1960s. Escolta District. Where radios hum, coffee is always warm, and crimes happen quietly. The Quiet Crimes of Escolta - Volume I follows Bureau 5 - Manila's elite yet deeply human detective unit, as they investigate murders hidden in routines, exam weeks, radio broadcasts, ledgers, appointments, coffee cups, and seemingly ordinary days. Set in the era of the swinging 60s, this noir-tinged companion book blends mystery, family, humor, and restraint, where danger arrives softly but with deadly finality. Pull up a chair. The coffee is still warm. And the investigation has begun. CASE FILES INCLUDED: [Case 001] The Spiked Caffeine [Case 002] Rejected Vows [Case 003] The Unkept Appointment

Escolta did not become more dangerous. It became more careful. In Volume II, the crimes still takes pride in not announcing itself with violence or chaos. But with familiarity and uncertainty. They hide inside schedules, offices, meetings, friendly smiles, and homes that looked perfectly ordinary. A meeting scheduled too neatly. A compensation overdue. A recognition of a sin long thought buried and forgotten. Bureau 5 returns to investigate cases where - habits become weapons, loyalty are mistaken for connivance, and silence is deliberately maintained until it becomes fatal. These are not crimes of passion. They are crimes of patience. Set in 1960s Manila, The Quiet Crimes of Escolta - Volume II continues the cozy-noir mystery series where deduction relies on human behavior, not spectacle - and where the most dangerous lies are the ones that sound reasonable and normal. Too normal. Escolta is still warm. Still familiar. Still alive. Which is exactly why these crimes are harder to see. Stay observant. Stay kind. And above all - stay on time. CASE FILES INCLUDED: [Case 004] The Ruthless Comrade [Case 005] The Delayed Reckoning

Some crimes don't scream. They whisper. In Volume III of The Quiet Crimes of Escolta - Bureau 5 - Escolta District's elite unit, continue their lives in 1960s Manila where danger hides behind polished smiles, stamped documents, and devotion built to last - until they don't. No gunfire. No grand villains. Just quiet intentions - and the slow tightening of truth. In Escolta, peace is protected. But even peace has cracks. CASE FILE INCLUDED: [Case 006] The Borrowed Horizon