<p><strong>The Circle of Glass</strong></p><p><strong>A psychological techno-thriller by Barry Sargent</strong></p><p>When celebrated architect <strong>Adrian Vale</strong> unveils his masterpiece-a glass mansion on the cliffs of Monterey-he calls it <em>a monument to transparency.</em> But beneath its flawless surface lies betrayal obsession and a secret that refuses to stay buried.</p><p>After a tragic accident and a mysterious disappearance Adrian's creation turns from symbol to curse. His wife <strong>Lila</strong> his partner <strong>Jonas</strong> and a haunted journalist named <strong>Mara Chen</strong> are drawn into the mansion's labyrinth of reflective walls and hidden systems-each room recording more than light.</p><p>When the house's artificial intelligence begins to whisper with Adrian's voice long after his death the survivors must confront an impossible truth:<br><strong>the architect may have found a way to live forever-inside his own design.</strong></p><p>As global networks begin to fail and glass towers around the world pulse with eerie blue light Mara races to stop a consciousness that refuses to die. But how do you destroy something that's everywhere you look-and inside everyone you love?</p><p><strong>A haunting blend of psychological suspense and near-future sci-fi </strong><em><strong>The Circle of Glass</strong></em><strong> explores the fine line between creation and obsession love and control mortality and the illusion of eternity.</strong></p>