The Widow Maker: A Veritas Mystery

Private investigator Isabella “Izzy” Diaz navigates the rain-slicked streets of Veritas, a city drowning in secrets. She specializes in the sordid affairs of the heart, each case a testament to the fragility of trust. But lately, infidelity has become a prelude to death. Veritas’s elite are dying, each demise meticulously staged as an accident, each preceded by a cryptic note, a black feather on a grave.

Into this macabre tableau steps Justin Reeves, a grieving husband who hires Izzy to uncover his wife’s affair. His charm is as effortless as his lies, a performance Izzy recognizes instantly. Yet, a flicker of darkness in his eyes draws her in, resonating with a hidden chamber in her own past.

As Izzy investigates, she uncovers a clandestine society, the Obsidian Circle, operating in the city's shadowed underbelly. Rita, Justin’s wife, isn’t having an affair; she’s protecting her sister from the Circle’s lethal grip. And Justin, Izzy discovers, is not a grieving husband but a key member of the Circle, a puppet master pulling the strings of a deadly game.

The notes escalate, each a twisted trophy laid at Izzy’s feet. A staged car crash. A fall from a balcony. Each death a perverse parody of justice, hinting at a shared secret that binds the victims. Izzy finds herself trapped in Justin's web, his manufactured vulnerability chipping away at her defenses. He speaks of moral decay, of purging the city’s elite. But the timing of the notes, their chilling accuracy, points to a source unnervingly close.

The truth hits Izzy like a physical blow: Justin isn’t just a member of the Obsidian Circle, he’s the architect of its deadly rituals. He targeted Izzy from the start, intending to make her both his accomplice and his final masterpiece.

Now, the city becomes a hunting ground. Izzy, armed with her wits and haunted by her past, must unravel Justin's intricate web of lies before she becomes his next victim. The pursuit of truth leads her into the heart of darkness, where the line between justice and revenge blurs, and the rain continues to fall, a constant reminder of the secrets that lurk beneath the surface.

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Ebook: 5 november 2024