the-books occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )