The Alabaster Gaze

<p> </p><p><strong>Three women. Three versions of the truth. One death that was never meant to be solved.</strong></p><p>When celebrated novelist Julian Vane dies in his study the world demands answers: Natural causes? Suicide? Accident? But as Detective Byrne peels back the layers of lies she discovers something far more sinister-Julian orchestrated his death as a final manipulative masterpiece.</p><p>His wife Mary a cardiologist with a flawless reputation insists on natural causes whilst hiding searches for lethal medication doses. His agent Sloane financially desperate pushes the suicide narrative to salvage one last book deal. And his lover Mila haunted by their violent final confrontation believes she accidentally killed him-unaware she's playing exactly the role Julian scripted for her.</p><p>Each woman shapes the narrative to protect herself never realising they're all pawns in Julian's twisted game. The true crime isn't murder-it's the destruction of truth itself.</p><p>When a hidden voice recorder surfaces it threatens to unravel everything. But some legacies are too perfect to destroy even when built on lies.</p><p><strong>A masterful psychological thriller about genius manipulation and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.</strong></p>