Series: Framed by a mysterious glass sphere in a locked study, a disgraced WWII investigator must outsmart his military mentor.

Gunfire erupted as Arthur sprinted away from Clara’s house, the bullets chewing at the rose bushes beside him. He didn’t look back. The image of [more…]

Arthur’s mind raced, connecting the dots between Helena, her murdered brother, and Garrick’s elaborate scheme. It was far deeper than simple fraud. It was a [more…]

Arthur’s lungs burned, his eyes streaming with tears from the tear gas. He groped desperately in the thickening haze, his hand finally closing around the [more…]

Arthur found a deserted, dilapidated brick brewery on the outskirts of the city, its skeletal frame a monument to forgotten industry. The vast interior offered [more…]

The next morning, the headlines screamed Arthur’s name. “Former CID Captain, Arthur Finch, Fugitive in Krol Murder. Suspect Suffers Violent Post-War Dementia.” The local newspapers, [more…]

Arthur spent a day constructing his plan, fueled by cold coffee and a grim determination. He knew Garrick wouldn’t expose his corruption network publicly. He [more…]

The heavy steel door to Supply Vault 4 groaned open, echoing through the vast space. Colonel Garrick stepped inside, alone, his silhouette stark against the [more…]

Arthur scrambled, barely making it through a narrow ventilation shaft just as the final blast door sealed the vault, trapping Garrick’s curses and the blaring [more…]

Exactly nine days after the confrontation at Supply Vault 4, Arthur sat at a Formica counter inside a grease-stained, noisy bus depot kitchen in Baltimore, [more…]