The Glass Veil
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Last published Wed, Sep 10, 2025
In 1950s New Jersey, private detective Elias Monroe takes on what seems like a simple case: a grieving heiress desperate to uncover the truth behind her brother's sudden death. But the deeper Eli digs into smoky jazz clubs and shadowed alleys, the more he finds himself tangled in a web of secrets where nothing is as it seems, and no one can be trusted.
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