Smoke and Mirror
A notorious fraudster, Elias Thorne, orchestrates his own fiery death in a maximum-security prison, leaving behind a carefully planted body and a trail of fabricated evidence. But in the bustling....
A notorious fraudster, Elias Thorne, orchestrates his own fiery death in a maximum-security prison, leaving behind a carefully planted body and a trail of fabricated evidence. But in the bustling newsroom of the Courier, a sharp-eyed reporter named Maya Sharma uncovers a single, chilling detail that unravels the perfect escape: the dental records don't add up. As Elias sheds his past to become the enigmatic Julian Vance, building a new empire with a mysterious partner, Maya races against time to expose the truth behind the ashes. She knows the dead man in Cell Thirty-Five had the wrong jaw, but can she prove it before the ghost of Elias Thorne vanishes forever into the smoke and mirrors of his own making?