Shadows In The Spotlight
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When the ruthless CEO of a million-dollar tech startup is found dead during a weekend retreat, secrets rise to the surface faster than the body in the infinity pool. Trapped in a state-of-the-art mansion with its AI security system malfunctioning, the guests-each with a motive for murder-must uncover the killer among them before another life is lost.
As cryptic messages from the mansion's AI begin to reveal their darkest secrets, the lines between innovation and betrayal blur. Was this a calculated act of revenge, or is someone pulling the strings from the shadows?
In this gripping modern murder mystery, ambition, greed, and technology collide, leaving no one innocent.
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